Sky was mostly clear with northern lights at the time. Looking almost Southly a low band of distant layered clouds was hanging on the far horizon.when the meteor exploded the flash was bright enough to see through the distant cloud layer
Location
Address
Jefferson, WI
Latitude
42° 57' 54.62'' N (42.965172°)
Longitude
88° 38' 22.89'' W (-88.639691°)
Elevation
250.903183m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-11-12 23:15 CST
UT Date & Time
2025-11-13 05:15 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
172°
Moving
Facing azimuth
184.99°
First azimuth
184.75°
First elevation
1°
Last azimuth
187.37°
Last elevation
18°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-19
Color
Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
20°
Remarks
As the meteor exploded I could see multiple smoke trails as the flash lit up the area around explosion for a second or two
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Saw fast bright meteor and after about 10 degrees of flight it exploded and flashed brightly and separated into a tight clump of bright fragments continuing about the same direction but in a narrow cone shape fo about 10 -15 degrees of flight almost straight down
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Bright fast streak , flash brighter , then fragmented into four or five pieces and each piece left short trails
