Reports Report 857h (Event 857-2018)
| Observer | |
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| Name | William G |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Please do not share my video. This is taken from a security camera at my job and I have gotten in trouble sharing a video of a fireball in the past, the big one that went over Eastern Wisconsin. Also, The video doesn't show the fireball but it does show the several flashes above the control tower. none of our cameras were facing high enough. this fireball was pretty high up in the horizon |
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| Location | |
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| Address | Chicago, IL |
| Latitude | 41° 58' 38.09'' N (41.977246°) |
| Longitude | 87° 54' 14.9'' W (-87.904139°) |
| Elevation | 198.061m |
| Time and Duration | |
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| Local Date & Time | 2018-03-05 03:31 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-03-05 09:31 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
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| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 102° |
| Moving | |
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| Facing azimuth | 120° |
| First azimuth | 140° |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | 125° |
| Last elevation | 50° |
| Brightness and color | |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -10 |
| Color | Light Green, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
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| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
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| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | There were a few flashes as seen in the video, there was some fragmentation as well towards the end |
| Fragmentation | |
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| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | there was several small pieces trailing the main fireball |