It was much closer, brighter, and larger than any other shooting star or meteor i have ever witnessed in my entire life. It visibly followed the curvature of the Earth.
Location
Address
Grand Rapids, MN
Latitude
47° 14' 13.37'' N (47.237048°)
Longitude
93° 31' 34.75'' W (-93.526319°)
Elevation
393.768m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2017-03-09 23:00 CST
UT Date & Time
2017-03-10 05:00 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
224°
Moving
Facing azimuth
105.51°
First azimuth
100.56°
First elevation
40°
Last azimuth
100.59°
Last elevation
10°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-22
Color
Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It seemed to be in the stratosphere. It was visibly flaming and fragmenting. Bright flames trailing from an even brighter and rather large object.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Small peices were coming off of the object and burning up within miliseconds as the main object took about 2 seconds to fully burn up/ disappear.
