I am a retired military/airline pilot. At first, I thought it was an aircraft departing MSP turning northeast bound. I realized quickly that it was moving faster than an airliner and it's tail became visible - much like a comet. I saw fragmentation as it was passing overhead and it disappeared in the NNE sky. Awesome!!
Location
Address
Stillwater, MN
Latitude
45° 4' 3.27'' N (45.067574°)
Longitude
92° 56' 18.23'' W (-92.938398°)
Elevation
318.27536m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2015-11-04 03:55 CST
UT Date & Time
2015-11-04 09:55 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
49°
Moving
Facing azimuth
280°
First azimuth
249.83°
First elevation
40°
Last azimuth
19.6°
Last elevation
40°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-6
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
10s
Length
40°
Remarks
appeared to be fragments trailing the object as it passed overhead
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
appeared to be fragments trailing the object as it passed overhead
