Reports Report 884a (Event 884-2018)

Observer
Name Earl S
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks It happened quick & it looked exactly like the Russian meteor in brightness & how bright it got when it came to its end which all was within 1-4 second but no Boom.
Location
Address Rochelle, IL
Latitude 41° 58' 34.76'' N (41.976323°)
Longitude 89° 2' 21.56'' W (-89.039323°)
Elevation 252.692m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2018-01-23 02:38 CST
UT Date & Time 2018-01-23 08:38 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 228°
Moving
Facing azimuth 31.63°
First azimuth 47.31°
First elevation 69°
Last azimuth 20.22°
Last elevation 66°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -
Color Yellow, Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks It I caught it from the corner of my eye while watching TV @ 02:38. It happened so fast & it was a stream of light yellow almost white & then a huge bright White light appeared. This was approximately Coming out of the sky North East as my window faces North. I was waiting for a huge boom but it didn't. It wasn't fiteworks as it was way to high when it appeared. Then, I thought it was a misdle because of N. Korea issue as it was within 3 sec & gone but the whole sky lit up to a point where I squinted my eyes & got real bright & then it was gone but no boom. I was unsure of it being a meteor because I never saw one like that til I remember seeing the meteor that hit Russia & it was exactly like that but like I mentioned no boom. It was approximately little bit west of I-39/Rt 51. 1st thing I thought of was oh C*** heading for Byrons Nuclear Plant. But nothing was mentioned on TV about Byron, IL., Rochelle, IL, Rockford, IL seeing anything but at 02:38 in the mornong, who's actually awake. I told my friends about it & all they said is, "Really". No additional questions so I felt like a nut job.
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -