The fireball was one of the most amazing things I have ever seen in the sky. I immeaditely knew it was not a shooting star. When I saw the bright flash, I stared for a moment and saw the glowing train before I pointed it out to my husband and we both watched it for another 20 - 30 seconds before it disappeared.
Location
Address
Stanchfield, MN
Latitude
45° 37' 43.02'' N (45.628618°)
Longitude
93° 7' 56.51'' W (-93.132365°)
Elevation
298.350769m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-02-22 22:02 CST
UT Date & Time
2014-02-23 04:02 UT
Duration
≈45s
Direction
Moving direction
From left to right
Descent Angle
90°
Moving
Facing azimuth
31.77°
First azimuth
24.02°
First elevation
55°
Last azimuth
60.66°
Last elevation
45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-22
Color
Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
30s
Length
70°
Remarks
Almost Immediately after I noticed the fireball I saw a wide, long train of orange glowing particles behind it that seemed to last the duration of the fireball and the fireball and train seemed to disappear all at the same time. The fireball and train went almost straight across the sky but only slightly went in a downword motion just before it vanished.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I looked out the car window and saw a bright flash and then the orange glowing fireball first appeared and within 1 second the train of glowing particles appeared. It reminded me of orange fireworks.
