I know this sounds nuts but when it lit up the sky before disappearing, it looked like a city skyline infront of a sunset in the sky.
Location
Address
Wausau, WI
Latitude
44° 58' 1.02'' N (44.966949°)
Longitude
89° 40' 11.24'' W (-89.669788°)
Elevation
378.705353m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2026-01-24 00:29 CST
UT Date & Time
2026-01-24 06:29 UT
Duration
≈45s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
91°
Moving
Facing azimuth
254.54°
First azimuth
198.63°
First elevation
30°
Last azimuth
352.42°
Last elevation
33°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-17
Color
Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
60s
Length
50°
Remarks
Started as bright light I thought was a helicopter but progressively got longer in length. Eventually becoming wider and wider as it progressed through sky. I couldn’t capture all the event on camera. After the video cut off I followed it with my naked eye and stopped propelling forward and it looked like part of the sky unzipped and it lit up the entire sky for a brief second before disappearing
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It looked like missiles coming together in formation to make a bigger fireball
