Reports Report 454dy (Event 454-2017)
This report has been linked to the following event: Event 454-2017
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | John H |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | There was no arc to the trajectory, it followed a downward straight path. I was driving headed east on river Rd and saw a flash in my periphery to my left and I turned immediately to see the trail followed by a small, short break up/explosion. It visually seemed to be over the train station in Oswego Illinois off of Orchard Rd and went from 500 ft to 300 ft. It looked remarkably close to my location. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Plano, IL |
| Latitude | 41° 38' 48.26'' N (41.65°) |
| Longitude | 88° 27' 41.26'' W (-88.46°) |
| Elevation | 190.24m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-02-06 01:20 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-02-06 07:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 124° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 10° |
| First azimuth | 5° |
| First elevation | 30° |
| Last azimuth | 15° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -15 |
| Color | White flash with sparks and tail the same color, and ended with green and orange sparks as if it had broken up in the atmosphere. |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Green and orange |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | At termination it appeared to break up similar to a firework but the sparks/fragments stayed relatively close to the terminal explosion. |