I have seen three fireballs and several meteors before and this was by far the most impressive, longest, most beautiful one I've witnessed.
Location
Address
Deerfield, IL
Latitude
42° 11' 0.86'' N (42.183572°)
Longitude
87° 51' 2.21'' W (-87.850614°)
Elevation
202.008438m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2022-10-28 19:50 CDT
UT Date & Time
2022-10-29 00:50 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
89°
Moving
Facing azimuth
171.38°
First azimuth
121.82°
First elevation
69°
Last azimuth
232.08°
Last elevation
69°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-8
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
5s
Length
50°
Remarks
Consistent train like a glowing contrail of an airplane.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It flashed and fragmented in a tight formation. The leading fragments turned bright yellow though the train was white and it was white before fragmenting.
