I am not sure this was a meteor. It almost looked like a comet. It made a huge smoke ring when it was directly overhead of my location in central Illinois. After the smoke ring we could see a trail of something coming off of it. The smoke ring lingered for quite sometime. It kept traveling towards in a northeastern direction. I had tried to search for a passing satellites but could not find any that were in this area at the time.
Location
Address
Minonk, IL
Latitude
40° 54' 24.74'' N (40.906871°)
Longitude
89° 1' 59.24'' W (-89.033121°)
Elevation
229.38118m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2022-06-19 01:15 CDT
UT Date & Time
2022-06-19 06:15 UT
Duration
>60s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
26°
Moving
Facing azimuth
-
First azimuth
226.71°
First elevation
90°
Last azimuth
53.78°
Last elevation
90°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-5
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
99.99s
Length
-
Remarks
Did not notice a smoke trail until after it got real bright and made a huge smoke ring. After that it left a smoke trail. The fireball never disappeared it just kept traveling. I'm not even sure it was a fireball.
