This sighting was very close to the one my son and I saw august 12th 2022 around the same time.
Location
Address
Winnebago, IL
Latitude
42° 16' 53.51'' N (42.281531°)
Longitude
89° 15' 6.08'' W (-89.251689°)
Elevation
262.36676m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2023-09-14 23:53 CDT
UT Date & Time
2023-09-15 04:53 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
128°
Moving
Facing azimuth
284.56°
First azimuth
257.89°
First elevation
21°
Last azimuth
312.88°
Last elevation
13°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-11
Color
Green, Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I think a ball was forming towards the front getting bigger maybe and then it “exploded” and went dark. I was a little in shock as I was looking down driving and looked up and saw it. I kept my eyes on it. I was kind of in shock as it was such a surprise and I saw one less than a year ago similar but different colors within a few miles of this one. I was thinking how rare it must be to see two in a lifetime. I am not positive it went from south to north it might have went north to south. I was quite surprised so I might have got that wrong. But it looked low and I believe I have the elevations right.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I explained above. I think the ball in the front was getting bigger and then it seemed to explode and there was a brighter flash then it went dark.
