Reports Report 968fe (Event 968-2026)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Connie B |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I wasn't looking for anything at the time, I was sitting on my sofa and just happened to be looking toward my south-facing front room windows at just the right time to catch it. I was totally surprised. It was quite large for a meteor, I considered jumping in my car to investigate, but knew that would be futile. It went behind the tree line before it burned out so I couldn't tell if it had hit ground. It seemed to be many miles away. Then I kind of forgot about it until I saw a news blurb that came across this afternoon saying that people had seen something around 11:30 last night and I realized that's what I saw. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Freeport, IL |
| Latitude | 42° 19' 54.71'' N (42.331864°) |
| Longitude | 89° 38' 29.28'' W (-89.641466°) |
| Elevation | 246.307053m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-02-10 23:30 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-02-11 05:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 150° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | 112.65° |
| First elevation | 23° |
| Last azimuth | 110.6° |
| Last elevation | 5° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
| Color | Light Blue, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 12° |
| Remarks | It was just the trail from where the ball had traveled and it dissipated quickly. I did think I saw a couple of small side dots, kinda like embers falling outward for a second or two. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | See above description. |