Reports Report 8311a (Event 8311-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | M T |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | - |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Villa Park, IL |
| Latitude | 41° 53' 35.34'' N (41.893151°) |
| Longitude | 87° 58' 13.29'' W (-87.970359°) |
| Elevation | 206.856339m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-12-30 23:30 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-12-31 05:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 251° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 180.68° |
| First azimuth | - |
| First elevation | 90° |
| Last azimuth | - |
| Last elevation | 90° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -28 |
| Color | Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I didn't actually see a fireball, but the sky directly above my house got extremely bright. My neighbor's house was lit up like it was day time. My husband also witnessed this and we weren't sure if it was possibly lightning at first, but there was no lightning that night. For a moment I was thinking it was very bright headlights from a car but that wouldn't have made sense with the angle, and it wouldn't explain the sky lightning up. There was no sound at all, and I went outside right after but didn't see or hear anything else. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |