I walk with the dog that same time every morning. Sometimes I see satellites, or early morning planes. This looked like nothing I had ever seen before.
Location
Address
Verona, WI
Latitude
42° 58' 59.37'' N (42.983158°)
Longitude
89° 31' 17.15'' W (-89.521431°)
Elevation
308.677643m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2024-10-10 05:45 CDT
UT Date & Time
2024-10-10 10:45 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
60°
Moving
Facing azimuth
90°
First azimuth
90°
First elevation
60°
Last azimuth
75°
Last elevation
85°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-7
Color
Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
5s
Length
50°
Remarks
glowing train that faded like a firework after a few seconds
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I caught the flash out of the corner of my eye which is what prompted me to look up -- like an isolated flash of lightning, but the sky was clear; when I looked up, I saw the trail
