I’ve seen many meteor showers but have never seen anything come this low. It literally looked as if this went into the river or the ground to the east of the river. Bright white/blue light similar to a welding arc in the middle of the sky not near any buildings or power lines
Location
Address
St. Charles, IL
Latitude
41° 54' 46.41'' N (41.912892°)
Longitude
88° 19' 5.96'' W (-88.318321°)
Elevation
218.930893m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-08-25 04:45 CDT
UT Date & Time
2025-08-25 09:45 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
207°
Moving
Facing azimuth
76.15°
First azimuth
68.3°
First elevation
80°
Last azimuth
37.27°
Last elevation
-
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-18
Color
White and blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It was one bright ball then broke into 3-4 smaller pieces with one main bigger one continuing down
