American Meteor Society

Reports Report 1637i (Event 1637-2024)

Observer
Name Linda D
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks Never seen anything like this.
Location
Address Roscoe, IL
Latitude 42° 24' 47.84'' N (42.41329°)
Longitude 89° 0' 46.29'' W (-89.012857°)
Elevation 224.422684m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2024-03-28 04:30 CDT
UT Date & Time 2024-03-28 09:30 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From down left to up right
Descent Angle 85°
Moving
Facing azimuth -
First azimuth -
First elevation 80°
Last azimuth -
Last elevation 13°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -13
Color Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 10s
Length 10°
Remarks Looked like a large body with short train. I thought it was a falling helicopter at first glance. Very big. Disappered quickly. Very large body. Definitely not small. Very close to my location.
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Looked like round ball breaking apart.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Circular ball breaking apart...all pale yellow in color and separating. Then all disappeared.