At first I thought it might be fireworks, but quickly dismissed the idea. The green fireball was moving at the wrong angle to be fireworks. The train moved from my upper left field of view to the lower right. and the flash when it disappeared was fantastic. The color was absolutely what drew my attention. You just don't see green "things" flying threw the night sky
Location
Address
Greenville, IL
Latitude
38° 57' 39.51'' N (38.960974°)
Longitude
89° 28' 14.88'' W (-89.4708°)
Elevation
182.782486m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-05-18 22:39 CDT
UT Date & Time
2013-05-19 03:39 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
182.9°
First azimuth
158.8°
First elevation
17°
Last azimuth
199.31°
Last elevation
13°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
1
Color
Green, Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
10°
Remarks
a glowing green train, relatively large and quite long
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I could see it streak across the dark sky, the ball was larger than the train, it flashed brightly and the ball dissappeared
