More details emerge on Sunday’s meteor that crossed Texas skies

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – Shortly after 9 p.m., reports began to light up on social media about a fireball sighted in the sky over Texas. These reports came from all over Texas, including Austin, San Antonio, Houston, Dallas, near Carney’s Pub in Bryan, as well as several locations in the Brazos Valley.

213 Texas fireball accounts have been reported to the American Meteor Society, officially listing the event as 4002-2021. Four of these reports came from Bremond, Burton and Madisonville.

On Monday, NASA and the American Meteor Society released additional details about Sunday’s meteoric streak of light:

• The fireball traveled at a speed of over 52,000 mph
• The fire sequence lasted approximately 4 seconds
• The fireball occurred at a height of 53 miles above the ground, falling to about 34.5 miles
• It was probably NOT part of the Perseid meteor shower because it was not moving in the same direction and was going too “slowly”
• “Slow” speed suggests it was a small piece of asteroid
• The fireball was at least as bright as a quarter moon, which translates to something over 6 inches in diameter with a weight of 10 pounds
• It is estimated to have fragmented 27 miles above US 82, east of Avery, Texas

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