American Meteor Society

Reports Report 9664a (Event 9664-2021)

Observer
Name W.Wesley W
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks My experience seeing the fireball was quite overwhelming! From my back deck or porch facing frm south west horizon to due west to north west horizon 180% toward Midway Airport. My home is in the landing pattern for Midway Airport! That’s the angle from my home … Respectfully submitted. W.Wesley Wyatt
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Location
Address Chicago, IL
Latitude 41° 44' 39.11'' N (41.744197°)
Longitude 87° 33' 50.62'' W (-87.56406°)
Elevation 178.892654m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2021-12-01 19:00 CDT
UT Date & Time 2021-12-02 01:00 UT
Duration ≈20s
Direction
Moving direction From down left to up right
Descent Angle 28°
Moving
Facing azimuth -
First azimuth -
First elevation -
Last azimuth -
Last elevation -
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -
Color Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -