Reports Report 2643b (Event 2643-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Alaina C |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Rural Geneseo, Illinois, between 9pm and 10pm. In the North or Northwestwrn sky. The moon was to the right from where I was looking. Fireball was very bright, pure white, dropped straight down vertically, left a thrick, bright white line in the sky and disappeared before it touched the horizon. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Geneseo, IL |
| Latitude | 41° 26' 53.12'' N (41.44809°) |
| Longitude | 90° 9' 15.43'' W (-90.154285°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-10-11 21:30 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-10-12 02:30 UT |
| Duration | ? |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 315° |
| First azimuth | 315° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 315° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | white |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 25° |
| Remarks | A thick, very bright, pure white line, dropped down vertically, and disappeared before it hit the horizon. Unmistakable. Brightest one I've ever seen. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |