The bright white ball appeared suddenly out of the sky and disappeared behind a large bank of clouds. The smoke trail stayed in the sky for a long time. The boom and rumble I heard may have been thunder but I am not sure.
Location
Address
Cortez, CO
Latitude
37° 20' 55.98'' N (37.348883°)
Longitude
108° 35' 9.34'' W (-108.585927°)
Elevation
1890.420044m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2021-08-02 19:30 MDT
UT Date & Time
2021-08-03 01:30 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
128°
Moving
Facing azimuth
266.46°
First azimuth
90.69°
First elevation
44°
Last azimuth
276.53°
Last elevation
21°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-22
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I heard what sounded like a loud boom and rumble. Possibly thunder.
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
99.99s
Length
20°
Remarks
Looked like a trail of smoke kind of like the trail a rocket leaves when it takes off. It lasted a long time in the sky. It was not a straight line.
