American Meteor Society

Reports Report 1641x (Event 1641-2015)

Observer
Name kirk b
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks There were eight of us sitting around the pool at night and looking from west to east saw A bright flash that lit up the whole yard like daylight and we looked up and saw a extremely white fireball the lasted a couple of seconds from the time the white flash ,we looked up and saw the trail that was 10 to 20 times wider than any shooting star we have all ever seen.
Location
Address Danville, IL
Latitude 40° 11' 23.53'' N (40.18987°)
Longitude 87° 39' 36.66'' W (-87.660184°)
Elevation 209.757568m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2015-07-25 22:36 CDT
UT Date & Time 2015-07-26 03:36 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From down right to up left
Descent Angle 272°
Moving
Facing azimuth 77.07°
First azimuth 81.15°
First elevation 80°
Last azimuth 80°
Last elevation 80°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -26
Color White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -