Glad to see other folks reported the same event. Thanks for the forum.
Location
Address
westchester, IL
Latitude
41° 50' 33.59'' N (41.842663°)
Longitude
87° 54' 33.84'' W (-87.909401°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2011-04-11 22:00 CDT
UT Date & Time
2011-04-12 03:00 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down right to up left
Descent Angle
305°
Moving
Facing azimuth
272.27836°
First azimuth
237.38998°
First elevation
35°
Last azimuth
279.4273°
Last elevation
25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-7
Color
white/orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
10s
Length
10°
Remarks
A distinctive bulbous,glowing head with a lengthy jetstream like trail. The gas was coming off the head like swirling dry ice vapor. It was spectacular. I was lucky to see it. I thought it was a plane approaching O\'Hare but it was so \"smoky\" I knew it was odd for a plane.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
As it passed by it seemed to be losing matter quickly and was in a descending angle. But it continued west-northwest towards Iowa and while it appeared to be \"fragmenting\" , the fiery glow was pulsating somewhat but not brightly.
