This was the brightest and largest fireball I've ever seen. It was just above the horizon traveling very fast from north to south. I viewed it to the west of W2690 Town Center Rd. Juda. Just happened to be facing that direction at that time.
Location
Address
Juda, WI
Latitude
42° 32' 58.1'' N (42.549472°)
Longitude
89° 29' 34.21'' W (-89.492836°)
Elevation
313.299m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-07-08 20:40 CDT
UT Date & Time
2018-07-09 01:40 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down right to up left
Descent Angle
271°
Moving
Facing azimuth
261.22°
First azimuth
274.07°
First elevation
33°
Last azimuth
238.74°
Last elevation
31°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-20
Color
Light Blue, Light Green, Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
5s
Length
20°
Remarks
Glowing, bright yellow and then a bright blue green. Could see a yellow fireball on the lead end. Was the largest and most colored I've ever seen.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The large yellow leading ball with the blue green trail. Just as it ended I could see a pc. break of upward vertically before the fireball ended.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I saw a pc. on the top of the fireball break off from the top vertically.
