I was on my Harley riding north. It was so close I felt as if I could reach up and touch it. Never have I seen such detail burn from green to blue. Then normal orange etc. at first I thought it was a firework cause that happens a lot. But the tail went from Missouri side to Illinois side so long. It was straight above me.
Location
Address
Alton, IL
Latitude
38° 55' 55.48'' N (38.932077°)
Longitude
90° 17' 5.97'' W (-90.284993°)
Elevation
138.005m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-08-27 20:15 CDT
UT Date & Time
2018-08-28 01:15 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
96°
Moving
Facing azimuth
283.2°
First azimuth
212.91°
First elevation
80°
Last azimuth
14.23°
Last elevation
80°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-19
Color
Blue green white
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
5s
Length
-
Remarks
White tail like a sparkler, so long. The entire time it was burning up it had a tails. Longest I’ve ever seen.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
You could see as the fire ball burnt up pieces falling apart. It was so close.
