First thought it was an airliner but saw it was traveling way too fast with an increasingly bright yellow light. I had my Nuvicam dash cam on. I looked at the video at the time of viewing but not there. Probably above the field of view of the cam.
Location
Address
Dunlap, IL
Latitude
40° 51' 24.5'' N (40.856805°)
Longitude
89° 43' 1.78'' W (-89.71716°)
Elevation
233.221m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-07-08 20:35 CDT
UT Date & Time
2018-07-09 01:35 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From down right to up left
Descent Angle
273°
Moving
Facing azimuth
273.13°
First azimuth
287.23°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
265.51°
Last elevation
45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-16
Color
Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The fireball kept getting brighter before it broke apart then disappeared
