Illinois / Indiana / Wisconsin Fireball Meteor ~11:00 pm CDT 25MAR2012
25MAR2012
Alexis
Appleton, Wisconsin (kaukauna)
between 10 & 11pm central time zone, USA
10 seconds
It was inbetween south/southwest.
Bright like fire. Huge flame, long tail. Shades of orange and white as well
Bright like the sun. Like you has a lighter in your face. Bright, warm colors.
Started off looking like a ball with fire. But as it approached the ground, the ball-like object seems to be burning up smaller.
long tail, made a noise when it hit. Fell straight up & down from the sky. Incredibly up high in the air.
25MAR2012
Michele
Oak Forest, IL USA
11:01pm CST
10 sec
N-NE
White, Pink, Yellow, Blue
Like a falling firework. Amazing.
Line of light, ball, line of light, smaller ball, fade out
Very cloudy cool night.
25MAR2012
Sean Kennedy
Hickory Hills, IL USA
23:01:00
about 5 secs
Facing north, meteor travelled west to east
white, green, slight yellow
brighter than any Iridium flare, perhaps -11 mag. Not quite as bright as the moon
Yes, fragmentation just before total disintegration
Seen over a highly populated area
25MAR2012
Russell
CHICAGO, Illinois (Western Ave & Wabansia Ave)
2309 CDT
about 4 seconds
Traveling South to North. Low in the sky. Went dark just above tree line and I was at treetop level (3rd floor condo)
bright white / no sound
Venus
yes, ~6
very low (below clouds at 6000 feet per KORD ATIS). traveling south to north. likely landed in the northside of greater chicago area, given the low altitude (granted it may have been grains of sand by that point)
25MAR2012
Amy
Indiana, USA
11 p.m. Central time
8 seconds
Northwest
Bright white/blue, no sound
Very bright, Venus
No
Very bright, had a tail
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