Event: 20221029-005010
Numerous eyewitnesses in the Midwest reported the sighting of a bright fireball on October 28, 2022 over northern Illinois (Chicago area) at 7:50 PM Central Daylight Time (2022 October 29 00:50 UTC). It was first spotted 57 miles above the southern part of Lake Michigan, moving to the west at 69,000 miles per hour. It disintegrated 40 miles above DeKalb, just to the west of Chicago. This meteor was a member of the currently active Taurid meteor shower and was produced by pebble-sized cometary debris, originating from Comet Encke or the ancient comet whose breakup produced Encke and the Taurid meteor stream.
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| Event ID | 20221029-005010 |
| Date (UTC) | Oct. 29, 2022 |
| Time (UTC) | 00:50:10 |
| AMS Event | 7523-2022 |
| Size | pebble-sized |
| Origin | Taurid |
| Chicken Little Start Lat/Lon | +41.800, -87.229 |
| Chicken Little End Lat/Lon | +41.868, -88.694 |
| Chicken Little Altitude | 91.9 km → 63.6 km ( 57.1 miles→ 39.5 miles) |
| Chicken Little Speed | 31.2 km/s (69,800 mph) |