We were traveling in a car with the windows up driving west on interstate 88 listening to the Hamilton soundtrack when we saw the blazing green fireball in front of us going from our right to our left. It was traveling parallel to the ground and we thought it was a UFO.
Location
Address
Sterling, IL
Latitude
41° 52' 38.95'' N (41.877486°)
Longitude
89° 8' 41.6'' W (-89.144889°)
Elevation
234.37m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-07-08 20:43 CDT
UT Date & Time
2018-07-09 01:43 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
244.03°
First azimuth
235.87°
First elevation
22°
Last azimuth
219.75°
Last elevation
22°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-6
Color
Green, Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
3°
Remarks
There was not a smoke trail, but there was small pieces of buttoning debris falling off at the end
