Reports Report 1139bc (Event 1139-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Cassandra K |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I saw reports from Minneapolis Twin Cities area, but cannot find any other accounts from Iowa. We were driving west toward Perry, IA on Highway 141 when I saw it out my passenger window to the north, falling toward ground in an east-west trajectory. I did find a video from Reddit from Loretta, MN of the fireball observed at the same time. Video: https://vimeo.com/1059580939 — In my position it was very bright and prominent, almost like it may have broken up around the Ogden, IA area (very rough guesstimate, could have been further north, I am not a scientist, but VERY enthused I saw a fireball/meteor at what looked to be a close range.) |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | , IA |
| Latitude | 41° 50' 1.45'' N (41.833736°) |
| Longitude | 93° 56' 54.11'' W (-93.948365°) |
| Elevation | 286.032166m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-02-23 18:43 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-02-24 00:43 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 246° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 359° |
| First azimuth | 9° |
| First elevation | 33° |
| Last azimuth | 355° |
| Last elevation | 22° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -19 |
| Color | Dark Blue, Dark Green, Green, Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Multiple fragments fell, seemed to just fall apart quickly after one piece fell. |