Reports Report 1777d (Event 1777-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kim D |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I did not actually see the beginning of the incident, as it came directly over the top of my house, so it is difficult to give accurate estimates of how high it was. The flash was reflected in the the surface of the pool and I looked up just in time to catch the end of the light coming over the top of my house. From the flash to the end it was about 2-3 seconds. It was not a solid ball of light, more like lots of little bits very close together, kind of trailing, like I would imagine something would look if it was breaking apart. it did not look like any shooting stars that I have seen. The boom was very loud and I thought maybe it was a small plane that had gone down, but there was not any indication of that following the boom. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Chatham, IL |
| Latitude | 39° 41' 33.74'' N (39.692706°) |
| Longitude | 89° 42' 39.29'' W (-89.710913°) |
| Elevation | 182.91539m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-08-04 23:55 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-08-05 04:55 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 108° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 83.86° |
| First azimuth | 354.42° |
| First elevation | 47° |
| Last azimuth | 75.01° |
| Last elevation | 35° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -12 |
| Color | Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | About 2 minutes after I saw the light go out, there was a very loud boom-like an explosion. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I have a pool in my back yard. There was a bright flash that reflected off the pool and got my attention. I did not actually see the flash, but when I looked up there was a bright light moving very rapidly through the sky. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |