It was so fast and almost an electric blue it almost looked like lightning
Location
Address
Metropolis, IL
Latitude
37° 17' 45.68'' N (37.296021°)
Longitude
88° 45' 6.01'' W (-88.75167°)
Elevation
105.307274m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2022-08-12 23:55 CDT
UT Date & Time
2022-08-13 04:55 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
263°
Moving
Facing azimuth
-
First azimuth
9.84°
First elevation
35°
Last azimuth
4.9°
Last elevation
53°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Light blue dark blue some orange and white
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
20s
Length
30°
Remarks
It streaked across the sky then it looked like it exploded and the trail behind it was almost white with little yellow and then all the light disappeared in like a second and then the trail looked smoky we're there had previously been white
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It looked like it exploded it was a fast white streak then it exploded blue and orange and disappeared it was very bright
