Very cool to see something like this! Probably a once in a lifetime experience. I have seen several shooting/falling stars at night but never anything this bright and close and never during the daylight. I would definitely like to know about where this actually happened. I don't think it could have been too far away due the brightness of it.
Location
Address
East Alton, IL
Latitude
38° 53' 1.99'' N (38.883886°)
Longitude
90° 3' 15.49'' W (-90.054302°)
Elevation
164.845m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-06-06 11:41 CDT
UT Date & Time
2016-06-06 16:41 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
171°
Moving
Facing azimuth
288.17°
First azimuth
285.19°
First elevation
31°
Last azimuth
291.31°
Last elevation
7°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-28
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Saw the quick trail as it was falling for about 2-3 seconds then an extremely bright white flash kind of like flash paper then it was gone completely. It was so bright I would have thought it was in very close proximity.
