| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Bridget S |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | We were in a car driving east bound on hwy 63 toward Hayward WI when we witnessed this event. The timing and location are approximated, but are hopefully relatively accurate to the timeline, but definitely could have some slight variance. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Hayward, WI |
| Latitude | 45° 59' 51.04'' N (45.997512°) |
| Longitude | 91° 36' 19.44'' W (-91.605401°) |
| Elevation | 349.999695m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-10-29 20:15 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-10-30 01:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 234° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 89° |
| First azimuth | 89° |
| First elevation | 56° |
| Last azimuth | 60° |
| Last elevation | 1° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -18 |
| Color | Green, Light Green, Orange, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The entire sky lit up kind of green like heat lightning or a lightning flash, and then I saw the debris trail. We were driving and the visual of the event was hidden behind the car rearview mirror for me sitting in the passenger seat, but the driver saw the whole thing. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | After the initial flash there was a long orange fragmented trail behind a white yellow glow that lasted only a few seconds. |