Reports Report 2306kp (Event 2306-2014)

Observer
Name Jamie H
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks You may call but my number is unlisted, so please don't share it. It was really cool to see the fireball. I left a comment on another page of your website, but I will reiterate it here. I was sitting on my family room sofa helping my young son with his reading. I just happened to look up and happened to gaze out one of the windows as I was listening to my son read, and that was when I noticed the fireball. I say "noticed" because i didn't look up because it attracted my attention; I just happened to be looking in that general direction when it appeared. Incredible odds that I would be sitting in just the right place, facing just the right angle, and happen to look up at just the right moment. No one else in my family saw it even though we were all within about 15 feet of each other. As soon as I saw it, I jumped up and raced out my back door (about 15 ft away) thinking it was a plane crashing in the distance. Once I got outside I only saw it for a split second or two before it disappeared behind houses. I listened for a crash but didn't hear anything. I was so excited to read about this in the news as I really wanted to know what it was and my family thought I was a little nuts racing out the back door to see it!
Location
Address Plainfield, IL
Latitude 41° 38' 29.4'' N (41.6415°)
Longitude 88° 12' 51.89'' W (-88.214414°)
Elevation 193.862122m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2014-09-23 20:55 CDT
UT Date & Time 2014-09-24 01:55 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 225°
Moving
Facing azimuth 40°
First azimuth 40°
First elevation -
Last azimuth 20°
Last elevation 15°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -10
Color Yellow, Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Not sure terminal=at the end? It kind of flickered. I thought it might be a plane going down.
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -