Reports Report 612as (Event 612-2026)

Observer
Name Joseph M
Experience Level 4/5
Remarks -
Photo
Location
Address Lakeville, MN
Latitude 44° 38' 32.83'' N (44.642454°)
Longitude 93° 16' 5.5'' W (-93.268195°)
Elevation 309.480988m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2026-01-24 00:31 CST
UT Date & Time 2026-01-24 06:31 UT
Duration ≈20s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 218°
Moving
Facing azimuth 358.99°
First azimuth 3.18°
First elevation 65°
Last azimuth 353.82°
Last elevation 29°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -8
Color Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 5s
Length 15°
Remarks Many glowing orange objects of varying size and intensity. It looked like what you see when you see a video of a spacecraft breakup. I did not see it start, but it watched it for about 10-15 seconds until it faded away
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Many orange glowing objects with plasma trails behind spread out over several degrees. Very striking and impossible to miss. It may have been brighter before I noticed it. I was driving and it entered my field of view through the windshield