Reports Report 5282a (Event 5282-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Timothy C |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | This is the third one I have seen in as many years, as improbable as that sounds. This one wasn't as spectacular as the last one I saw, but still thrilling. I thought it was an airplane at first, then it became the size and brightness of Venus, and then it briefly flared much larger and brighter and left a small tail, at which point I knew it was a fireball. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Maple Grove, MN |
| Latitude | 45° 5' 9.32'' N (45.085921°) |
| Longitude | 93° 24' 45.68'' W (-93.41269°) |
| Elevation | 272.993378m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-09-17 22:20 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-09-18 03:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 96° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 109.3° |
| First azimuth | 116.04° |
| First elevation | 50° |
| Last azimuth | 124.8° |
| Last elevation | 49° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 5° |
| Remarks | Yellowish white, fairly short looking and faded quickly |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It pulsed and flared briefly before disappearing |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |