Observer | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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Local Date & Time | 2017-02-06 01:20 CST |
UT Date & Time | 2017-02-06 07:20 UT |
Duration | ≈1.5s |
Direction | |
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Moving direction | From up left to down right |
Descent Angle | 124° |
Moving | |
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Facing azimuth | 10° |
First azimuth | 5° |
First elevation | 30° |
Last azimuth | 15° |
Last elevation | 20° |
Brightness and color | |
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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 | |
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Observation | No |
Remarks | - |
Delayed Sound | |
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Observation | No |
Remarks | - |
Persistent train | |
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Observation | Unknown |
Duration | - |
Length | - |
Remarks | - |
Terminal flash | |
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Observation | Yes |
Remarks | Green and orange |
Fragmentation | |
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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. |