Reports Report 6542t (Event 6542-2025)

Observer
Name Connor M
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks I was driving so I didn't have the best sense of viewing angle, but it was certainly above 45°. I have no astronomy experience but I am a professional weather observer/forecaster, if that counts for anything lol
Location
Address Rush City, MN
Latitude 45° 38' 55.99'' N (45.648886°)
Longitude 92° 59' 31.66'' W (-92.992129°)
Elevation 279.990784m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2025-10-04 07:38 CDT
UT Date & Time 2025-10-04 12:38 UT
Duration <1s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 105°
Moving
Facing azimuth 10°
First azimuth 10°
First elevation 60°
Last azimuth 20°
Last elevation 55°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -21
Color I'm colorblind so it looked white to me, but if in reality it was lgt yellow, lgt green, lgt blue or pink, I would have seen it as white.
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks The main fireball was fairly wide, but I observed a small number (maybe 3-6) of thinner, very short lived fireballs branching out from below the main fireball. These secondary fireballs appeared to move slower than the primary one and quickly faded