Reports Report 1490r (Event 1490-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Debbie |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | My husband was traveling south on I-55 at Pontiac IL when he witnessed the meteor out his window. He only got a quick glance at it. He was 45 - 50 miles away from us at the time. What was just a flash to him...was something we observed at much closer range. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Downs, IL |
| Latitude | 40° 26' 16.32'' N (40.437867°) |
| Longitude | 88° 56' 11.61'' W (-88.936558°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-12-07 22:32 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-12-08 04:32 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 123.34963° |
| First azimuth | 122.95592° |
| First elevation | 33° |
| Last azimuth | 123.94149° |
| Last elevation | 30° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | white, yellow, |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | We were traveling about 55 mph on a cold night with the windows up. We did not hear anything. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | white, brilliant, some smoke, trailing like a falling star, only *much nearer. Object and trail seemed to disappear together. From our angle it was hard to see both so there could have been some trailing after. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |