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(meteorobs) Fw: possible fireball, Chicago, IL area
FYI..........
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>Begin+RA=All I know is that it was in the Northwest (about 300) and was
heading North and downward at an angle of about 10 or 15.
>Color=White AND Orange
>Date=1998
>Day=8
>Duration+seconds=1.5
>Elevation=About one "fist" above the horizon.
>Month=September
>Persistent+Train=There was a train, but it faded within the second or so.
>Sound+Time=N/A
>Sounds=None
>Time+Hours=01
>Time+minutes=35
>Time+seconds=Chicago Time
>Town+and+State=Downer's Grove Area, Illinois (on I-55 between I-294 and RT
83)
>Velocity+Scale=4
>comments=I was just driving home not paying particular attention to the sky
>comments=when I saw what looked like somebody firing off a firework.
>comments=I assumed it wasn't a firework because it was too straight,
>comments=didn't last very long, wasn't "spectacular", and was headed
downward.
>fragmentation=Yes. Main body was phosphorus white and let off a orangish
"spark" similar to a firework.
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