There were a lot of reports of a 4:30am meteor in Colorado, but this for sure occurred around 8:35PM that night prior to the 4:30am reports. Was there a meteor shower, or what was this?
Location
Address
Vail, CO
Latitude
39° 36' 12.21'' N (39.603393°)
Longitude
106° 16' 26.59'' W (-106.274053°)
Elevation
2779.149658m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2021-10-02 20:35 MDT
UT Date & Time
2021-10-03 02:35 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
175°
Moving
Facing azimuth
135.68°
First azimuth
138.24°
First elevation
28°
Last azimuth
137.59°
Last elevation
20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-24
Color
Blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1.5s
Length
-
Remarks
Blue/dark blue glowing trail
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It turned very bright then decreased to nothing after a few seconds
