American Meteor Society

Reports Report 3434tp (Event 3434-2013)

Observer
Name Dana K
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks I was driving east on 74 towards Bloomington and it was about 5:30pm Central Time and the fire ball was big-it started higher in the sky and then seemed to head downward from the North to the South. It seemed really big and the trail of fire behind it was pretty impressive. I was really shocked at how big it was and how easy it was to see!
Location
Address , IL
Latitude 40° 37' 59.25'' N (40.633125°)
Longitude 89° 23' 54.7'' W (-89.398528°)
Elevation 252.819931m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2013-12-26 17:30 CST
UT Date & Time 2013-12-26 23:30 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 225°
Moving
Facing azimuth -
First azimuth -
First elevation -
Last azimuth -
Last elevation -
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -22
Color Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 10s
Length 10°
Remarks It was a big ball of light with a long fire train
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -