Very bright and easy to see even in a parking lot of a grocery store with lights on. Other people in the parking lot also saw as it was hard to miss. Very vibrant green around a glowing orange with a trail burning orange behind it before it broke up and glowed orange and then faded. Very cool!! Never seen anything like that before! I wish I would’ve gotten a photo or video but it looked exactly like the examples at the beginning of this survey.
Location
Address
Ely, MN
Latitude
47° 54' 7.92'' N (47.9022°)
Longitude
91° 50' 36.42'' W (-91.84345°)
Elevation
435.343842m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-12-06 18:15 CST
UT Date & Time
2025-12-07 00:15 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
92°
Moving
Facing azimuth
173.42°
First azimuth
227.88°
First elevation
40°
Last azimuth
135.97°
Last elevation
44°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-12
Color
Green, Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
5s
Length
10°
Remarks
Went from an orange ball with green around it and an orange trail behind it then it broke up into 5-6 “pieces” of orange and faded after about 5 seconds
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Went from an orange ball with green around it and an orange trail behind it then it broke up into 5-6 “pieces” of orange and faded after about 5 seconds. Maybe what I saw was fragmentation and not a train I’m not sure on the difference.
