We were driving east on I94 just past Barnesville MN when we saw it. We are assuming it is the Wisconsin object and are amazed we saw it from nearly the North Dakota border!
Location
Address
Barnesville, MN
Latitude
46° 40' 34.33'' N (46.676204°)
Longitude
96° 24' 48.74'' W (-96.41354°)
Elevation
310.558929m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2024-08-23 06:13 CDT
UT Date & Time
2024-08-23 11:13 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
107°
Moving
Facing azimuth
110°
First azimuth
130°
First elevation
30°
Last azimuth
140°
Last elevation
25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-8
Color
Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
5s
Length
10°
Remarks
Glowing fragments that vanished shortly after the main fireball disappeared.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The meteor appeared to flare twice, with the second one resulting in its disappearance.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It was trailing what appeared to smaller fragments to our untrained eye.
