Reports Report 6391e (Event 6391-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Christopher S |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I've watched a lot of them over the years, this was very bright, clearly left a significant vapor/smoke trail behind, and seemed to come apart toward the end. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Chanhassen, MN |
| Latitude | 44° 50' 43.31'' N (44.845363°) |
| Longitude | 93° 33' 39.77'' W (-93.561047°) |
| Elevation | 284.143951m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-09-29 20:00 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-09-30 01:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 242° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 358.21° |
| First azimuth | 24.82° |
| First elevation | 41° |
| Last azimuth | 319.43° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 99.99s |
| Length | 60° |
| Remarks | very similar to a jet contrail. persistent, not even sure how long it lasted. grey(?) smoke. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Not sure, seemed to come apart as it approached the treeline. |