I posted my experience on Cloudy Nights to see if anyone outside in the region may have seen the same object.
Location
Address
Girard, IL
Latitude
39° 25' 52.45'' N (39.431236°)
Longitude
89° 47' 8.78'' W (-89.785772°)
Elevation
203.136765m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-12-14 19:30 CST
UT Date & Time
2025-12-15 01:30 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
260°
Moving
Facing azimuth
26.66°
First azimuth
36.01°
First elevation
35°
Last azimuth
12.44°
Last elevation
25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-12
Color
Dark Green, Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
15°
Remarks
The smoke trail was only visible while the fireball was active. The light from the fireball illuminated the contrail behind it. Once the fireball had extinguished, I could no longer see the trail. This was at night.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The object had flashed once and there were fragments.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I saw three fragments associated with object right before it extinguished.The fragments appeared after flash.
