White Fragmenting Fireball Seen From Houston, TX 03AUG2011
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Dustin W.-Houston, TX:Date: Aug. 3 2011
Time: Approx. 9:16 PM CST
Location: La Porte, Texas (South East Houston)
Color: White
I was sitting outside my house, looking straight up 90 degrees. Something I always do, enjoying what stars I can see, when I saw what I thought would be just your typical quick streak in the sky "shooting star", but it did not just burn out. It continued burning up, and could see the particles sparking off the tail. It was the first time I've seen anything like that. I have seen plenty of meteors, but none with that much clarity, and detail of the tail particles. I was facing approx. South and the meteor was traveling a South to North bound direction. It was definitely a beautiful site to see, and hopefully not my last. There was no audible sound from where I was.
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