Never have I seen something this large and glowing orange/yellow/red. I honestly believed it to be a plane on fire because of this. Have seen rather large falling stars before, never something like this however.
Location
Address
Virginia, IL
Latitude
47° 30' 59.74'' N (47.516595°)
Longitude
92° 33' 16.97'' W (-92.554714°)
Elevation
435.893m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2017-01-11 17:10 CST
UT Date & Time
2017-01-11 23:10 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
265°
Moving
Facing azimuth
84.32°
First azimuth
87.1°
First elevation
27°
Last azimuth
69.51°
Last elevation
25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-5
Color
Mostly Orange and some red
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
5°
Remarks
It was a short glowing train, almost same size as the ball itself, still orange and some yellow. Was not smokey.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I saw one big ball and two pieces break off the back and they seemed to flare before burning out. Both were almost same size as the front/main ball itself. Looked like a plane exploding to me because of that.
