Reports Report 104cd (Event 104-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Dee P |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | It was so bright and so fast, that’s why it caught my eye as I was headed east driving towards home from work. When I saw it, it appeared to be traveling at a very high rate of speed and burning, heading in a northeasterly direction, but I couldn’t be sure at what I was looking at. I asked myself, Was it possibly an aircraft on fire and going to crash, or were my eyes playing tricks on me? Absolutely not, I know I saw something big, and then it was gone! I even called the local news station just to see if anyone else had reported seeing something in the sky. I still would very much like to know what it was that I saw that evening and if anyone else saw the same thing. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | McClure, IL |
| Latitude | 37° 17' 44.47'' N (37.295687°) |
| Longitude | 89° 28' 23.74'' W (-89.47326°) |
| Elevation | 101.407028m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-01-04 17:02 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-01-04 23:02 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 265° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 90.24° |
| First azimuth | 81.7° |
| First elevation | 37° |
| Last azimuth | 74.35° |
| Last elevation | 35° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -17 |
| Color | White, Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |