Appeared suddenly mid way up from the horizon while I was driving in hilly wooded area - undure of termination as it dropped below tree line and field of view. Was traveling close to due west on IL HWY 4 and it appeared initially over roadwadway and was traveled across nd down to the right (north)
Location
Address
Ava, IL
Latitude
37° 54' 17.76'' N (37.904933°)
Longitude
89° 31' 9.87'' W (-89.519408°)
Elevation
170.589m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-06-06 11:45 CDT
UT Date & Time
2016-06-06 16:45 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
143°
Moving
Facing azimuth
316.53°
First azimuth
319.66°
First elevation
49°
Last azimuth
339.08°
Last elevation
18°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-26
Color
very light greenish yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
30°
Remarks
smoke trail /glowing train extend a good distance behind fireball difficult to discern actual distance
