Reports Report 496i (Event 496-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | N. V |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | - |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Galena, IL |
| Latitude | 42° 22' 54.27'' N (42.381741°) |
| Longitude | 90° 18' 34.43'' W (-90.309564°) |
| Elevation | 254.799m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-02-06 18:48 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-02-07 00:48 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 199° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 12.98° |
| First azimuth | 26.55° |
| First elevation | 15° |
| Last azimuth | 0.82° |
| Last elevation | 9° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -5 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, Brown, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was a single fireball which broke up into 5-6 individual pieces |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It flashed brightly, then fragmented in about 6 pieces and dimes to a reddish, black fairly quickly. |