I'm really frustrated that I have to wait for the news to learn what I saw
Location
Address
Garden Valley, CA
Latitude
38° 51' 5.91'' N (38.851642°)
Longitude
120° 51' 10.38'' W (-120.852883°)
Elevation
617.856567m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2021-07-31 00:38 PDT
UT Date & Time
2021-07-31 07:38 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
256°
Moving
Facing azimuth
206.79°
First azimuth
357.27°
First elevation
37°
Last azimuth
156.83°
Last elevation
14°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-20
Color
Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Sounds like wind blowing on a large fire
Delayed Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I saw the sky get bright and immediately lookeded up. About the same time I heard a deep boom (approximately 1-1.5 sec. in duration). It then disappeared for a second. Reignited, and continued S.E. as far as I could see