American Meteor Society

Reports Report 2307mb (Event 2307-2018)

Observer
Name CLINT A
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks I have never seen anything like it. I wondered if I had seen a drone. It was awe inspiring, and quite honestly I was concerned for an explosion or that maybe it was a nuclear rocket. It lasted much longer than other shooting stars I have seen - easily 5 seconds if not longer b/c I was on a motorcycle on the freeway and lost sight of it. And it was very bright light green where most shooting stars are just white. It was spectacular!!
Location
Address , MN
Latitude 44° 59' 8.61'' N (44.985726°)
Longitude 93° 20' 57.83'' W (-93.349397°)
Elevation 270.721m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2018-07-08 20:40 CDT
UT Date & Time 2018-07-09 01:40 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 262°
Moving
Facing azimuth 169.85°
First azimuth 185.36°
First elevation 29°
Last azimuth 140.15°
Last elevation 31°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -16
Color Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 2s
Length 20°
Remarks a white train that was quite long
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -