It was a bright green ball about the size of a softball that came from the northeast and went west-south West when it extinguished. It has a light trail and a smoke trail behind it. It was about 10-20 seconds through the sky then disappeared. So awesome to see!
Location
Address
Albert Lea, MN
Latitude
43° 39' 54.79'' N (43.66522°)
Longitude
93° 17' 20.77'' W (-93.289103°)
Elevation
391.296722m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2024-10-04 19:20 CDT
UT Date & Time
2024-10-05 00:20 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
237°
Moving
Facing azimuth
354.69°
First azimuth
341.6°
First elevation
33°
Last azimuth
292.14°
Last elevation
17°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-16
Color
Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
5s
Length
25°
Remarks
Glowing train about 10-15 degrees then some grayish black train about 10 degrees
