I thought it was an aircraft landing light from International Falls, Minnesota airport located about two miles south of sighting location. The meteor had the brightness of a landing light viewed regularly from that location. Then I noted the colour was a bluish green and very intense.
Location
Address
Fort Frances (CA)
Latitude
48° 36' 12.66'' N (48.603517°)
Longitude
93° 25' 56.07'' W (-93.432241°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-05-11 22:00 CDT
UT Date & Time
2012-05-12 03:00 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From right to left
Descent Angle
270°
Moving
Facing azimuth
223.83096°
First azimuth
215.75396°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
265.94849°
Last elevation
30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-27
Color
bright blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
5s
Length
-1°
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
As metor was apporaching western horizon it began to fragment into several pieces.
