Fireball report

Reports Report 2070cj (Event 2070-2019)

Observer
Name	Tina V
Experience Level	2/5
Remarks	-

Location
Address	Hoffman Estates, IL
Latitude	42° 2' 54.1'' N (42.048362°)
Longitude	88° 4' 20.51'' W (-88.072364°)
Elevation	236.520386m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2019-05-10 23:46 CDT
UT Date & Time	2019-05-11 04:46 UT
Duration	≈3.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up left to down right
Descent Angle	110°

Moving
Facing azimuth	88.47°
First azimuth	83.06°
First elevation	65°
Last azimuth	92.07°
Last elevation	48°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-12
Color	Blue, Light Blue, Green, Orange

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	Yes
Duration	2s
Length	20°
Remarks	Glowing train. Seemed to have sparklike glowing at certain points until it seemed to break apart.

Terminal flash
Observation	Yes
Remarks	The orange color appeared then. Before then it was blue/green trail. After it happened another bright flash seemed to happen overhead but the roof blocked the sight.

Fragmentation
Observation	Yes
Remarks	The color split into several orange pieces and vanished right away after that. It was also in the tree line at the point.

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