I have never seen anything like this before. Scared me a little. I was driving though and was trying not to wreck when I seen it because I kept looking up to see if I seen another one.
Location
Address
Jerseyville, IL
Latitude
39° 6' 44.93'' N (39.112481°)
Longitude
90° 27' 28.77'' W (-90.457993°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2011-04-09 23:00 CDT
UT Date & Time
2011-04-10 04:00 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From left to right
Descent Angle
90°
Moving
Facing azimuth
85.99354°
First azimuth
90.4211°
First elevation
-1°
Last azimuth
67.98845°
Last elevation
-1°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-9
Color
Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
-1°
Remarks
The ball was just bright white at first, then started trailing green
