Reports Report 2307br (Event 2307-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Todd B |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | At first I thought we were looking at an aircraft, but it quickly became apparent that it was not that. It was a beautiful light blue color, traveling in a straight line across the sky, from north to south. I have seen fireballs before but never one that maintained a steady altitude, or lasted as long as this one. At the very end it appeared to split into two pieces, then disappeared completely. It was awesome, and my wife and I consider ourselves very lucky to have seen it. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Mahomet, IL |
| Latitude | 40° 10' 52.57'' N (40.181269°) |
| Longitude | 88° 20' 41.46'' W (-88.344849°) |
| Elevation | 241.226m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-07-08 20:45 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-07-09 01:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 280° |
| First azimuth | 310° |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | 230° |
| Last elevation | 60° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | Light Blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | At the very end it appeared to fragment into two large pieces. |