I hope I don’t seem crazy, or delusional. I seriously thought it was lightning. It is a new moon tonight and very dark where I live rurally. The burst of light made me search on the internet for what it could’ve been. And a meteor bursting is the only thing that matches exactly what I recall by memory.
Location
Address
West Concord, MN
Latitude
44° 9' 36.42'' N (44.160116°)
Longitude
92° 53' 58.2'' W (-92.899501°)
Elevation
374.529999m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2023-09-15 00:01 CDT
UT Date & Time
2023-09-15 05:01 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
257°
Moving
Facing azimuth
168.77°
First azimuth
168.46°
First elevation
49°
Last azimuth
142.93°
Last elevation
30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Light Blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The sky lit up as if it was lightning. Then there was a flash like a rocket igniting. Then it left a small trail and bursted into light igniting the night sky for a few seconds, and then burnt out.
