Not only did i witness the event, but my wife also did concurring on all the information together. Basically you have two witnesses to this event. I was the driver and my wife was the passenger.
Location
Address
Hammond, IN
Latitude
41° 40' 13.65'' N (41.670457°)
Longitude
87° 31' 15.54'' W (-87.520984°)
Elevation
181.571671m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-09-06 22:30 CDT
UT Date & Time
2025-09-07 03:30 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
177°
Moving
Facing azimuth
-
First azimuth
165.74°
First elevation
90°
Last azimuth
154.45°
Last elevation
22°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-27
Color
Bright white
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
-
Remarks
We were in the car traveling south when we saw the bright white light that was then fragmented by a slight explosion with a long white trail afterwards heading down south
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
We were in the car traveling south when we saw the bright white light that was then fragmented byb a slight explosion with a long white trail afterwards heading down south
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
We were in a car and through the windshield we had an unobstructed view of a white trail that burst into a bright white light with a long white trail afterwards heading down south
