Reports Report 406f (Event 406-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ken M |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | My house is surrounded by forest, but there is no foliage at present, I could easily follow the object through the tree limbs. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Mount Carroll, IL |
| Latitude | 42° 6' 16.7'' N (42.104639°) |
| Longitude | 89° 58' 26.84'' W (-89.974122°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-04-11 22:12 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-04-12 03:12 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | - |
| Descent Angle | - |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 273.81429° |
| First azimuth | 273.73181° |
| First elevation | 90° |
| Last azimuth | 285.03626° |
| Last elevation | 32° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | Silver-Gold |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | No sound associated with it. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | 0.25s |
| Length | 8° |
| Remarks | The object was silent, was very bright silver-gold in color, left a trial of golden sparks. I was facing almost due west when I first noticed it almost straight up and a little to my left (5-10 degrees). it traveled in a west-northwest direction and disappeared at about 25-35 degrees from the horizon. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |