Reports Report 8473aw (Event 8473-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Katherine M |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | This is the second time in my life I’ve seen a green fireball, so I am certain this is what I saw. The first time I saw one, it was around 2001 when I was five years old, it came down almost like a lightning strike, bright green, traveling straight downwards from the north. No one could believe me or understand what I saw. I am certain what i saw today is what I saw back then. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Wilmette, IL |
| Latitude | 42° 4' 50.35'' N (42.080652°) |
| Longitude | 87° 41' 12.99'' W (-87.686942°) |
| Elevation | 177.306244m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-11-12 23:30 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-11-13 05:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 170° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 175° |
| First azimuth | 173° |
| First elevation | 35° |
| Last azimuth | 175° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | Slight glowing train |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It double its visual area of brightness before disappearing |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |