I was driving back to town in an ambulance and my partner witnessed the same thing. It lasted so long for the first few seconds I was so shocked I couldn’t speak and then when I finally did get her attention she was also able to watch it for a few seconds it was large. It was long and it lasted quite a while.
Location
Address
Hamel, IL
Latitude
38° 53' 41.27'' N (38.894798°)
Longitude
89° 50' 2.33'' W (-89.833981°)
Elevation
168.574356m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2026-04-11 04:03 CDT
UT Date & Time
2026-04-11 09:03 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
121°
Moving
Facing azimuth
2.67°
First azimuth
332.89°
First elevation
39°
Last azimuth
12.63°
Last elevation
13°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-12
Color
Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
20°
Remarks
A glowing white train color of fireball changed to green closer to the ground
