American Meteor Society

Reports Report 460d (Event 460-2017)

Observer
Name Julia D
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Chicago, IL
Latitude 41° 58' 39.64'' N (41.977679°)
Longitude 87° 46' 33.18'' W (-87.775884°)
Elevation 183.996m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2017-02-05 01:28 CST
UT Date & Time 2017-02-05 07:28 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From down left to up right
Descent Angle 45°
Moving
Facing azimuth 255.51°
First azimuth 277.39°
First elevation 30°
Last azimuth 292.66°
Last elevation 20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -16
Color Beige tail that turned Greenish blue at the end before it fizzeled and disappeared like a firework.
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration 4s
Length -
Remarks It started out a spark of white that arced upward and then slightly down before turning greenish-blue then made a small explosion at the end and disappeared. No sound though. I would say the train looked about 50ft long?
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Started out shooting white then ended in green and disappeared
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -