  A superbolide with an estimated absolute magnitude of -20+-1 was seen on July
13, 2012 over the center and south of Spain. This extraordinary event, which
was witnessed by numerous casual observers, was recorded in the framework of
the continuous fireball monitoring and meteor spectroscopy campaign performed
by the SPanish Meteor Network (SPMN). Thus, because of optimal weather
conditions, the bolide was imaged from ten meteor observing stations. Here we
present the analysis of this magnificent event, which is the brightest fireball
ever recorded by our team. The atmospheric trajectory of the bolide and the
orbit in the Solar System of the parent meteoroid were obtained. The emission
spectrum produced during the ablation of this particle is also discussed. We
found that the meteoroid, which was following a Halley Type Comet orbit, was
depleted in Na and had a tensile strength one order of magnitude higher than
that corresponding to typical cometary materials. By means of orbital analysis
tools we have investigated the likely parent body of this particle and the
results suggest that the progenitor is a damocloid. The impact area of the
hypothetical remnants of the meteoroid is also given and a search for
meteorites was performed, but none were found.
