It seemed much closer than any I had ever seen and seemed very bright and very large. To me it seemed like it was very close due to the fact that I could see very clearly what seemed like a smoke or vapor trail left behind the event even being able to see the trail left after it had already dipped below visible horizon. It seemed to be falling quite slow but it seemed like it was low enough that it would have remained long enough to make contact with earth. Also noted that it looked quite large on the horizon, visibly larger in width than the neighbors 4 foot wide riser stack over the neighbors house.
Location
Address
Sandwich, IL
Latitude
41° 42' 42.25'' N (41.711735°)
Longitude
88° 38' 55.27'' W (-88.648685°)
Elevation
221.767242m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2023-08-31 23:21 CDT
UT Date & Time
2023-09-01 04:21 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
181°
Moving
Facing azimuth
273.27°
First azimuth
274.04°
First elevation
44°
Last azimuth
273.65°
Last elevation
15°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-20
Color
Blue, Light Green, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
A very faint sizzle as it split into two at about 30 degrees, vapor trail visible against emanated light.
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
-
Length
15°
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
at about 30 degrees it split into to sections and turned from blue to auqa green. Larger section continued at 180 degrees while smaller glowing fragment fell at about 165 degrees. When it split, it got slightly brighter and I could hear a faint sizzle sound as it fell. A smoke or vapor trail could be seen behind the entire event and seemed to linger against the bright light emitted.
