We were driving along not looking for meteors and it caught our attention. We don't have sighting experience but wife is a science teacher and I have had an interest in astronomy for 40 yrs, so we immediately thought it was a meteorite. Your faqs page about meteoroids andwered my questions and convinced me to post report.
Location
Address
Woodstock, IL
Latitude
42° 17' 47.28'' N (42.296466°)
Longitude
88° 24' 20.3'' W (-88.405639°)
Elevation
292.732117m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2019-12-03 18:15 CST
UT Date & Time
2019-12-04 00:15 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
237°
Moving
Facing azimuth
132°
First azimuth
164.01°
First elevation
55°
Last azimuth
137°
Last elevation
-
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-7
Color
Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
8s
Length
15°
Remarks
Glowing white with hints of blue
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Wife said she saw 2 objects a smaller piece in front of larger. Both went dark at same time. I saw a flareup prior to everything going dark
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I saw the object get brighter- a flash- followed by sparkling and then it went dark. Wife actual noticed two pieces, a smaller piece preceded the larger.
