Reports Report 1961ic (Event 1961-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | John Sr. S |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | This was the brightest fireball I have observed by many orders of magnitude. I have never seen one in daylight before |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | New Douglas, IL |
| Latitude | 38° 58' 28.45'' N (38.974569°) |
| Longitude | 89° 43' 44.74'' W (-89.729094°) |
| Elevation | 183.889084m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-06-06 11:40 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-06-06 16:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 129° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 305° |
| First azimuth | 288.69° |
| First elevation | 20° |
| Last azimuth | 294.82° |
| Last elevation | 7° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -23 |
| Color | Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The flash was bright. It caught my attention on a bright sunny afternoon. What appeared to be just a few degrees above the horizon, the fireball broke into what appeared to be three pieces and went dark. It also slowed down and dropped more vertically. The was a slight rushing sound about 6 seconds after I saw the fireball, but it may have been from the local freeway. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | see above |