It wasnt circular but looked more a vertical line. I thought it was going to crash nearby because it looked like what you see on television when something is coming into orbit really fast. To me it didnt look like whatever it was was burning but that the front of it was burning. It was in the country and fields aren't planted yet. I didnt hear anything nor see anything else that could've suggested it hit land. It didnt look like it was very far away.
Location
Address
, IL
Latitude
39° 31' 34.92'' N (39.526368°)
Longitude
88° 17' 6.6'' W (-88.285167°)
Elevation
205.056564m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2026-05-18 00:15 CDT
UT Date & Time
2026-05-18 05:15 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
119°
Moving
Facing azimuth
266.28°
First azimuth
264.95°
First elevation
43°
Last azimuth
280.28°
Last elevation
25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-15
Color
Green, Light Green
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
It looked like when a firework a bit distant away explodes. The green light dissappeared and turned into a orange (and maybe had some brown in it?) color and it looked like 3 or 4 fragments broke off and then it disappeared this only lasted for a second. I think it flashed a little for a split second into a white/light yellow color.
