This area of Northwest Joliet and plainfield illinois has been a hot spot for meteoroids. I am not sure why but it definitely makes out nights out here interesting. This is the second one we have seen in the past few weeks. I have been tempted to go out on my atv and look for them but I am sure that is trying to find a needle in a haystack. The great thing is I could point out exactly where I was and where I first saw the meterorites. So with the right survey tools I am sure we could find them.
Location
Address
Joliet, IL
Latitude
41° 35' 29.54'' N (41.591539°)
Longitude
88° 9' 6.75'' W (-88.151874°)
Elevation
187.757462m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2015-08-21 23:35 CDT
UT Date & Time
2015-08-22 04:35 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
165°
Moving
Facing azimuth
258.49°
First azimuth
251.91°
First elevation
27°
Last azimuth
256.29°
Last elevation
6°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-
Color
White, light blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
4s
Length
15°
Remarks
It was a bright white light follow by a train of what seemed to be like a light white trail of smoke. It was only visible as the meteor or space junk fell then disipated in the dark night sky.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
As I saw this meteor or space junk come down it was a super bright white light with some light blue light as it came down over our subdivision it got brighter and brighter and then by the time it was just above the neighbors roof line it it flashed super bright and fragmented into what looked like two pieces.
