There's a lot of activity in our atmosphere we don't usually see.
If I may ask where in N Mexico? Kit Carson Nat’l Forest?
Near White Sands Missile Range, perhaps?
That's because people living in cities are blinded by light pollution.
I live way out in the country, far away from any source of light pollution.
The night sky is amazing. there's always meteors streaking across the sky. Sometimes you get lucky and see a larger one put on a good show.