The sounds were probably muffled, because many people throughout the star party were hooting and hollering at the sight of the fireball/bolide!
Location
Address
Kenton, OK
Latitude
36° 53' 50.85'' N (36.897457°)
Longitude
102° 57' 8.89'' W (-102.952469°)
Elevation
1346.616333m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2021-10-05 02:12 CDT
UT Date & Time
2021-10-05 07:12 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
227°
Moving
Facing azimuth
96°
First azimuth
108.77°
First elevation
41°
Last azimuth
81.61°
Last elevation
10°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-9
Color
Green, Orange, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Cracklings, whooshing
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
4s
Length
30°
Remarks
We were at the Okie-Tex Star Party, just looking up at Orion. A glowing wide yellow/orange train came out of the belt area of Orion at approximately the same angle as the belt towards the ground.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
As the glowing train reached the hilltop in front of us, it burst into bright green with a gold surround. When it disappeared behind the hill, all the sky behind the hill was very bright. We heard no explosion.
