Fireball traveled in a west and slightly north direction starting high in the atmosphere bright white gradually becoming yellow and finally orange trailing sparks in the first 10 seconds before fragmenting into two distinct bodys, the smaller of the two falling away and burning up while the larger body continued on its trajectory burning up about 3 seconds later low on the horizon. The whole sighting lasting 15-20 seconds.
Location
Address
Crystal Lake, IL
Latitude
42° 15' 30.16'' N (42.258379°)
Longitude
88° 13' 24.08'' W (-88.223356°)
Elevation
235.774551m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2015-03-27 20:45 CDT
UT Date & Time
2015-03-28 01:45 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
99°
Moving
Facing azimuth
255.4°
First azimuth
83.11°
First elevation
44°
Last azimuth
273.94°
Last elevation
-
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-8
Color
Starting white then to orange during breakup
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Fireball started white becoming orange and trailing sparks halfway through sighting then fragmented into two distinct pieces one falling away and burning up before the main body burned up about 3 seconds later.
