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Observer Name Joanne D Experience Level 3/5 Remarks On a boat in middle of lake Once in a lifetime viewing. Seem to go on forever and low in the sky from horizon to horizon and large ball with exploding chunks falling off. About 10 min earlier we had seen one low on horizon in ne sky drop straight down. Large and exploded as it dropped.
Location Address Annandale, MN Latitude 45° 18' 56.62'' N (45.32°) Longitude 94° 7' 44.39'' W (-94.13°) Elevation 301m
Time and Duration Local Date & Time 2018-09-09 22:00 CDT UT Date & Time 2018-09-10 03:00 UT Duration ≈7.5s
Direction Moving direction From up right to down left Descent Angle 266°
Moving Facing azimuth 45° First azimuth 45° First elevation 11° Last azimuth 315° Last elevation 13°
Brightness and color Stellar Magnitude -7 Color Orange, Yellow, Red
Concurrent Sound Observation No Remarks -
Delayed Sound Observation No Remarks -
Persistent train Observation Yes Duration 2s Length 30° Remarks Glowing train flow length of fireball
Terminal flash Observation Yes Remarks Exploded and faded away at end
Fragmentation Observation Yes Remarks Chunks seem to burn off as it went by
