Reports Report 454mu (Event 454-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Munawar J |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | In Chicago, this is my 2nd similar experience for six months, other was in 2nd quarter of 2016, almost similar kind of fireball, that time I was on phone with a Canadian Friend and told him, this time I call 911, fearing it might be an airplane. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | South Holland, IL |
| Latitude | 42° 1' 16.59'' N (42.021274°) |
| Longitude | 87° 51' 46.94'' W (-87.863038°) |
| Elevation | 192.437m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-02-06 02:01 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-02-06 08:01 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 46° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 355° |
| First azimuth | 45° |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | 55° |
| Last elevation | 18° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -23 |
| Color | Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Closer to Earth it came, it became way brighter and I called 911 same time fearing a plane falling, it disappeared around one mile above horizon from my viewpoint |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |