We were camping off the grid. No light pollution at all other than a dim campfire. Then a very bright flash. It was going east to west. Then darkness again. I figured it was fireworks so close to the 4th of July but thought it odd I had heard no sound associated with the flash. A few minutes later I heard a distant boom, unlike thunder though.
Location
Address
Featherville, ID
Latitude
43° 36' 22.03'' N (43.606119°)
Longitude
115° 4' 38.33'' W (-115.077314°)
Elevation
1497.033936m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2021-07-03 22:52 MDT
UT Date & Time
2021-07-04 04:52 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down to up
Descent Angle
-
Moving
Facing azimuth
80°
First azimuth
80°
First elevation
61°
Last azimuth
260°
Last elevation
61°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-20
Color
Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Minutes later a very distinct and distant boom. However, correlation does not always equal causation.
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Red streak and then bright flash directly over my head. Then darkness again.
