I was with my brother. He witnessed it too. When I came back home (Illinois) from the Colorado trip. I was curious to know what the bright explosion kind of thing was in the sky. Then I tumbled on a local area news report. Then, I decided share my experience to help science.
Location
Address
Estes Park, CO
Latitude
40° 22' 5.25'' N (40.368125°)
Longitude
105° 33' 55.74'' W (-105.565482°)
Elevation
2416.938232m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2021-10-03 03:45 MDT
UT Date & Time
2021-10-03 09:45 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down right to up left
Descent Angle
297°
Moving
Facing azimuth
300°
First azimuth
275°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
250°
Last elevation
36°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-20
Color
Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
boom sound
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
-
Remarks
After the boom, the sky was lit bright, and a yellow trail was left
