Reports Report 6119r (Event 6119-2022)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Brad B |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | 99% sure it wasn't a firework, direction of travel was across the sky not upwards and it was very brief but didn't cover much distance before goin dim. Almost like burning up as it hit the atmosphere, a quick glow, a flash, then the debris pieces glowed for a second then disappeared all over a short distance. I checked the time when I got in my car and it occurred approximately 10:40 pm |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Wheaton, IL |
| Latitude | 41° 50' 36.07'' N (41.843353°) |
| Longitude | 88° 4' 57.83'' W (-88.082731°) |
| Elevation | 227.787277m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2022-09-15 22:40 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2022-09-16 03:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down to up |
| Descent Angle | - |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 359.8° |
| First azimuth | 360° |
| First elevation | 65° |
| Last azimuth | 360° |
| Last elevation | 68° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -16 |
| Color | Dark Green, Green, Light Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I walked out my front door (facing north) and looked up to see a bright greenish light break apart into a cluster of greenish lights. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was a bright greenish flash that broke into many small bright greenish lights before disappearing. The whole thing happened in a second or 2 at most. I'm about 25 miles due west from downtown Chicago and it was almost directly north of my location but hard to tell how far north it was. |