Reports Report 6135ak (Event 6135-2019)

Observer
Name Eric E
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Lindenhurst, IL
Latitude 42° 24' 47.16'' N (42.413099°)
Longitude 88° 0' 13.18'' W (-88.003662°)
Elevation 225.851471m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2019-12-03 18:15 CST
UT Date & Time 2019-12-04 00:15 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From down left to up right
Descent Angle 71°
Moving
Facing azimuth 180°
First azimuth 180°
First elevation 85°
Last azimuth 130°
Last elevation 10°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -16
Color Orange, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration -
Length -
Remarks There was a line of haze in the clear night in the general flight path of the meteor
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Thought it was a large airplane flying low and possibly about to crash but it traveled too fast and too far too quickly to be a place. It was above us and bright then towards the horizon dimmer then some more brightness and fragments at the end
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Fragment at the end of the light in the horizon with increase in brightly before dark