A bright fireball was reported by many eyewitnesses in the states of Iowa, Nebraska, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Missouri on October 30, 2021 at 8:34 PM Central Daylight Time (2021 October 31 1:34 UTC). Analysis of their accounts, combined with duration information from a couple of publicly accessible cameras, indicate that the meteor first appeared 60 miles above the Iowa town of Reinbeck, moving almost due south at 87,000 miles per hour. It disintegrated 44 miles above Oskaloosa, having travelled 73 miles through the upper atmosphere in just under 3 seconds.
| Event ID | 20211031-013405 |
| Date (UTC) | Oct. 31, 2021 |
| Time (UTC) | 01:34:05 |
| AMS Event | 7116-2021 |
| Chicken Little Start Lat/Lon | +42.350, -92.539 |
| Chicken Little End Lat/Lon | +41.326, -92.554 |
| Chicken Little Altitude | 97.2 km → 70.3 km ( 60.4 miles→ 43.7 miles) |
| Chicken Little Speed | 39.0 km/s (87,200 mph) |