I am an airline pilot and was flying north of minneapolis on a 330 heading. As we were flying there was a very bright blue glow and several bright flashes. I looked out my left window and saw the remaining meteor fragments falling. It was directly above us. We were pretty close to brainard mn. It appeared that the meteor was on a pretty direct east to west path, probably pretty close to a 270 degree heading.
Location
Address
Minneapolis, MN
Latitude
46° 11' 11.62'' N (46.186562°)
Longitude
93° 37' 5.64'' W (-93.618232°)
Elevation
381.781982m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-12-27 22:45 CST
UT Date & Time
2013-12-28 04:45 UT
Duration
?
Direction
Moving direction
From right to left
Descent Angle
270°
Moving
Facing azimuth
330°
First azimuth
250°
First elevation
90°
Last azimuth
270°
Last elevation
25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-24
Color
Blue, Green, Orange, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I am an airline pilot. I was flying and the whole flight deck illuminated in a blue glow, then several bright flashes...then I looked to my left and saw the fragment parts falling and disappeared
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Was flying, I didn't see the initial streak. First the entire outside of the aircraft and the flight deck filled with a bright blue glow. Then there were several bright flashes. I looked out my left window and say the remaining streak and a handful of fragmented parts still falling and dissapeared
