Clear skies. No object or trail seen before or after the few second encounter. I was taking photos of the moon when I saw it. I have photos of the sky region before, during and immediately after the encounter if you would like to see them.
Photo
Location
Address
Arlington Heights, IL
Latitude
42° 6' 34.56'' N (42.1096°)
Longitude
87° 58' 9.75'' W (-87.969375°)
Elevation
207.648438m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-07-15 06:15 CDT
UT Date & Time
2025-07-15 11:15 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
155°
Moving
Facing azimuth
194.87°
First azimuth
-
First elevation
49°
Last azimuth
203.52°
Last elevation
47°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-6
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
20°
Remarks
Broken up puffs and streaks with a nucleus. Object appeared to spin the trail at first notice, then all of it was gone as fast as it appeared. White hazy streaks
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Many smaller streaks with the main bright fragment in the center. Object appeared to spin off streaks or smaller pieces.
