It was awesome and I am so glad I was fortunateenough to experience the entire thing, unlike my husband who was driving the vehicle only got to see the green ball. It was such a beautiful addition to a wonderful Christmas. I am blessed.
Location
Address
Bigfork, MN
Latitude
47° 42' 57.6'' N (47.715999°)
Longitude
93° 40' 28.83'' W (-93.674675°)
Elevation
409.046631m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-12-26 17:30 CST
UT Date & Time
2013-12-26 23:30 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From left to right
Descent Angle
90°
Moving
Facing azimuth
206.31°
First azimuth
-
First elevation
-
Last azimuth
-
Last elevation
-
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-5
Color
Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
30°
Remarks
green ball (my husband and I thought it was a plane coming in from the East to land at the Bigfork Municipal Airport at first), then a red glow turning to orange train
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
green ball with red explosion and orange trailing/fading train
