Reports Report 2231cs (Event 2231-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Amy F |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | It was so big and bright. I have seen one similar though not seemingly as close on the same highway late night. I assumed it was a shooting star that was just super large and green/yellow looking, but when I read online it might be a fireball I recognized that I may have seen another before on the same highway years ago. I have seen shooting stars, but this was bright and close I though it was going to crash to the ground. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Decatur, IL |
| Latitude | 39° 54' 31.38'' N (39.908716°) |
| Longitude | 88° 56' 13.98'' W (-88.937216°) |
| Elevation | 208.286667m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-05-03 22:30 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-05-04 03:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 258° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 80.5° |
| First azimuth | 91.21° |
| First elevation | 29° |
| Last azimuth | 52.92° |
| Last elevation | 18° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -23 |
| Color | Green, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | when the ball continued moving left and down it just quickly flashed and died out |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | very quick flashes light - seems as though it burst and was gone |