We were camping in the woods and we had a view which was fairly obstructed by trees. What made this particular fireball stand out was how the light penetrated the trees so well. There was a clearing around 500' beyond the trees, so the treeline wasn't dense enough to entirely obstruct our view. I saw it intermittently as it passed by gaps in the treeline. My wife was there and she saw it as well. We've both seen many meteors and this was the brightest we'd ever seen and the only with such a flash.
Location
Address
Roscoe, IL
Latitude
42° 26' 14.83'' N (42.437453°)
Longitude
89° 2' 43.83'' W (-89.045509°)
Elevation
229.286301m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2022-08-02 22:00 CDT
UT Date & Time
2022-08-03 03:00 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
262°
Moving
Facing azimuth
30°
First azimuth
35°
First elevation
25°
Last azimuth
25°
Last elevation
20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-7
Color
Light Blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Brief brilliant blue flash, perhaps repeating once or twice.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
smaller blue streaks continued after the flash for a few degrees before fading from view
