I had someone with th me who also witnessed some of this event.
Location
Address
Mahomet, IL
Latitude
40° 10' 15.21'' N (40.170893°)
Longitude
88° 27' 21.48'' W (-88.455966°)
Elevation
212.437119m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2021-07-27 21:50 CDT
UT Date & Time
2021-07-28 02:50 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down right to up left
Descent Angle
333°
Moving
Facing azimuth
124°
First azimuth
121.39°
First elevation
80°
Last azimuth
96.96°
Last elevation
85°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-18
Color
Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
4s
Length
5°
Remarks
Sparkling gold short tail
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Very bright explosion was the first thing I saw. It lit up the earth around me. I saw the circle of light expand towards from the center. Then the sparkley tail trailed as ithe origins appeared to shoot upwards.
