I am truly blessed to have been able to witness this now twice in my life time. I thought once in a lifetime was amazing but twice!? Wow. I just don't know how to describe what I am feeling this very moment.
Location
Address
Mokena, IL
Latitude
41° 32' 33.76'' N (41.542711°)
Longitude
87° 54' 8.86'' W (-87.90246°)
Elevation
204.472824m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2026-02-06 22:47 CST
UT Date & Time
2026-02-07 04:47 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
137°
Moving
Facing azimuth
313.51°
First azimuth
306.74°
First elevation
75°
Last azimuth
323.13°
Last elevation
60°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-4
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The flash at the end was amazingly tremendously bright! I stood there in awe. I saw it disintegrate before my eyes after it flashed! I can not even believe what I saw!! Amazing. I had seen another one many years ago I reported with you. To see this again in my lifetime from my back yard deck was absolutely breathtaking!
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The fragments were kind of bright at first but darkened very quickly, as soon as the flash was gone
