Reports Report 3434r (Event 3434-2013)

Observer
Name Willard S
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks Not that it matters, but I am an instrument rated pilot and fly a lot at night.
Location
Address Oneida, IL
Latitude 41° 3' 26.41'' N (41.057337°)
Longitude 90° 16' 5.11'' W (-90.268085°)
Elevation 257.056183m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2013-12-26 18:00 CST
UT Date & Time 2013-12-27 00:00 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From right to left
Descent Angle 270°
Moving
Facing azimuth 353.59°
First azimuth 9.19°
First elevation 37°
Last azimuth 313.54°
Last elevation 27°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -13
Color Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 1s
Length
Remarks Large Glowing nucleus trailing flaming shards
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks It was trailing flaming streamers and then the whole thing flashed and disappeared.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks I just saw the light effect. It split into shards and then disappeared