American Meteor Society

Reports Report 512kc (Event 512-2022)

Observer
Name Sharon W
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks I was driving north on Hwy14 when I saw the fireball and did a double take. I noticed it had a small fire tail and passed from my top right to my lower left viewing it through my front windshield. I looked for a landing and didn’t see any fire or hear any sound, music was off in vehicle. This is my first sighting.
Location
Address Harvard, IL
Latitude 42° 23' 26.08'' N (42.390579°)
Longitude 88° 35' 57.06'' W (-88.599182°)
Elevation 312.170532m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2022-01-20 06:39 CST
UT Date & Time 2022-01-20 12:39 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 264°
Moving
Facing azimuth 313.56°
First azimuth 317.6°
First elevation 20°
Last azimuth 258.21°
Last elevation -
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -13
Color Yellow, just looked fire and had a tail
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -