I no it was a meteor fireball of some kind. It wasn't a normal shooting star meteor. I see those all the time and actually seen a few of them tonight as well. Shortly before and shortly afterwards. I've never seen one actually come down the way this did.
Location
Address
paris, IL
Latitude
39° 36' 40.13'' N (39.611146°)
Longitude
87° 41' 46.09'' W (-87.696137°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-09-27 22:30 CDT
UT Date & Time
2013-09-28 03:30 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
90°
First azimuth
90°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
90°
Last elevation
-
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-9
Color
blue Orange yellow green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
I seen it come through the atmosphere changing colors and left a flashy tail and could see pieces break off before it disappeared and what seemed to be a small shockwave and
Fragmentation
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
I seen it come through the atmosphere changing colors and left a flashy tail and could see pieces break off before it disappeared and what seemed to be a small shockwave and
