| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ryan M |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | At first I thought it was a firework on my drive northbound on I-55. As I viewed the object it was burning white/bluish, hotter than it normally would be for a firework. Also, I realized that where I was, just outside of Braidwood, there was no residential or any other residences close enough to shoot off a firework. It looked as it came from way up in the sky and then completely burned up once it got just past the tree line. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Braidwood, IL |
| Latitude | 41° 14' 41.18'' N (41.244771°) |
| Longitude | 88° 15' 11.3'' W (-88.253138°) |
| Elevation | 176.200546m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-05-10 23:46 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-05-11 04:46 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 99° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 28.05° |
| First azimuth | 40.11° |
| First elevation | 28° |
| Last azimuth | 68.6° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -12 |
| Color | White, light blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The core of the object seemed to leave a trail of smaller, dimmer burning fragments of a red/yellow color |