Reports Report 3060ax (Event 3060-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Graefnitz C |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I was driving alone about 50mph, heading west on Rt.17, looking out the driver side window to the south when I seen it start to light up the sky, it got very bright green, had a smoke train, than flashed bright green and broke apart into fragments. Since i was driving I didn't want to take my eyes off of it, but had to glance back at the road. It lasted about 5 seconds total. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Kankakee, IL |
| Latitude | 41° 7' 5.87'' N (41.118296°) |
| Longitude | 87° 56' 11.37'' W (-87.936493°) |
| Elevation | 189.274872m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-11-04 21:45 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-11-05 03:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 99° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 215.67° |
| First azimuth | 196.67° |
| First elevation | 49° |
| Last azimuth | 240.68° |
| Last elevation | 37° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Dark Green, Green, Light Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | it was a green train, it light up brighter and brighter until it broke apart into a shower of sparks. It looked like a firework coming out of the sky. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The flash was a very bright green |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It had green and white fragments |