Observed with my brother outside. Moved seemingly from east to west and disappeared over the horizon. It was so bright (red/orange) and fast-moving that we thought perhaps a plane had crashed; we had never even heard of a fireball until we looked it up and realized that's what we saw!
Location
Address
Elmhurst, IL
Latitude
41° 52' 50.22'' N (41.880618°)
Longitude
87° 57' 12.84'' W (-87.953567°)
Elevation
204.114059m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2015-03-27 20:30 CDT
UT Date & Time
2015-03-28 01:30 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
257°
Moving
Facing azimuth
267.15°
First azimuth
240.69°
First elevation
59°
Last azimuth
247.03°
Last elevation
9°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-12
Color
Orange, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
-
Remarks
Not very long, and fairly short-lived, but there was a trail that followed the fireball as it moved toward the horizon.
