I saw the great meteor storm of 1966 when I was 7 and have always been fascinated and watched them ever since. I've seen some great long earth grazer meteors but this is my first real fireball, which I have longed to see. I'm pumped! Glad to find this website.
Location
Address
Stephenville, TX
Latitude
32° 12' 57.06'' N (32.22°)
Longitude
98° 14' 28.73'' W (-98.24°)
Elevation
414.92m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2021-11-29 06:00 CST
UT Date & Time
2021-11-29 12:00 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
97°
Moving
Facing azimuth
204.88°
First azimuth
182.82°
First elevation
40°
Last azimuth
211.29°
Last elevation
35°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-7
Color
Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Initially I thought it was coming straight towards me but it was just getting bigger and brighter and moved from my left to right. Then it broke up into many fragments that almost looked to rain down (did not all continue with the initial vector of travel). I was in the car with windows up and music on so I did not hear anything. Either a plane or helicopter soon came into view from sort of the same direction the fireball came from so I was beginning to wonder if I saw a fireball or if a helicopter shot some kind of flare. When I found your website I knew it was the fireball as the time was about perfect. I posted an inquiry on Facebook a few minutes ago to see if others saw it but so far have not gotten responses from others that have.
