The entire sky lit up in a greenish-blue aura. It was approximately 3:20 in the morning yet everything got super bright during the duration of the sighting.
Location
Address
Alexandria, MN
Latitude
45° 53' 17.57'' N (45.888213°)
Longitude
95° 20' 27.72'' W (-95.341033°)
Elevation
422.361786m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2021-05-09 03:20 CDT
UT Date & Time
2021-05-09 08:20 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
262°
Moving
Facing azimuth
90°
First azimuth
172.24°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
14.25°
Last elevation
45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-12
Color
Light Blue, Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Almost like a firework, or something sizzling.
Delayed Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It sounded as if the object combusted or crashed off in the distance a minute or two after seeing it fly over. Almost like a sonic boom.
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It just looked like an insanely large glowing/bright object flying through the sky with partial fragmentation in its immediate trail. Like an oversized and closer version of a shooting star.
