Was it Bailey's Beads?
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I've seen images of those and, maybe? There was only one and it was much larger than the images I've seen of bailey's beads. It's definitely the most likely explanation though
The only other thing that would make sense would be a solar prominence, those are red though. There were some of those at the bottom, top, and right side.
There were definitely a couple of prominences peeking out from behind the moon and visible as bright spots that persisted throughout totality. From my spot, I just noticed one.
Bailey's beads only last for a handful of seconds, though.
You were likely seeing a coronal mass ejection (which are typically larger than the Earth) with the naked eye!
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