This was the best fireball of three I saw in four minutes. The trail it was leaving was long but it faded right when the body faded. The other two occurred in different directions in the sky and one to the south of my position and the other in the west. Feel free to contact me if you want, it was amazing.
Location
Address
Paris, IL
Latitude
39° 36' 56.98'' N (39.615827°)
Longitude
87° 32' 19.33'' W (-87.538704°)
Elevation
189.200348m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2022-10-28 19:56 CDT
UT Date & Time
2022-10-29 00:56 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
258°
Moving
Facing azimuth
3°
First azimuth
14.57°
First elevation
7°
Last azimuth
338.24°
Last elevation
2°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-22
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It became bright and its slowly turned bluish. Many small red orange fragments fell from it, more than ten. The main body seemingly slowed fast and it turned orange and went out of view. But this one was the best of three fireballs I saw tonight. All in 4 mins.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The fragments reminded me of welding sparks in a way. They glowed deep orange and then red before they disappeared in view. They seemed like they had micro sparks from them as they fell away from the main body.
