I have never seen anything this low to the ground before. It was weird!
Location
Address
Oak Grove, MN
Latitude
45° 20' 54.99'' N (45.348609°)
Longitude
93° 21' 21.3'' W (-93.355918°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-07-27 04:30 CDT
UT Date & Time
2012-07-27 09:30 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down to up
Descent Angle
-
Moving
Facing azimuth
351.18928°
First azimuth
321.52964°
First elevation
35°
Last azimuth
15.9705°
Last elevation
36°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
1
Color
red/yellow rail
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
4.5°
Remarks
It was pitch dark out. I saw a yellow glowing tail. It lasted a very short time after the fireball was going out of my sight.This fire ball was very low. Maybe the height of a low flying airplane. (not jet).