Fireball report

Reports Report 2331t (Event 2331-2026)

Observer
Name	Adam B
Experience Level	4/5
Remarks	-

Location
Address	Taylorville, IL
Latitude	39° 33' 42.25'' N (39.561737°)
Longitude	89° 17' 51.63'' W (-89.297675°)
Elevation	186.612503m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2026-03-30 21:58 CDT
UT Date & Time	2026-03-31 02:58 UT
Duration	≈3.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up right to down left
Descent Angle	197°

Moving
Facing azimuth	111.15°
First azimuth	106.57°
First elevation	35°
Last azimuth	104.99°
Last elevation	17°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-15
Color	Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, White

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	No
Duration	-
Length	-
Remarks	-

Terminal flash
Observation	Unknown
Remarks	-

Fragmentation
Observation	Yes
Remarks	One big main meteor. Looked like a bunch of smaller ones trailing the sides of it. Yellowish white. Definitely on the larger side Ive seen thousands of meteors and a few dozen fireballs. Also seen space junk. This was a fireball. One of the bigger ones ive seen. And one of the earliest in the night ive seen

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