It was so awesome that I looked up and saw this. Amazing!
Location
Address
White Heath, IL
Latitude
40° 6' 20.61'' N (40.105726°)
Longitude
88° 30' 17.68'' W (-88.504912°)
Elevation
216.176m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-04-15 22:40 CDT
UT Date & Time
2016-04-16 03:40 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
102°
Moving
Facing azimuth
265°
First azimuth
255°
First elevation
35°
Last azimuth
280°
Last elevation
36°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-28
Color
Blue, Orange, Red, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
10°
Remarks
Mix of glow and smoke. It disappeared so fast. I've never seen anything like it. We live in the country and see falling stars and meteor showers often.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Extremely bright - my husband and I both said it looked like a ball of fire
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It looked like it exploded really fast. We wondered if it hit anything.
