Reports Report 9456cx (Event 9456-2025)

Observer
Name Miranda M
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks My husband and I saw this as we were driving.
Location
Address Carlton, MN
Latitude 46° 40' 11.17'' N (46.66977°)
Longitude 92° 28' 8.46'' W (-92.469018°)
Elevation 361.05249m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2025-12-06 18:09 CST
UT Date & Time 2025-12-07 00:09 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From down left to up right
Descent Angle 89°
Moving
Facing azimuth 40°
First azimuth 332°
First elevation 17°
Last azimuth 95°
Last elevation 35°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -7
Color Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks We saw it travel across the whole sky. The tail was extremely long as it was in front of us, but got shorter as it moved towards the east, then "fizzled out" as we saw it break into 2 pieces and these fragments spiraled!