This was huge! I made a video right after i saw it (while driving)... You could hear how my adrenaline was pumping just decided no need for the video since well it was pretty much just me screaming holy shit that was insane!!. This wasnt very far from 15 look like maby a mile or 2 or more not not like crazy long distance.... Apparently a friend of mine saw it as well from Scott Air Force base. If you do have any questions just ask... I didnt hear any booms or anything it just went poof. The news or police or nothing went public about it... I even have a post of my facebook page about me seeing it.
Location
Address
Nashville, IL
Latitude
38° 20' 42.07'' N (38.34502°)
Longitude
89° 16' 27.39'' W (-89.274275°)
Elevation
162.015427m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-12-04 23:00 CST
UT Date & Time
2012-12-05 05:00 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
206.64°
First azimuth
200.83°
First elevation
36°
Last azimuth
216.37°
Last elevation
29°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-15
Color
Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
50°
Remarks
The smoke trail very quickly dissappeared after the fireball went out. The glowing trail was going as long as the fireball was ascending then went out along with the ball itself.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Right before it went out it broke into at least 2 or 3 pieces then i lost sight.
