Reports Report 3266z (Event 3266-2026)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Joey V |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I was in a dark section of the city but still close to downtown, so it was probably even brighter than what I was able to see. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Minneapolis, MN |
| Latitude | 44° 59' 35.32'' N (44.993145°) |
| Longitude | 93° 16' 21.04'' W (-93.27251°) |
| Elevation | 244m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-05-03 22:10 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-05-04 03:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 260° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 70.08° |
| First azimuth | 68.02° |
| First elevation | 40° |
| Last azimuth | 59.82° |
| Last elevation | 36° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -12 |
| Color | Green-light green ball with a golden (orange) trail, it broke into pieces for the last few seconds it was visible. |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 40° |
| Remarks | just a golden sparkly train with some white that lasted about as long as the green dot was visible, and then for about 2 seconds after. almost like a firework. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | it started as a large green glowing ball, then broke into 5ish smaller balls, still green, and each with their own golden trail. |