No one else seems to have reported the methor, possibly could have been around 11:40pm ...I was taking my dogs out and happen to hear a weird sound like the sky ripped and out of no where I saw a methor red and orange with sparks trailing behind for at least 15secs. It was a beautiful!
Location
Address
Manteno, IL
Latitude
41° 15' 58.12'' N (41.266145°)
Longitude
87° 50' 10.17'' W (-87.836159°)
Elevation
207.902985m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2026-03-28 22:40 CDT
UT Date & Time
2026-03-29 03:40 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
92°
Moving
Facing azimuth
73.01°
First azimuth
46.31°
First elevation
90°
Last azimuth
143.52°
Last elevation
40°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-12
Color
Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Crackling and ascended off into the middle of manteno..very slow, long and very bright red and orange.
