Observer | |
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Name | Carrol M |
Experience Level | 3/5 |
Remarks | To hear the sonic boom and see a fireball is a rare event and I consider myself blessed to have witnessed it. |
Location | |
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Address | Como, TX |
Latitude | 33° 3' 15.7'' N (33.05°) |
Longitude | 95° 28' 19.31'' W (-95.47°) |
Elevation | 161.93m |
Time and Duration | |
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Local Date & Time | 2021-07-25 20:40 CDT |
UT Date & Time | 2021-07-26 01:40 UT |
Duration | ≈3.5s |
Direction | |
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Moving direction | From up left to down right |
Descent Angle | 170° |
Moving | |
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Facing azimuth | 74.29° |
First azimuth | 18° |
First elevation | 74° |
Last azimuth | 55° |
Last elevation | 25° |
Brightness and color | |
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Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
Color | White |
Concurrent Sound | |
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Observation | No |
Remarks | - |
Delayed Sound | |
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Observation | Yes |
Remarks | Sonic Boom and Ground vibration 1-2 minutes after explosion. Explosion was bright white with a red dot proceeding another several seconds until faded out about 30 degrees above horizon. |
Persistent train | |
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Observation | Unknown |
Duration | - |
Length | - |
Remarks | - |
Terminal flash | |
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Observation | Yes |
Remarks | white ark which brightened night to day for 2-3 seconds, then flash, almost as bright as the sun with another flash immediately behind it, then red dot proceeding down for 1-2 more seconds before fading out. |
Fragmentation | |
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Observation | No |
Remarks | - |