This was moving faster than anything I have ever seen in my life. I am very close to Ohare airport and it was definately not moving like any plane coming out of Ohare.
Location
Address
Des Plaines, IL
Latitude
42° 1' 35.99'' N (42.026663°)
Longitude
87° 53' 7.09'' W (-87.885304°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2011-04-11 22:15 CDT
UT Date & Time
2011-04-12 03:15 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From right to left
Descent Angle
270°
Moving
Facing azimuth
177.70938°
First azimuth
86.75954°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
268.53232°
Last elevation
45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
blue/white
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
At first I though it was an animal crawling down a tree outside my bedroom window. Sounded like claws are small branches breaking
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
10s
Length
15°
Remarks
glowing train with round ball in front tapering to a fine point at the tail end
