American Meteor Society

Reports Report 4253o (Event 4253-2019)

Observer
Name steve H
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks Looked like a falling star only much much closer
Location
Address , IL
Latitude 41° 20' 40.54'' N (41.344594°)
Longitude 88° 59' 28.14'' W (-88.99115°)
Elevation 160.11644m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2019-09-05 01:00 CDT
UT Date & Time 2019-09-05 06:00 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From down left to up right
Descent Angle 45°
Moving
Facing azimuth 70°
First azimuth 55.22°
First elevation 45°
Last azimuth -
Last elevation -
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -
Color White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 2s
Length 10°
Remarks I first saw the meteor as I was heading east on I74 at mile marker 27-28, it was heading heading right to left at about a 45 degree angle. It hit the ground in a field of a wind farm
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks I saw a bright burning object with smoke. It was about 300-400M from I74
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -