American Meteor Society

Reports Report 2307fu (Event 2307-2018)

Observer
Name Casey S
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks High altitude; fast; silent; green hue; horizontal movement; fragmented; vanished right after fragmentation; 5 second duration; did not appear to touch ground; first sighting of a meteor that wasn’t at night; first sighting of a meteor that didn’t look like a typical shooting star; end of description. Being close to the 4th, I’m aware it could of been a firework but I don’t think it was.
Location
Address Peru, IL
Latitude 41° 21' 47.79'' N (41.363276°)
Longitude 89° 7' 40.97'' W (-89.128048°)
Elevation 197.444m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2018-07-08 20:45 CDT
UT Date & Time 2018-07-09 01:45 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From right to left
Descent Angle 270°
Moving
Facing azimuth 287.58°
First azimuth 320.74°
First elevation 66°
Last azimuth 264.93°
Last elevation 65°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -6
Color Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 1s
Length 20°
Remarks Glowing train; greenish
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Fragmented into three pieces, then it vanished.