This happened what felt like almost directly above me while I was viewing the stars through the sunroof of my car. I witnessed the whole event but I had just parked and opened the sunroof. I was unable to pull out a camera quick enough to take photos.
Location
Address
Sycamore, IL
Latitude
41° 56' 30.94'' N (41.941929°)
Longitude
88° 40' 8.97'' W (-88.669159°)
Elevation
267.362732m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2024-11-30 01:12 CST
UT Date & Time
2024-11-30 07:12 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
101°
Moving
Facing azimuth
285°
First azimuth
240.64°
First elevation
72°
Last azimuth
309.44°
Last elevation
33°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
50°
Remarks
Glowing train that slowly faded to smoke after the fireball exploded
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The fireball exploded to a bright almost oval streak about 2 or 3 times it's original size and descended a very short amount after until it disappeared altogether.
