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Observer
Name
Sarah M
Experience Level
2/5
Remarks
-
Location
Address
Chicago, IL
Latitude
41° 58' 5.48'' N (41.96819°)
Longitude
87° 43' 54.22'' W (-87.731728°)
Elevation
183.504608m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2026-05-03 21:19 CDT
UT Date & Time
2026-05-04 02:19 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
119°
Moving
Facing azimuth
270°
First azimuth
270°
First elevation
31°
Last azimuth
285°
Last elevation
18°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-11
Color
Orange at the center, white surrounding
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
15°
Remarks
The orange flash disappeared and the white train was still there, it wasn’t triangular but honestly consistently wide at the base as it was at the top and bright white with some speckled color around the outside (like light yellow?)
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
No
Remarks
-
