I have never seen a fireball that traveled so slow and clear! I could see that the object was not round but jagged! I didn't get to see it disappear because it went behind my house and my view was blocked, but I did see it travel clear across the sky before that! I did expect to see it fragment because of the shape I think it was about to.
Location
Address
Carthage, IL
Latitude
40° 24' 44.92'' N (40.412479°)
Longitude
91° 8' 24.49'' W (-91.140136°)
Elevation
203.959137m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-09-28 21:08 CDT
UT Date & Time
2014-09-29 02:08 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From left to right
Descent Angle
90°
Moving
Facing azimuth
292.54°
First azimuth
275.33°
First elevation
36°
Last azimuth
77.25°
Last elevation
34°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
15s
Length
10°
Remarks
It had a very long glowing train that was probably at least a foot long from my field of view! (If I held up a ruler in front of me looking at the sky)
