I believe the boom I heard was the meteor breaking the sound barrier
Location
Address
Smithfield, UT
Latitude
41° 50' 56'' N (41.848888°)
Longitude
111° 49' 1.38'' W (-111.817051°)
Elevation
1463.689941m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2024-06-20 22:53 MDT
UT Date & Time
2024-06-21 04:53 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
254°
Moving
Facing azimuth
204.25°
First azimuth
300.37°
First elevation
49°
Last azimuth
127.69°
Last elevation
20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-12
Color
Light Green, Orange, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Delayed boom (just a few minutes later) off in the mountains where it disappeared. Sounded like someone dropped a dumpster off a house and let it echo around.
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
17°
Remarks
Glowing trail. It changed colors a bit. The actual fireball made some small explosions and sent of pieces that made other small trails.
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Small fragments flew off as it was going. At the very end it Broke into many glowing pieces but a big one still continued.
