| Event 258 |
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258a
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2012-02-22 |
00:38
CST |
Shawn Morrison |
Coolidge, AZ |
255/ - 271/ |
-7 |
Y
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?
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N
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N
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I have been observing meteor showers since I was a... kid. (thanks dad). I have seen "Shooting Stars" from Yellowstone to the Everglades. This was the most spectacular I have ever seen. It lasted for seconds instead of a blink of an eye and it stretched across the horizon. I want to follow it to the impact sight and make a fortune off the find!!!!!!! I have been observing meteor showers since I was a kid. (thanks dad). I have seen "Shooting Stars" from Yellowstone to the Everglades. This was the most spectacular I have ever seen. It lasted for seconds instead of a blink of an eye and it stretched across the horizon. I want to follow it to the impact sight and make a fortune off the find!!!!!!! it was strait off the meteorite and burned for less than a second after it passed. I observe the meteor showers in this area every year and this is much brighter than anything I have ever seen previously. It was inspiring. I made notes on my cell as soon as it happened. I only wish I was recording it as it transpired. IT WAS AWESOME!!!!!! I should go look for the cast off. Thanks meteorite hunters. (Science Channel)...... Show more |
| Event 257 |
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257a
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2012-02-21 |
22:00
PST |
Justin Chudgar |
Weed, CA |
111/36 - 101/25 |
-5 |
N
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N
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Y
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N
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Apparent magnitude was far greater than normal cel... estial bodies, save the moon. I do not know how clouds in the meteor path or in the line of sight between the meteor and observer relate to observed brightness. Fireball appeared through a cloud layer. Flash may have been due to suddent change in visibility due to increased visibility as meteor passed out of clouds. Show more |
| Event 256 |
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256 d
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2012-02-21 |
21:55
CST |
Kim Erixon |
Clavet, |
283/31 - 283/14 |
-27 |
N
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N
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Y
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N
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it was a perfectly round bright blue to green ball... with flames coming out of the top of it as it was falling straight down The sky bright green and it just disappeared Show more |
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256 c
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2012-02-21 |
20:40
MST |
Brett Walton |
Edmonton, |
104/65 - 116/20 |
-13 |
Y
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Y
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N
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N
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fireball fell in a steep, oblique angle. bright as... a flare, tail of fireball falling apart in a streak. flash appeared to dissolve in smaller particles glowing train, appearance of dissolving with smaller particles Show more |
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256 b
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2012-02-21 |
20:40
MST |
mark russell |
edmonton, |
69/69 - 83/47 |
>-13 |
?
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?
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Y
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N
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Ahhhh MAZING I think I saw debris but was difficul... t to tell Ahhhh MAZING very dark and driving... couldn't tell if smoke trail.... but did see fire and explosion Show more |
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256 a
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2012-02-21 |
08:46
MST |
sabrina Latimer |
Sherwood Park, |
75/33 - 85/25 |
-27 |
Y
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?
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N
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N
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It was a ball on fire and the ball was on fire wit... h a thick fire blazing ball width wise and long Show more |
| Event 255 |
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255e
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2012-02-21 |
19:05
EST |
woody francis |
Jonesboro, GA |
267/75 - 250/45 |
-7 |
Y
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Y
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Y
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N
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This is the first fireball I or my son have observ... ed but it was very bright and impressive An orange ball 3-4 times the diameter of venus arcing over venus as I faced toward the west. The ball started at a 2 o'clock position approximately 20 degree superior to venus and arched over venus exploding at the 8 o'clock position to the left of venus generating 7-10 fragments which left trails down to 20 degrees above the horizon glowing orange Show more |
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255d
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2012-02-21 |
19:00
EST |
Sheri |
Atlanta, GA |
0/51 - 0/0 |
>-13 |
Y
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?
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N
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N
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Huge fireball with a train 3 times the size of th... e fireball. I believe it would have caused damage wherever it hit. Show more |
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255c
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2012-02-21 |
18:59
EST |
Lloyd |
Kennesaw, GA |
213/45 - 211/45 |
-13 |
?
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Y
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Y
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N
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Meteor broke into multiple pieces (looked similar ... to footage of satellite orbital re-entry) Show more |
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255b
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2012-02-21 |
18:56
EST |
Lucie Canfield |
Atlanta, GA |
268/45 - 243/45 |
>-13 |
Y
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Y
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Y
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N
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a gold flash, ending with a fragmented trail. It... was almost like a sparkler.. glowing white. Show more |
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255a
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2012-02-21 |
17:58
CST |
F Cerezo |
Huntsville, AL |
152/65 - 160/35 |
>-13 |
?
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Y
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Y
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N
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I look for reports in the local media but did not ... find anything. I was going to contact "Janet.L.Anderson@nasa.gov" to inquire about this (as MSFC is in Huntsville, AL) when I realized there was a tab to report a sighting so, I did not contact her. towards the Earth at almost vertical trajectory. The event from this point on lasted less than a second. All of it probably about 1.5 seconds. The exact time was between 5:57 and 6 PM on Tuesday February 21, 2002. It was intense enough to catch my attention as I was walking away from COSTCO grocery approaching my car not particularly looking at the sky. In retrospect, given the elevation and time of day, I think that the color was perceived and the object was probably man-made. It might had been the result of the Sun reflected on the surface of the object that gave the reminiscence of amber/yellow. Most likely this was space debris rather than a meteor. The object looked like it hit something or disintegrated at re-entry with the Earth atmosphere. During the short observation it had a trail that looked the same color as the fireball. (not after but during it) and two-thirds its path it seemed to split into two distinct paths. The object split resulted in one following the path and the alternate one taking a more aggressive down fall towards the Earth at almost vertical trajectory. The event from this point on lasted less than a second. All of it probably about 1.5 seconds. The exact time was between 5:57 and 6 PM on Tuesday February 21, 2002. It was intense enough to catch my attention as I was walking away from COSTCO grocery approaching my car not particularly looking at the sky. In retrospect, given the elevation and time of day, I think that the color was perceived and the object was probably man-made. It might had been the result of the Sun reflected on the surface of the object that gave the reminiscence of amber/yellow. Most likely this was space debris rather than a meteor. Show more |
| Event 254 |
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254a
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2012-02-20 |
22:15
EST |
Robert |
Manchester, MA |
86/63 - 25/68 |
>-13 |
N
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N
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N
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N
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Very Fast. Appeared very close. Tree top level. Pr... obably an illusion because of the size Show more |
| Event 253 |
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253d
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2012-02-20 |
19:18
PST |
BB |
Chico, CA |
204/62 - 204/23 |
-13 |
Y
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?
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N
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N
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brief, bright train |
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253c
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2012-02-20 |
19:15
PST |
Claudia |
Sebastopol, CA |
290/45 - 289/15 |
-13 |
N
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N
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N
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N
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I think it was brighter than the full moon, but be... cause it was yellow i don't know if it would qualify. it was like a little sun. Show more |
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253b
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2012-02-20 |
19:15
PST |
rebecca |
Redwood City, CA |
324/36 - 307/33 |
-9 |
?
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?
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?
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N
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253a
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2012-02-20 |
19:05
PST |
Bianca |
Santa Rosa, CA |
271/65 - 265/30 |
-11 |
N
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N
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?
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N
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I was in my car with my daughter parking at the gr... ocery store. We both saw the light. It was about as big as my thumb nail when I fully extend my arm out and look at it from that distance. It had a hazy cast, but was a pretty bright light with a hint of green in the front end. It was too big to be a shooting star, and it went slightly down and diagonally it was gone before it reached the horizon. The light traveled in the air. I am not sure if what I was watching was the terminal flash. It got to a point in th sky and just disappeared. Show more |
| Event 252 |
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252g
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2012-02-20 |
20:30
EST |
Lea |
Germantown, MD |
222/30 - 221/0 |
-13 |
?
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?
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N
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N
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very bright white, went straight down, started ver... y low on the horizon and disappeared behind the tree line -- at first I thought it was a plane going down it went down behind trees it had a "tail" but not really a "train" (it didn't linger) Show more |
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252f
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2012-02-20 |
20:00
EST |
Tennie Cooper |
ROANOKE, VA |
290/68 - 290/50 |
-27 |
Y
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?
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Y
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N
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A round ball of fire gold color and a long tail th... at was also gold. It was dark outside so not sure of smoke. It looked like a roman candle firework falling straight down sparks trailed it. Show more |
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252e
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2012-02-20 |
19:59
EST |
Emma Heuges |
Germantown, MD |
212/83 - 210/23 |
-11 |
N
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N
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?
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N
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This fireball was only visible to me for a split s... econd. Both my boyfriend and I saw it. This fireball was only visible to me for a split second. Both my boyfriend and I saw it. The fireball seemed as though it burned out as it got very close to landing. The train did not last long after this. Show more |
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252d
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2012-02-20 |
19:58
EST |
Melissa Sites |
Greenbelt, MD |
209/51 - 203/28 |
-9 |
Y
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?
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N
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N
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It went pretty much in a straightdownward directio... n. It was greenish. It disappeared before it hit the ground. It was not high in the sky like a normal meteor but seemed much closer to the ground. A very slight trail that did not last long. Show more |
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252c
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2012-02-20 |
19:56
EST |
Luke |
Indian Trail, NC |
46/80 - 47/35 |
-7 |
N
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N
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N
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N
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Larger than normal meteor, very bright. |
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252b
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2012-02-20 |
19:55
EST |
gordon hoeft |
Fairfax, VA |
275/57 - 269/45 |
-7 |
Y
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?
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N
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N
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It came from behind me to my left. I watched it pa... ce my vehicle and pass me by very fast It was in a westbound downward trajectory. It seemed to be an object on fire. Flames streaming around off the front. They didn't appear blue to me however, but like fire. it streamed a tail and seemed to hold together until it winked out. No explosion, No flash. It was the largest and closest shooting star I have ever seen. I thought it was an airplane crashing at first. It was very disturbing and amazing at the same time. it was glowing and very brief. Show more |
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252a
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2012-02-20 |
19:50
EST |
David Rowh |
Salisbury, NC |
40/ - 27/20 |
-7 |
Y
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Y
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N
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N
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See above Fragmented; Fireball preceded by a fain... ter (mag. 1) meteor approx. 20 degrees ahead. Show more |
| Event 251 |
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251a
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2012-02-20 |
01:32
MST |
Schuyler Denham |
Lake City, CO |
333/48 - 334/16 |
-9 |
?
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?
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N
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N
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Cloudy in the direction of the meteor. I was in a ... hot tub facing that direction. My wife had her back to it initially but noticed the light and turned just able to glimpse it. Unable to see any train due to clouds. Show more |
| Event 250 |
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250a
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2012-02-19 |
22:00
EST |
James Robinson |
Thunder Bay, |
222/90 - 43/90 |
-7 |
Y
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?
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N
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N
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it was slow moving, compared to most meteors light... to bright orange glowing train Show more |
| Event 249 |
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249a
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2012-02-19 |
21:00
CST |
Paxton |
Springfield, MO |
305/70 - 241/70 |
>-13 |
?
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?
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Y
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N
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| Event 248 |
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248b
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2012-02-17 |
23:22
CST |
William Folger |
Pipestone, MN |
92/45 - 92/16 |
-13 |
N
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N
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N
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N
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Solid bright sphere with whiter green hue. I trav... eled east nearly straight away from me the direction I was traveling. It disappeared over the horizon. Show more |
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248a
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2012-02-17 |
23:25
CST |
AD |
Cascade, IA |
15/45 - 25/30 |
-7 |
N
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N
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N
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N
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I saw it from inside the house through a tall wind... ow from the top of the window to the garage roof. It was like a large green planet gliding down. Too fast and bright for a plane and nearly straight down. Show more |
| Event 247 |
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247a
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2012-02-17 |
23:36
EST |
Mike Gundersen |
Quincy, MA |
313/47 - 275/26 |
-5 |
N
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N
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N
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N
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| Event 246 |
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246b
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2012-02-17 |
23:40
EST |
chris |
canandaigua, NY |
130/71 - 178/39 |
-7 |
N
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N
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Y
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N
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I was with my friend and he told me to look up and... i did to see an awesome fireball streaking across the sky then get very bright then disappear like it blew up. It was a truly amazing experience At the end of the trail the fireball looked like it blew up and then dissapeared Show more |
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246a
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2012-02-17 |
23:35
EST |
Vicki Rotolo |
Pittsford, NY |
98/30 - 100/25 |
-11 |
N
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N
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N
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N
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There was a long glowing train a golden yellow col... or which lasted about 4 - 5 seconds. The meteor seemed very close to the earth and it pulsed as if was a stone skipping on a pond about 2 times before it dissappeared. Show more |
| Event 245 |
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245a
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2012-02-17 |
21:10
CST |
|
Atkinson, NC |
106/45 - 108/15 |
-13 |
Y
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?
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N
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N
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This was an awesome sight! A big ball of white fir... e with a smooth tail it went halfway across the sky then down behind the tree line. It had a white long trail behind it and the fireball was in a white envelope. Show more |
| Event 244 |
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244a
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2012-02-17 |
18:00
EST |
Sandi |
Cincinnati, OH |
0/ - 0/ |
- |
N
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N
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N
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N
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I am not sure what I saw, but it appeared to be 2 ... separate objects, one seemed to be falling straight down and the other was falling at an angle. I was headed West on 275, so the sun was setting, by the time I arrived at my destination, roughly 10 mins from when I first saw them, they were gone. Show more |
| Event 243 |
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243a
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2012-02-17 |
00:10
CST |
Scott Ellis |
Lake Bluff, IL |
321/45 - 358/20 |
-11 |
?
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?
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Y
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Y
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I saw the finally through my picture window of my ... living room. The fireball may have started much higher in the sky, my view was obstructed. There seemed to be a flare at the end. There might have been some fragmentation, I saw the finally through my picture window of my living room. The fireball may have started much higher in the sky, my view was obstructed. Show more |
| Event 242 |
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242a
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2012-02-16 |
22:02
PST |
Jerry Miller |
Browns Valley, CA |
0/90 - 0/ |
>-13 |
Y
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?
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N
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N
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We were facing east from our house. I couldn't m... ark it on the appropriate page glowing trail Show more |
| Event 241 |
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241a
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2012-02-16 |
22:05
CST |
Laura Hostetler |
Sioux Falls, SD |
161/66 - 30/65 |
-13 |
N
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N
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N
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Y
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| Event 240 |
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240a
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2012-02-16 |
21:45
EST |
Pedro Saldana |
Marco Island, FL |
24/20 - 27/10 |
-7 |
N
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N
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N
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N
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trajectory was almost verticle decent from right to left |
| Event 239 |
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239a
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2012-02-16 |
19:30
EST |
Robert Barone |
Kodak, TN |
0/ - 0/55 |
-9 |
?
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?
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?
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Y
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| Event 238 |
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238a
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2012-02-15 |
20:10
EST |
Shaun |
Zelienople, PA |
333/63 - 337/43 |
-11 |
N
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N
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Y
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N
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Anyone travelling up US19 North or Interstate 79 N... orth should have seen this. It was pretty bright. I saw it as soon as I walked outside. It became very, very bright white at the end and then went away. No fragmentation that I could see. No train. Show more |
| Event 237 |
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237a
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2012-02-15 |
17:55
MST |
Rick Grams |
Helena, MT |
235/70 - 197/0 |
-13 |
N
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N
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N
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N
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I got pictures. |
| Event 236 |
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236a
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2012-02-15 |
09:43
HAST |
Ted Raphael |
Portland, OR |
46/37 - 31/34 |
- |
N
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N
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Y
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N
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Please keep in mind that "some experience" means i... nfrequent views of the moon with my own 5" reflector scope (celestron) purchased as a spotting scope to observe offshore sea life--whales, sea otters, birds, etc. Have only looked through a "real" scope once--at Lowell to observe Saturn. Have seen meteors and a handful of meteor showers at night quite a few times, but never before in sunny, broad daylight. I suppose it could have been a satellite falling out of a decayed orbit, but I do not have the expertise to distinguish meteor from satellite signatures, if that is even possible with the unaided eye. If this had been a night event, I would have regarded it as too common to warrant reporting. Keep in mind that the total visible length of time of this event was almost within the Show more |
| Event 235 |
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235a
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2012-02-14 |
23:45
CST |
Kristin |
Spanish Fort, AL |
206/35 - 202/15 |
-7 |
N
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N
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N
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N
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The flash of light was green with a tail, falling ... downward toward the horizon. It appeared fairly low, and then disappeared right above the horizon. Show more |
| Event 234 |
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234m
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2012-02-14 |
22:35
EST |
Pedro Saldana |
Marco Island, FL |
270/25 - 269/15 |
>-13 |
N
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N
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N
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N
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Green fragmentation falling off main body |
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234l
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2012-02-14 |
21:15
EST |
Cliff |
Sarasota, FL |
284/25 - 252/12 |
-13 |
N
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N
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Y
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N
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This fireball was so bright green that I first tho... ught it was a flare from an offshore ship, but it definitely was descending not ascending and I don"t think that green trailing yellow sparks is a standard marine signal. Plus, the terminal flash was bright orange behind the very distant clouds, and there is no rain or lighting associated with those clouds accordinf to NOAA's current radar image. Te terminal flash completely backlit the distant clouds out over the Gulf. Green fireball came in on about a 20 degree downward angle from the north to the south, trailing a short shower of yellow sparks. Bright orange terminal flash low on the horizon backlit cumulus clouds far out over the Gulf. This fireball was so bright green that I first thought it was a flare from an offshore ship, but it definitely was descending not ascending and I don"t think that green trailing yellow sparks is a standard marine signal. Plus, the terminal flash was bright orange behind the very distant clouds, and there is no rain or lighting associated with those clouds accordinf to NOAA's current radar image. Te terminal flash completely backlit the distant clouds out over the Gulf. Show more |
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234k
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2012-02-14 |
21:10
EST |
tripp schwenk |
bradenton, FL |
0/80 - 0/10 |
-27 |
N
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N
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?
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N
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Biggest meteorite I have ever seen. Seemed like i... t was moving west to east, looked like it came down near srq airport. Never seen one change colors like that. Started as a large white ball, turning green with a orange trail. It was moving way to fast to be anything but a meteorite. Awesome. Biggest meteorite I have ever seen. Seemed like it was moving west to east, looked like it came down near srq airport. Never seen one change colors like that. Started as a large white ball, turning green with a orange trail. It was moving way to fast to be anything but a meteorite. Awesome. Train changed as fireball changed, it was orange when I first saw the fireball, then it became more white when the fireball became green. Show more |
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234j
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2012-02-14 |
21:00
EST |
chris |
fort myers, FL |
349/ - 294/45 |
- |
Y
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?
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N
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N
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This is the whitest burning white with a defined s... moky tail. Truly awesome to witness. Show more |
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234i
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2012-02-14 |
21:00
EST |
Anonymous |
Bonita Springs, FL |
275/75 - 276/40 |
>-13 |
Y
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?
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N
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N
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Someone else with me thought they saw fragments gl... owing, flaming train Show more |
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234h
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2012-02-14 |
20:55
EST |
Lisa Mateas |
Sarasota, FL |
267/68 - 222/28 |
-13 |
Y
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Y
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Y
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N
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Seems like it would have come down, if it did last... long enough to land, in the Gulf which is quite nearby. It was really quite spectacular and was observed by three of the five people in the car at the time. Two flashes -- coming down, a flash, then continued and another flash Seems like it would have come down, if it did last long enough to land, in the Gulf which is quite nearby. It was really quite spectacular and was observed by three of the five people in the car at the time. An initial trail with one burst, then it continued with another burst and then we didn't see it again. Show more |
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234g
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2012-02-14 |
20:55
EST |
David Pedreira |
Tampa, FL |
222/30 - 196/0 |
-7 |
Y
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?
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?
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N
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Pretty extraordinary fireball. Second largest one... I've ever seen. Distinctive in its bright green color. It appeared that there might have been a flash below the treeline, but the fireball disappeared under the treeline at about 10 degrees above the horizon A glowing train of orange sparks that rapidly dissipated Show more |
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234f
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2012-02-14 |
20:54
EST |
Juliana M. |
Pembroke Pines, FL |
273/60 - 279/20 |
-13 |
?
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?
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Y
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N
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It looked like it was right there, and I could see... piece falling off of it. I feel so lucky to have witnessed that. So beautiful. It went from really bright to regular bright, back and forth. Show more |
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234e
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2012-02-14 |
20:50
EST |
Mesa De |
Sun city, FL |
60/65 - 34/30 |
-5 |
N
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N
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Y
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N
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What i saw that moment was spectacular
I was so am... azed whenever I see a very important event of my life. Last time I saw a shooting star whenever I drive back to Sarasota between 20:45 to 21:00
I'm so lucky indeed. That was the most fascinating experience of my life especially this special day February 14th:) sweet<3 from bright white which the ball has a tail at it's end part when fading towards the ground but burst into green and fading orange color after it disappeared. What i saw that moment was spectacular
I was so amazed whenever I see a very important event of my life. Last time I saw a shooting star whenever I drive back to Sarasota between 20:45 to 21:00
I'm so lucky indeed. That was the most fascinating experience of my life especially this special day February 14th:) sweet<3 Show more |
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234d
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2012-02-14 |
20:50
EST |
Sherry Bechtold |
Punta Gorda, FL |
275/35 - 274/28 |
-11 |
N
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N
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N
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N
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I don't understand why I haven't seen or read an... ything about it in the news - it was pretty spectacular The tail appeared to be fragmented. Not the green ball though...and it just disappeared. The red, fragmented tail curved behind a very bright green ball. I just happened to be looking at the sky due West of our house, having dinner on our lanai. It was so fast! I thought it might have been fireworks - but it was just this one display. It was amazingly bright and colorful. Never seen anything like it. Wish I knew what it was! Show more |
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234c
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2012-02-14 |
20:50
EST |
Charlie Winters |
Cape Coral, FL |
280/60 - 268/26 |
-13 |
?
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?
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N
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N
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This is the third one I've seen in 3 months, all ... around the 14th of the month. First one I saw was east to west, directly overhead, for probably 5-10 seconds from horizon to horizon almost on November 14th. The second one, all I caught was the last moments before impact flash southeast of this position with a terminal flash of greenish, whitish, pinkish colors that lasted for only a second or two. The second happened sometime in the middle of December. And well, you have the full report on todays. Show more |
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234b
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2012-02-14 |
20:45
EST |
Margaret |
Moore Haven, FL |
224/37 - 227/32 |
-13 |
N
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N
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N
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N
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glowing train that quickly disppeared |
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234a
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2012-02-14 |
20:00
EST |
Steve Hedrick |
Valrico, FL |
0/62 - 315/12 |
-13 |
Y
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?
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?
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N
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| Event 233 |
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233a
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2012-02-14 |
00:40
PST |
toni |
encino, CA |
0/ - 0/0 |
-11 |
N
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N
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N
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N
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One orange red smaller fireball Saw one orange red... smaller fireball followings it same direction Show more |
| Event 232 |
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232a
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2012-02-14 |
00:20
EST |
Nick |
Cary, NC |
0/35 - 0/35 |
- |
N
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N
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N
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N
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| Event 231 |
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231b
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2012-02-13 |
23:25
EST |
Matthew Spicer |
Winterville, NC |
222/45 - 257/30 |
-9 |
N
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N
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?
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N
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I was driving in my car on the street and saw it o... ut of the corner of my eye. It was bright enough to startle me. Really cool to see. Show more |
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231a
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2012-02-13 |
23:15
EST |
shawn Lopes |
Buxton, NC |
0/45 - 0/45 |
>-13 |
Y
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?
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?
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N
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It was like a tear drop traveling on a horizontal... path of East to West depending on the bend I was driving on highway 12 Show more |
| Event 230 |
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230a
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2012-02-13 |
18:35
PST |
Deven |
Los Angeles, CA |
264/66 - 264/37 |
-11 |
Y
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Y
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N
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N
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As the pieces fell, I ran inside to get my camera ... and called up to my friend who I was visiting and asked him to quickly look out the window. I clicked a picture of the pieces that remained visible in the sky and the remaining smoke trails. My friend saw the pieces as well from the 2nd story window. I am used to occasional fireworks in the city sky...this was no firework in motion or in its flaming bigness, quite a gorgeous sight...almost could say I wish I left fumbling with the camera for a different moment in time!! I do have a photo of it however grainy that shows the remaining glowing pieces as two lights amidst the smoke trails. I can email it to the AMS if interested. Thanks! I saw only the fragmentation of the meteor and the flaming pieces falling in a dance spiral. Fortunately the front door faces a large horizon and for some reason I happened to walk outside as the fragments were falling. There was a bit of a thin cloud cover (it's L.A.) but as the pieces fell, they were clearly on fire and producing smoke. dark charcoal grey at the top of the trail and lighter toward bottom of horizon...this was a multiple fireball experience witnessed after the breakup as they "wafted/danced" like burning coals as they fell. Took one photo of captured two of the fireballs on the picture and the smoke trails. At first there were multiple fireballs about 6 or 7... but by the time I ran back from getting my camera inside there were only two left in the sky, and the remaining smoke trails. On the verge of an absurd description, it's movement was almost like "lava underwater meets feathers on air". Show more |
| Event 229 |
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229l
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2012-02-13 |
05:30
CST |
Matt |
Delafield, WI |
179/40 - 169/38 |
-11 |
?
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?
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N
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N
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Not sure I understand this sections, but there was... a tail of about 15 degrees following the head of the fireball. Show more |
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229k
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2012-02-13 |
05:25
EST |
Jeff Burbrink |
Goshen, IN |
272/90 - 352/22 |
-9 |
Y
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?
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?
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N
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I am not sure I saw a terminate flash. The meteor... was green, and just as it began t ogo ove rthe horizon, it flaired yellow around teh green . Amazing. glowing train green in color. As it procedeed north, the meteor flaired brighter, becoming yello on the outside of a green core. Show more |
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229j
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2012-02-13 |
05:20
EST |
wade cronce |
fair haven, MI |
0/66 - 0/24 |
-13 |
Y
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Y
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N
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N
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Best meteor I have ever seen. Stunning. It's was ... solid then get over homes started to break apart. Best meteor I have ever seen. Stunning. Very bright green and started to break apart over the homes. It's stayed very green all the way. Show more |
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229i
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2012-02-13 |
05:20
CST |
Richard Oliveto |
Clarkston, MI |
280/77 - 337/40 |
-13 |
N
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N
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N
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N
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I have see many meteors in my life, but none as br... ight and big as this one. Was driving, could not gaze to long, just saw a slight break up I have see many meteors in my life, but none as bright and big as this one. Show more |
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229h
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2012-02-13 |
04:45
CST |
Prabhjot Uppal |
Chicago, IL |
355/57 - 42/51 |
>-13 |
Y
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?
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N
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N
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whitish and small thicker closer to the big green thing |
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229g
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2012-02-13 |
04:30
CST |
Jason Lefeber |
sun prairie, WI |
55/80 - 71/0 |
-9 |
Y
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?
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?
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N
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I'm a 3rd shift law enforcement officer and have ... seen many over the years, but this was a bright one which started directly overhead and went all the way down to the horizon line. There were 4 of us on a call and we all saw it, in fact I had time to draw the others attention to it and it continued for a few seconds even after that. Show more |
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229f
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2012-02-13 |
04:28
CST |
patrick haag |
Chicago, IL |
13/45 - 13/45 |
-13 |
N
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N
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N
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N
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The fireball was so low moving over head NE. Looke... d like you could touch it. Show more |
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229e
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2012-02-13 |
04:27
CST |
Mark Habermeyer |
Waukesha, WI |
0/30 - 0/30 |
-5 |
N
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N
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N
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N
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Large ball, very short tail. Meteor began N, temin... ated NNE. Brightness between mag 5 & 7. First appeared over my left shoulder, just below and East of Polaris - I happened to be gazing in that direction. Fair to much ambient lighting. Eyes not adjusted to darkness. Brightness remained constant until termination. Fireball possibly became slightly wider at moment of termination. Brightness between magnitude 5 & 7. Show more |
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229d
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2012-02-13 |
04:25
CST |
arturo |
Aurora, IL |
14/78 - 57/26 |
- |
N
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N
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N
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N
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229c
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2012-02-13 |
04:25
CST |
Phil Sabaitis |
Cedar Lake, IN |
359/33 - 358/8 |
>-13 |
?
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?
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?
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N
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229b
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2012-02-13 |
04:15
CST |
Bob Chikos |
Vernon Hills, IL |
336/90 - 359/46 |
-9 |
Y
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Y
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N
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N
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I'm not sure of what I saw. It was a brief blue st... reak that looked like a signal flare or a firework. But it was 4:15am on a Monday morning in a suburban area. It's highly unlikely it would have been a flare or a firework (It didn't make any noise). I asked an astronomer at Northwestern University and he said it could very well have been a meteorite. I've seen them before. Although this happened quickly, it was slower than the ones I've seen before. It seemed like it split in two, but I couldn't be sure. By the time my mind registered it, it was over. It looked like a signal flare or the tail end of a firework. I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me. I just caught it out of the corner of my eye but I saw a blue streak. No smoke. Just a brief glowing train. Show more |
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229a
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2012-02-13 |
03:00
CST |
michael |
palos park, IL |
6/80 - 64/80 |
-7 |
Y
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?
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N
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N
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glowing train |
| Event 228 |
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228s
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2012-02-13 |
02:43
EST |
WAYNE |
Boone, NC |
303/45 - 114/45 |
>-13 |
Y
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?
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N
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N
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I was asleep in the truck at the end of the road &... was awoken by a bright light that I assumed to be car lights coming down the road. I looked up & saw the huge fireball trailing green light. it disappeared behind the mountain within seconds. Totally amazing. Show more |
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228r
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2012-02-13 |
02:30
EST |
Mariann Parker |
Gaffney, SC |
0/ - 0/ |
- |
?
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?
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?
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Y
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The booms were very loud and noticable, whatever i... t was it seemed like it hit the house.. I would think it was close by by the sound of it.... N/A The booms were very loud and noticable, whatever it was it seemed like it hit the house.. I would think it was close by by the sound of it.... I did not see anything. I was in bed sleeping and 2 loud bangs that sounded like someone jumped through the floor of my home, followed by a little shaking. I woke up and jumped out of bed to make sure my significant other didn't fall or get hurt. Thought it was an earthquake or something. Not exactly sure of the timebest guess is between 2 an 3am on Feb 13, 2012. Show more |
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228q
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2012-02-13 |
02:00
EST |
Renee |
Chapel Hill, NC |
245/38 - 246/22 |
>-13 |
N
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N
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N
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N
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Looked like a bright, large burning ball falling t... o the ground, but only saw it until it went below the tree line. Time is approximate. Show more |
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228p
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2012-02-13 |
02:00
EST |
Amanda |
Simpsonville, SC |
248/ - 0/ |
- |
N
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N
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Y
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Y
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I remember thinking no human could create that sou... nd. Thought a transformer may have blown. However, this was much loder. I could hear dishes rattle. Like lightning I remember thinking no human could create that sound. Thought a transformer may have blown. However, this was much loder. I could hear dishes rattle. I was inside. It was quick. I would say the loud boom took me by such surprise the slight flash from the window was an after thought.
I did see a strong bright light in the sky around 8:30 or 9:00 pm, before midnight 2/13, it was bright enough to catch my eye. It was steady, did not go away. I assumed an airplane at first but it was too bright. Settled on the assumption it was a satelite. It actually may have been a satelite but it was significant enough to catch my attention while driving. Show more |
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228o
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2012-02-13 |
01:55
EST |
Darian Stevens |
Fredericksburg, VA |
223/38 - 222/29 |
-13 |
Y
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?
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N
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N
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The direction I seen the object was off to the wes... t from facing south on 95 south at the 133 interchange. Please contact me. I'd like to learn more about these meteors that come into the atmosphere like this It was a smoke trail more than anything. Show more |
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228n
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2012-02-13 |
01:50
CST |
Lindsey |
Boone, NC |
256/85 - 180/40 |
-27 |
N
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N
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?
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N
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please let me know of any more reportings largest ... thing I have ever seen in the sky, scared me at first, burned bright with a trail for several seconds, then burnt out close to the tree line Show more |
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228m
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2012-02-13 |
01:45
EST |
Fairfield Don |
Alpharetta, GA |
90/45 - 90/0 |
>-13 |
Y
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?
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N
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N
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I saw the fireball (meteor) from my east lining ro... om window. it was arching down like it was headed for Lake Windward from my house. Sparkles in the train? Sparkly glowing train Show more |
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228l
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2012-02-13 |
01:45
EST |
Edward |
Front Royal, VA |
213/55 - 212/25 |
-9 |
?
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Y
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Y
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N
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The object had a bright green core at the front an... d a very long trail behind. As it was falling it left a very long trail of burning debris in it's wake. Overall the size of the object was extremely large. The flash occurred after about 2-5 seconds of viewing time and was extremely bright. I could see the object burning up and fragmenting very clearing in a trail that tapered behind it a long way. The train was green with a visible fireball within it of a red/orange color. Show more |
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228k
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2012-02-13 |
01:45
EST |
DJ |
McDonough, GA |
46/40 - 86/20 |
>-13 |
Y
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?
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N
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N
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The object appeared very low and close enough to a... lmost make out the texture in the trail that followed. It dissapeared behind the tree line from sight at about 15-20 degrees above the horizon. Glowing train that appeared in a vibrant green and blue color after the object dissapeared behind the tree line, best described as the trail left by a firework, very intense and almost sparkled. Show more |
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228j
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2012-02-13 |
01:45
EST |
Michelle |
Waxhaw, NC |
255/55 - 247/0 |
>-13 |
N
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N
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N
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N
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It was the most amazing thing I have seen in a lon... g time! When the fireball first appeared, it lit up half the night sky with bright blue light! It burned and sparkled blue and yellow through the sky, and had a long tail as it went (no lingering trail though). From my perspective it was as big as the sun; it really was incredible! I'll keep checking back here to see if anything is posted about it! Show more |
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228i
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2012-02-13 |
01:45
EST |
Jessica |
Gastonia, NC |
254/60 - 240/31 |
>-13 |
N
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N
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N
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Y
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I lost sight of the fireball behind a line of tree... s, so I was not able to see if it exploded or not. Show more |
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228h
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2012-02-13 |
01:45
CST |
Elena |
Ocala, FL |
350/56 - 1/37 |
-11 |
?
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?
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N
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N
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228g
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2012-02-13 |
01:44
EST |
matt |
hiddenite, NC |
162/20 - 170/18 |
>-13 |
?
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?
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N
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N
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I don't know what i saw but it was a huge ball of... light with red at the back edge and a blue trail, it streaked by my living room big bay window, it was so bright it lit up my whole window , i could see the shadow of the curtains on the floor. this thing was huge.and definately the strangest thing i ever saw.... Show more |
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228f
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2012-02-13 |
01:43
EST |
Henry Strickland |
Portal, GA |
357/35 - 12/0 |
>-13 |
Y
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Y
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N
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N
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I've seen many spectacular meteors but nothing th... at approached this. It was reminiscent of some of the famous fireballs you see on tv documentaries that are caught on security cams, etc. Amazing. I'ts a very dark night (sighting at 1:43 AM Eastern) with the moon just above the tree line to the E/SE. Sighting began almost due North or possibly just a fraction to the N/NW. It travelled from an estimated 30 degrees above horizon at onset moving at approx a 120-130 degree angle to the horizon. It didn't appear to be a smoke trail, but rather a phosphorescent like glow / ion tail type trail that persisted about a second behind the advancing fireball and quickly fading to invisible after that as it went below horizon. The fireball, main and the several pieces that went from brilliant white at the moment of the brightest flash about a second after the fireball initially appeared, went from brilliant florescent BRIGHT white then bluish white with oranges mixing in. At the flash which wasn't one instant event but an intense initial flash followed by several flashes of lesser intensity giving the overall appearance of a flickering light that immediately produced several independent pieces that produced their own momentary trail and steadily reduced in magnitude of brightness from the breakup until I lost sight below horizon. Brilliant white overall that lost luminosity and passed through bluish white, oranges and reds in tail but with the coma remaining white the duration; possibly lessening whitish blue at the end. After each flash, the brightness shot up the scale again and then began to lessen intensity and go through the spectrum. The flash / breakup occured around the 2.5-3 second mark followed by flickering through approx 4-4.75 seconds. Approx 6 second overall best estimation. The fireball lit up a good portion of the sky around it that increased to lighting up at least (in my estimation) half of the sky at the flash / breakup. As it moved below the top of the treeline, the forest was well illuminated and I could see perfect detail of individual trees / branches as it continued diving to the horizon. The night was utterly silent and immediately after the fireball, I heard dogs begin to bark all around the countryside and, eerily, nearby cattle began to moo in what I've come to know by living in the country seemed to be an alert vocalization. Not long moo's, but short repeating high pitched (for a cow) sounds. Sorry for the cheesy description; I want you to understand that this thing was big and bright enough to upset the cows. Absolutely amazing, once in a lifetime. I hope my description makes sense.. I've seen many spectacular meteors but nothing that approached this. It was reminiscent of some of the famous fireballs you see on tv documentaries that are caught on security cams, etc. Amazing. The train wasn't smoke I don't think, more like an ion tail on a comet; phosphorescent. Show more |
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228e
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2012-02-13 |
01:43
EST |
edward MORRIS |
PINEY FLATS, TN |
179/45 - 176/10 |
-13 |
N
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N
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N
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N
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228d
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2012-02-13 |
01:42
EST |
bill clark |
Salisbury, NC, NC |
222/23 - 226/23 |
>-13 |
Y
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Y
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?
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N
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Hope this is of some interest.
All the best! Just... the tail breaking up. Wide, white , bright, powerful ....caused me to exclaim softly to myself. Show more |
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228c
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2012-02-13 |
01:40
EST |
Kim Love |
Charlotte, NC |
254/65 - 246/42 |
-27 |
?
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?
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N
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N
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bright white flash at the beginning like a camera ... flash, blinding flash. then it trailed toward the ground with orange red trail, could still see bright white core Show more |
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228b
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2012-02-13 |
01:35
EST |
Mike Tepe |
Cincinnati, OH |
175/39 - 173/11 |
-27 |
Y
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?
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N
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N
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Most impressive comet like object I have ever seen... in the sky. It was huge and I expected to hear a crashing sound and see flames on its impact. Not sure why I woke up at that time and looked out the window, but I'm glad I did. I expected to hear a report on the news or find out it was a plane going to CVG airport in flames. I did a search online and found this website. Hope someone else saw it. Most impressive comet like object I have ever seen in the sky. It was huge and I expected to hear a crashing sound and see flames on its impact. Not sure why I woke up at that time and looked out the window, but I'm glad I did. I expected to hear a report on the news or find out it was a plane going to CVG airport in flames. I did a search online and found this website. Hope someone else saw it. Show more |
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228a
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2012-02-13 |
01:20
EST |
Alex |
Greensboro, NC |
231/45 - 0/0 |
>-13 |
Y
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?
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N
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N
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Glowing train that was quite long. |
| Event 224 |
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224a
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2012-02-12 |
23:09
CST |
Sandy Barber |
Kansas City, MO |
23/69 - 289/33 |
-13 |
N
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N
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?
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N
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I'm not sure if this was a fireball or not ... I j... ust noticed a smallish green/blue light in the sky - it didn't seem to originate too high in the sky and it burned out, or otherwise disappeared, before it hit the ground. Show more |
| Event 223 |
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223b
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2012-02-12 |
23:30
EST |
mary |
Washington, GA |
0/ - 0/ |
-13 |
?
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?
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N
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N
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My attention was attracted by bright light in sky ... from inside home seen through window. Green light coming from upper left to lower right in form of a ball; grew larger in size as it moved toward horizon; true movement obscured by tree tops before disappearing. Second one a few seconds later but not as large as first. At its nearest point size appeared about the same as a full moon but much closer. Window and trees obscured any possible trail. Show more |
| Event 222 |
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222b
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2012-02-13 |
03:15
GMT |
Jeff DiCenzo |
Adrian, MI |
0/80 - 44/35 |
-5 |
N
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N
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N
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N
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I was completely sober and have 20/20 vision! Ther... e was no moon. It was just big enough and impressive enough, I googled around today trying to see if anyone else had reported it. Please note, this happened at about 9:15 pm EST on 2-12-12, so I am figuring that is 0315 hours GMT. I doubt this would classify as a "fireball" but it was not an ordinary meteor sighting. I was completely sober and have 20/20 vision! There was no moon. It was just big enough and impressive enough, I googled around today trying to see if anyone else had reported it. Please note, this happened at about 9:15 pm EST on 2-12-12, so I am figuring that is 0315 hours GMT. I doubt this would classify as a "fireball" but it was not an ordinary meteor sighting. Show more |
| Event 221 |
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221a
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2012-02-12 |
20:30
CST |
noel hollyfield |
raymond, MS |
146/65 - 306/40 |
- |
?
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?
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N
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N
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I'm not a professional skywatcher. I have gone ou... t and watched a couple of metero showeres in the past. I'm 64 years old and this was different from anything I've ever seen in the sky because it was larger and appeared closer and the trails were wider, both the white one and the final brief ( and beautiful) green one. I was in a rural area, no other lights, no other cars, so I had a good view, angle of descent was my biggest problem, it was descending at very roughly I'd say 45 degrees, I am a pretty good observer, but not so good with angles,although was math major 43 years ago. glowing white object moving left to right as I faced southwest, LARGER than normal "shooting star" by a factor of about three.and slower by about 50% first WHITE trail, then as objected descended trail turned GREEN for about half a second and then object disappeared from view. total viewing time maybe 1.5 seconds. Show more |
| Event 220 |
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220i
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2012-02-12 |
19:30
EST |
S Beavers |
Knoxville, TN |
226/51 - 222/47 |
- |
N
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N
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Y
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N
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I was driving and all of a sudden I saw a very qui... ck moving object and then it looked like it exploded in mid air. It reminded me of when a firecracker explodes. The trailed downward was orange in color and then disappeared. The trail downward was orange color. It reminded me of when a firecracker explodes. I was driving and all of a sudden I saw a very quick moving object and then it looked like it exploded in mid air. It reminded me of when a firecracker explodes. The trailed downward was orange in color and then disappeared. Very short and white. Show more |
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220h
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2012-02-12 |
19:30
EST |
Bruce Cecchin |
Tellico Plains, TN |
264/60 - 240/60 |
-7 |
N
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N
|
Y
|
N
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no train that I saw |
|
220g
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2012-02-12 |
19:05
EST |
CHris |
Hamilton, GA |
9/45 - 10/40 |
-7 |
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
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trail seemed to break apart - like a dotted line P... rimarily remarkable to me in that it moved more slowly that other "shooting stars." The tail seemed to break up - kind of like a dotted line. My first thought was fireworks, but I don't think so. Also, there were high clouds and this appeared to be below the clouds. Show more |
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220f
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2012-02-12 |
19:05
CST |
Michael |
Atlanta, GA |
1/45 - 8/30 |
-11 |
Y
|
?
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N
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N
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Glowing trail not very long. |
|
220e
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2012-02-12 |
19:00
EST |
Jayne Widener |
Griffin, GA |
330/50 - 2/30 |
-27 |
Y
|
?
|
?
|
N
|
This was probably the coolest thing I've ever see... n!! I saw a large orange ball descending through the sky with a short train, which was orange too. I saw it until it disappeared behind the tree line I was looking at. Show more |
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220d
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2012-02-12 |
18:30
EST |
Ian Cleghorn |
Monroe, NC |
132/40 - 132/22 |
-7 |
N
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N
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N
|
Y
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May have been quite distant. Light that glowed whi... te and lingered for a few seconds. Show more |
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220c
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2012-02-12 |
18:15
CST |
Linda |
Dadeville, AL |
59/ - 91/0 |
-7 |
N
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N
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N
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N
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220b
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2012-02-12 |
18:00
CST |
Rebecca |
Decatur, AL |
90/60 - 90/39 |
-9 |
N
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N
|
N
|
N
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Driving east on Hwy. 72, it appeared slightly nort... h of the road, and midway down toward the horizon. It was very brilliant, had a short sparkler tail, and seemed very large and close. I would have expected it to impact nearby -- it seemed that close. The train was a short spray of "sparks" that was extinguished before the final appearance of the "falling star". The sparks appeared similar to the sparks coming off a sparkler type of fireworks. Show more |
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220a
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2012-02-12 |
18:00
CST |
David Attaway |
Bowling Green, KY |
170/20 - 160/10 |
-5 |
N
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N
|
Y
|
N
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My wife and I were walking the dogs to stay warm w... hile our eyes dark adapted for a night of viewing. We were looking at the skies in anticipation of our observation session. But near the end of the walk, we were treated to our best sight of the evening, before I had even set up my telescope! The streaking yellowish point of light rapidly expanded into a large orange-red ball with visible flame. The flame appeared slightly conical, with a smaller leading edge flaring to a larger trailing edge. At its largest, its apparent diameter was perhaps 1/3 to 1/2 that of the full moon. Show more |
| Event 219 |
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219c
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2012-02-12 |
02:14
EST |
warren |
DELRAY BEACH, FL |
13/90 - 200/70 |
-11 |
N
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N
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N
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N
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very impressive it seemed to burn out but not unif... ormly thus appearing as though fragmentation was possible glowing train with flashing trail similar to sparks. witnessed directly overhead and running south/southwest at an incredible speed over the course a large distance in the sky in the time lapse of no more than a full second. very bright... no smoke trail was visible due to the darkness of the sky despite the appearance of being low in altitude. clear atmosphere, many other stars visible. Show more |
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219b
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2012-02-12 |
01:15
CST |
Beth |
Pleasant View, TN |
0/90 - 0/90 |
>-13 |
N
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N
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N
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N
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Huge, we did not see an explosion, it just disappe... ared quickly Show more |
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219a
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2012-02-12 |
01:14
CST |
Danny Herold |
Hanceville, AL |
72/70 - 36/21 |
-13 |
N
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N
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Y
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N
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I have seen numerous meteors during my life but ne... ver a green one or one as bright and big as this one. It was white coming down then changed to a green glow that intensified to very bright green just before disappearing behind the tree line. Bright white behind the green "ball" that faded quickly after ball disappeared. Show more |
| Event 218 |
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218a
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2012-02-12 |
01:00
CST |
Brandon Rizzo |
Chicago, IL |
121/71 - 123/35 |
-13 |
?
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?
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Y
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N
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This really took me off guard. I was sitting on m... y back porch, on the 2nd story, and looking at the moon, Spica, and Saturn all lined up and out of nowhere this thing streaked across the sky! If you can tell me what that was please email me, thank you! Ended with a small bright flash, no fragmentation. This really took me off guard. I was sitting on my back porch, on the 2nd story, and looking at the moon, Spica, and Saturn all lined up and out of nowhere this thing streaked across the sky! If you can tell me what that was please email me, thank you! Glowing, long, streaking and bright. Show more |
| Event 217 |
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217a
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2012-02-11 |
23:10
CST |
ron kucera |
grand island, NE |
85/45 - 58/20 |
>-13 |
Y
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?
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N
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N
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Just disappeared |
| Event 216 |
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216b
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2012-02-11 |
20:00
EST |
mark mcgough |
wilmington, NC |
113/40 - 173/25 |
-7 |
Y
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?
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?
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N
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probably landed in the ocean |
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216a
|
2012-02-11 |
19:54
EST |
Jimmy Kennington |
Monroe, NC |
127/44 - 144/32 |
-27 |
Y
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?
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?
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N
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| Event 215 |
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215a
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2012-02-11 |
19:40
EST |
Richard Yacuk |
Short Hills, NJ |
309/81 - 310/19 |
-11 |
?
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?
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Y
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N
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It was very bright, but details were mostly obscur... ed by cloud. Show more |
| Event 214 |
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214 a
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2012-02-11 |
18:45
EST |
James |
Hubert, NC |
141/70 - 233/30 |
-27 |
Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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I have never seen anything like it and feel very l... ucky and i also know FOR SURE that it was NOT an airplane or any other airborne object. It broke into about 4 or 5 fragments and then disentigrated. I have never seen anything like it and feel very lucky and i also know FOR SURE that it was NOT an airplane or any other airborne object. It was very bright and it glowed very bright. it occured the whole time... then it broke up into 4 or 5 fragments and i lost sight of the "Fireball". Show more |
| Event 213 |
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213a
|
2012-02-10 |
23:13
CST |
Jerry Bush |
Bogalusa, LA |
225/60 - 264/60 |
>-13 |
Y
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?
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N
|
N
|
It was a white hazey smoke train |
| Event 212 |
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212a
|
2012-02-10 |
21:10
MST |
Will |
gilbert, AZ |
98/70 - 97/30 |
-5 |
N
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N
|
Y
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N
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The color was almost a pastel green with a slight ... blue. It was not a very dramatic flash and it only split off 1 little piece that came down about 5 degrees and burnt out. As the main part kept going the last 15 to 20 degrees. Show more |
| Event 211 |
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211a
|
2012-02-10 |
19:01
CST |
KIM WALLER |
DENT, MN |
260/82 - 262/0 |
-7 |
N
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N
|
N
|
N
|
CLEAR ROUND SPHERE |
| Event 210 |
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210b
|
2012-02-10 |
20:00
GMT |
Helen Cook |
Hawkinge, Folkestone, |
95/52 - 201/52 |
>-13 |
N
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N
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N
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N
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I apologise for any vague comments or errors I hav... e made in my estimations. I am not even a regular stargazer. I just happened to be looking out of my bedroom window as I had spotted Orion, my favourite constellation. When I went back to have another look at Orion I noticed this bright light in the sky travelling east to west. I had no idea what it was as I had never seen anything like it before and I have no idea how to express what I saw in the correct terminology. I was standing at my first floor dorma window when I saw it so the estimation of the angle above the horizon was difficult to judge. When I first saw it it looked like a plane, but it was definitely different. It then seemed to have a 'fragmentation' coming down from it as it was directly infront of me and then 2 more came down just before it disappeared from view. I apologise for any vague comments or errors I have made in my estimations. I am not even a regular stargazer. I just happened to be looking out of my bedroom window as I had spotted Orion, my favourite constellation. When I went back to have another look at Orion I noticed this bright light in the sky travelling east to west. I had no idea what it was as I had never seen anything like it before and I have no idea how to express what I saw in the correct terminology. I was standing at my first floor dorma window when I saw it so the estimation of the angle above the horizon was difficult to judge. It didn't appear to have a train, although I was only observing this with the naked eye. On a couple of occasions it appeared to have 'sparks' coming from it, like a firework. Two such 'sparks came down from it just as it disappeared or 'burned out'. Show more |
| Event 209 |
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209a
|
2012-02-10 |
06:02
MST |
cindy |
Litchfield Park, AZ |
266/38 - 220/38 |
-13 |
?
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?
|
N
|
N
|
Would love to know if anyone else saw this. This ... location is very close to Luke Air Force Base.... The Show more |
| Event 208 |
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208a
|
2012-02-09 |
21:45
MST |
Emily |
peoria, AZ |
66/45 - 61/30 |
-11 |
Y
|
?
|
N
|
N
|
This was so weird to see! I had no idea what was h... appening! These 3 bright orange fiery glowing balls were curving back and forth, left to right, etc. and they had a trail behind them and then eventually disappeared. The train was glowing orange like the fireball. the fireball and train were hovering/falling and seemed to fade in and out towards the end (for example: you saw it, then you didn't, then you saw it again, etc). there were 3 all in the same area Show more |
| Event 207 |
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207a
|
2012-02-09 |
21:35
EST |
Serina Cook |
Beverly, MA |
16/70 - 42/30 |
-7 |
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
Almost seemed unreal It seemed to burst into a mis... t, then faded away. A long glowing train that was much thicker than any other meteor or shooting star I've ever seen. The tail seemed to spread out and linger as it passed by then seemed to burst and disappear. Beautiful! Show more |
| Event 206 |
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206a
|
2012-02-09 |
19:36
EST |
steven tucci |
nutley, NJ |
220/45 - 217/35 |
-7 |
N
|
N
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N
|
N
|
I can recall this very accurately. The object appe... ared approximately 5 degrees above Sirius and equal distance away from it (5 degrees) to the west. It appeared to move as a bottlerocket firework, only instead of going up, it shot down. It ended roughly within 1 second, and it STRICTLY shot down, moving not 1 degree towards the west or the east. It disappeared roughly around the same amount of degrees below Sirius as it did when it started, apporoximately 5, for a total traveling distance of 10 degrees, give or take. It very much resembled the star Betelgeuse, only much bigger and much brighter. It left no trail, nor did it become brighter or dimmer at any point within its travel. There was no noise associated with the event either. Show more |
| Event 205 |
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205e
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2012-02-09 |
18:35
CST |
Crystal Hardin |
Lewisville, NC |
72/35 - 72/25 |
-13 |
N
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N
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N
|
N
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The fireball went out right at the top of a tree. |
|
205d
|
2012-02-09 |
18:31
EST |
Mark |
Midlothian, VA |
221/62 - 219/31 |
-5 |
Y
|
?
|
N
|
N
|
glowing train |
|
205c
|
2012-02-09 |
18:30
EST |
James Hamlett |
Victoria, VA |
251/57 - 245/46 |
-7 |
Y
|
?
|
Y
|
N
|
I wasn't really looking for anything when it caugh... t my eye so I saw the end of it don't know if it was alot more to it before I noticed it. It was kind of odd because it wasn't even really dark yet and it appeared to be just higher and to the left of what i guess is Venus in the sky which was the brightest star like thing in the sky not moving. the flash was the brightest part of it, The object seemed to get bigger at the flash and then vanished Show more |
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205b
|
2012-02-09 |
18:30
EST |
Matt |
Lexington, NC |
59/51 - 55/26 |
-7 |
N
|
N
|
N
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N
|
It seemed to be more green at first, then as it wa... s progressing it started to turn a more greenish-blue color. Also seemed to disappear for a second before firing back up again. Only a few small fragments, right toward the end. Show more |
|
205a
|
2012-02-09 |
18:29
EST |
Mark James |
Statesville, NC |
0/60 - 0/25 |
-7 |
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
|
| Event 204 |
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204a
|
2012-02-09 |
18:15
IST |
Tushar |
New Delhi, |
0/73 - 0/50 |
- |
Y
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?
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N
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N
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i saw two of those actually. the information i hav... e given is for the second one as i cud observe it for a longer time and distinctly remember some details(i even checked its direction with my phone's compass). the first one that caught my attention soon faded. note that it faded, not cross the sky and go out of view. the first one was travelling in a more horizontal direction. also, the speeds of these fireballs seemed relatively slow as compared to some small meteors that i had observed in meteor showers before. for the second one, the trail too seemed to linger for quite some time. also, the size of the fireball dint seem too large(it was only slightly brighter and wider than the trail). initially it was like a thin, slightly curved line of light with no smoke. later it seemed a little wider and i think i could make out smoke at the end of the trail Show more |
| Event 203 |
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203a
|
2012-02-09 |
02:30
CST |
Jon |
Madison, WI |
259/35 - 258/5 |
-7 |
N
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N
|
N
|
N
|
I found the green color and intensity remarkable. ... It seemed to be falling almost vertically. I thought it would hit the ground before going out, but it seemed to extinguish just before it disappeared out of my sight behind a slight hill I was approaching. glowing, but not lasting a significant time at all Show more |
| Event 202 |
|
202a
|
2012-02-08 |
21:01
PST |
LARRY JENNESS |
graham, WA |
15/31 - 13/29 |
-13 |
N
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N
|
N
|
N
|
fire ball blueish white with tail extending about ... 30 times the balls size ending to a point / Show more |
| Event 201 |
|
201a
|
2012-02-08 |
20:05
CST |
George Herrmann |
Lubbock, TX |
142/45 - 166/25 |
-7 |
N
|
N
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N
|
N
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This may have been the reentry of space junk. The... speed was slow relative to most meteors, and I have seen few meteors in early evening like this. Show more |
| Event 200 |
|
200a
|
2012-02-08 |
18:51
EST |
Keith Greenwood |
Portland, ME |
13/50 - 348/30 |
-9 |
?
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?
|
N
|
N
|
It was great seeing it. 2nd one in my life, never... expected to see another, saw the 1st one about 12 years ago, driving south on the New Jersey turnpike. That one was much bigger , and I could see it for a lot longer then the one I saw this evening. Tonights was stilll impresive. I like your web entry form a lot, nice job. Would it be helpful to show a bunch of pictures, and have people pick the one that looked closest to the one that they saw? Keith I was standing in the parking lot across the street from the church. The fireball disappeared below the roof line of the church. It was great seeing it. 2nd one in my life, never expected to see another, saw the 1st one about 12 years ago, driving south on the New Jersey turnpike. That one was much bigger , and I could see it for a lot longer then the one I saw this evening. Tonights was stilll impresive. I like your web entry form a lot, nice job. Would it be helpful to show a bunch of pictures, and have people pick the one that looked closest to the one that they saw? Keith There is a fair amount of city street lights where I was, and it was after dark at the time, so that might have impacted my ability to see a smoke trail if there was one. Show more |
| Event 199 |
|
199a
|
2012-02-08 |
03:15
EST |
Cathy |
Andover, MA |
167/59 - 0/22 |
- |
N
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N
|
N
|
N
|
|
| Event 198 |
|
198b
|
2012-02-08 |
01:20
EST |
Stanley Scott |
warwick, RI |
142/53 - 53/31 |
>-13 |
N
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N
|
Y
|
N
|
the direction was northeast, , it was lower than ... the trajectory of an airplane landing at tf green airport. it had a train but it went so fast i couldn't say if it was persistant. i noticed it because of the flash it travelled very fast and broke up as it flashed across the sky Show more |
|
198a
|
2012-02-08 |
01:15
EST |
Justin |
Lakeville, MA |
115/45 - 95/40 |
-13 |
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
Very prominent. Never seen anything like it. I've ... seen shooting stars. Ten times closer than anything I've seen. Just as if it was breaking apart. Or 'sparks' trailing the object. Very prominent. Never seen anything like it. I've seen shooting stars. Ten times closer than anything I've seen. As if it was breaking apart. Very visible. Just a flame trail. Show more |
| Event 197 |
|
197a
|
2012-02-07 |
18:31
AKST |
Bob |
Fairbanks, AK |
133/42 - 95/21 |
-11 |
?
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
Very bright. Fragmentation happened at about 2/3 o... f the visible travel. Show more |
| Event 196 |
|
196c
|
2012-02-07 |
22:35
CST |
Caesar |
Austin, TX |
219/61 - 209/30 |
>-13 |
N
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N
|
N
|
N
|
It seems to turn brighter as it came down but it w... asn't a terminal flash. Show more |
|
196b
|
2012-02-07 |
22:32
CST |
stacy moran |
crystal city, TX |
174/70 - 117/13 |
>-13 |
Y
|
?
|
N
|
N
|
Hope this helps. started blue with whitish gray th... en green glowed all the way, orangish somewhat yellow tip the whole time- was the BIGGEST falling star I ever saw, seemed so close. Show more |
|
196a
|
2012-02-07 |
22:28
CST |
Jim |
AUSTIN, TX |
215/55 - 205/40 |
-9 |
N
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N
|
N
|
N
|
|
| Event 195 |
|
195e
|
2012-02-07 |
19:16
EST |
Allen Toth |
Knoxville, TN |
130/45 - 204/33 |
-11 |
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
In the last 5 degrees meteor split into 2 equal si... zed fragments drifting a degree or two apart before fading. Glowing & shimmering, faded over a few seconds. Show more |
|
195d
|
2012-02-07 |
19:15
CST |
Michelle |
Minneapolis, MN |
243/36 - 251/17 |
-11 |
N
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N
|
N
|
N
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smoking red train not very long. dissipated just p... ast the main body. Show more |
|
195c
|
2012-02-07 |
19:10
CST |
Robert Thu |
Jamestown, ND |
110/45 - 145/25 |
-7 |
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
This is the second fire ball that I have seen from... almost the same location within a 4 month period. It was also traveling in the same direction. at the end it was a flash and little fragments were seperated from the ball. glowing train, started out bright then faded Show more |
|
195b
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2012-02-07 |
19:10
CST |
Andrea |
Minneapolis, MN |
275/36 - 268/26 |
-9 |
N
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N
|
N
|
N
|
Glowing train that faded. |
|
195a
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2012-02-07 |
19:09
CST |
Juan Cabanela |
Moorhead, MN |
177/30 - 192/20 |
-7 |
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
|
| Event 194 |
|
194a
|
2012-02-07 |
11:00
CST |
marsh anthony |
menomonee falls, WI |
18/68 - 16/39 |
-5 |
N
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N
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N
|
N
|
|
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193.5a
|
2012-02-07 |
10:00
EST |
Eva |
Storrs-Mansfield, CT |
88/45 - 110/45 |
- |
N
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N
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N
|
N
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Interesting that I did not see anything, but the p... hone picked it up. I did not see anything with the naked eye as I took pictures of the moon. When I reviewed the pictures on my android, I could see the red ball and blew it up to see what it was. The times varied between pictures, but the two good pictures were taken seconds apart and demonstrates fast movement. It never fell to the earth. I can provide pictures. Show more |
| Event 193 |
|
193a
|
2012-02-07 |
07:53
AKST |
Myles Comeau |
Salcha, AK |
344/15 - 343/10 |
-5 |
N
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N
|
N
|
N
|
I saw a meteor in the morning twilight descending ... vertically. It was bright enough to attract my attention against the morning twilight and elicit a “Whoa” from me. Show more |
| Event 192 |
|
192a
|
2012-02-06 |
23:33
EST |
Scott McNabb |
Charlottesville, VA |
173/45 - 160/45 |
-9 |
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
The object/ball had a orange/yellowish tail at the... tail of as it fell when I first
observed it. Then that color disappeared
and a white/maybe a little bluish color took it's place. It looked closer to the ground
than any meteor that I ever saw during a meteor shower - it was either big or closer
to the ground. It did seemed to appear like the fireworks as they fall to the ground
as I read in some other descriptions people have made. I would love to know if others
have seen this object and what you suspect it to be, please contact me if you find
out. Thanks. Show more |
| Event 191 |
|
191a
|
2012-02-06 |
21:55
CST |
Abigail Holmes |
Orion, IL |
0/50 - 0/25 |
-11 |
?
|
?
|
Y
|
Y
|
A bright light with green |
| Event 190 |
|
190i
|
2012-02-06 |
18:35
EST |
Glen Peterson |
Carlisle, PA |
181/86 - 1/90 |
-11 |
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
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Fragmention was little brighter than the tail. Abo... ut twice as thick as the train in a bright white flash. white to bright yellow Show more |
|
190h
|
2012-02-06 |
18:22
EST |
Edward Prince |
Coatesville, PA |
59/45 - 92/45 |
-7 |
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
We were walking toward the meteor the sky was comp... letely clear we saw it move across the sky from our left to right until it dissapeared into the horizon to our right. My first time seeing one that close and clear. Very cool. Show more |
|
190g
|
2012-02-06 |
18:21
EST |
Fred Lawrence |
Conklin, NY |
190/58 - 129/45 |
-9 |
Y
|
Y
|
?
|
N
|
I would love some feedback if possible! Thanks... ... very interesting. As it faded it split into two distinct pieces before disappearing into atmosphere. Hard to explain, first time reporting a meteor.... I have seen many over the years, but this one was peculiar in nature. Long train, tip to tail stayed visible for a shocking amount of time. I can't recall any colors other than bright white, perhaps it had other colors, it was bright enough to catch my attention while walking my dog and stayed long enough for me to yell and catch others attention whom had enough time to see it as well. Show more |
|
190f
|
2012-02-06 |
18:18
EST |
Carl Patzer |
Ithaca, NY |
241/30 - 103/30 |
-5 |
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
Very Bright blue/green meteor brightening quickly ... to red before fading out. There was a full moon at time of observation. Show more |
|
190e
|
2012-02-06 |
18:18
EST |
William Fenwick |
Park Ridge, NJ |
302/46 - 305/36 |
-7 |
N
|
N
|
Y
|
N
|
the fireball grew brighted than flared out |
|
190d
|
2012-02-06 |
18:15
EST |
Angela |
Gettysburg, PA |
68/49 - 66/38 |
-13 |
?
|
?
|
?
|
N
|
Train was a smokey white color that disappeared wh... en the fireball disappeared. Show more |
|
190c
|
2012-02-06 |
18:15
CST |
AnnaMaria |
West Chester, PA |
0/45 - 0/45 |
- |
N
|
N
|
?
|
Y
|
It lasted what seemed for a long time. I heard a f... izzle sound and looked up and saw a bright white bluish light with a white tail. I told my son to look up and we saw a piece break off and then it disappeared It lasted what seemed for a long time. I heard a fizzle noise and looked up and saw a glowing bright bluish white ball with a tail and told my son to look up and we watched a piece break off and then it was gone Show more |
|
190b
|
2012-02-06 |
18:15
EST |
Scott Glen |
Phoenixville, PA |
355/80 - 75/70 |
-13 |
?
|
Y
|
N
|
Y
|
I went out to look at the moon that was rising ove... r the horizon to see if there was a halo effect to the moon tonight. I know the moon was going to be bright and had read somewhere it may produce a halo tonight. I have seen it before and thought it was amazing and wanted to make sure I got photos later tonight if it looked like it was going to. After looking for a little bit at the moon (I think it will have a halo tonight) I began to look around at the the sky as it is a crystal clear night out. That's when I saw it. It was very cool. It wasn't very fast like a "shooting star" but was actually slower and took a few seconds to make the trek I viewed it on, it appeared to fragment slightly and then disappeared. It appeared to fragment slightly before dissapearing. I went out to look at the moon that was rising over the horizon to see if there was a halo effect to the moon tonight. I know the moon was going to be bright and had read somewhere it may produce a halo tonight. I have seen it before and thought it was amazing and wanted to make sure I got photos later tonight if it looked like it was going to. After looking for a little bit at the moon (I think it will have a halo tonight) I began to look around at the the sky as it is a crystal clear night out. That's when I saw it. It was very cool. It wasn't very fast like a "shooting star" but was actually slower and took a few seconds to make the trek I viewed it on, it appeared to fragment slightly and then disappeared. Show more |
|
190a
|
2012-02-06 |
18:00
EST |
Maria N. |
somerville, NJ |
14/70 - 28/60 |
-27 |
Y
|
Y
|
?
|
N
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The most AMAZING shooting star I have ever seen!!!... as previously described. The pieces were flashing at various degrees and trailing for a bit The most AMAZING shooting star I have ever seen!!! Upon first seeing the fireball/shooting star I thought it may be a plane as it was headed toward Newark Airport. Then pieces appeared to trail off and float/follow behind! The pieces were bright and various and glowing and appeared to last for a bit before I lost sight of them. The fireball itself seemed to get even bigger and longer as pieces trailed off. Show more |
| Event 189 |
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189a
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2012-02-06 |
17:20
EST |
Marianne Perry |
Randolph, MA |
248/70 - 252/54 |
-7 |
?
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N
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N
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please tell me what this really was Saw a reddis... h orange color in sky at first thought it was plane coming down but as it came down the tail got longer lost sight as I went on to 24 south please tell me what this really was glowing train that appeared to be getting longer Show more |
| Event 188 |
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188a
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2012-02-06 |
07:15
CST |
kate Garza |
hudson, WI |
0/ - 0/45 |
-13 |
Y
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?
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?
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N
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It was a long train and then a shorter one quite ... a ways down. Both were pink Show more |
| Event 187 |
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187e
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2012-02-06 |
05:45
MST |
Teresa |
Cheyenne, WY |
82/60 - 94/30 |
>-13 |
?
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?
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Y
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N
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187d
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2012-02-06 |
05:45
MST |
Susan Powell |
Denver, CO |
90/45 - 90/45 |
-7 |
N
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N
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N
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N
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glowing, dissapeared quickly glowing |
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187c
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2012-02-06 |
05:45
MST |
Justin |
wheat ridge, CO |
39/60 - 38/25 |
-11 |
Y
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?
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N
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N
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it looked like a shooting star i stopped the car a... nd watched and it looked like it was going to hit the grown and all of a sudden it disappeared. it looked like a shooting star i stopped the car and watched and it looked like it was going to hit the grown and all of a sudden it disappeared. it was glowing the same color as the ball Show more |
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187b
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2012-02-06 |
05:43
MST |
Pike |
Commerce city, CO |
67/60 - 69/35 |
-11 |
N
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N
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N
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N
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187a
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2012-02-06 |
05:40
MST |
Suzanne Digre |
Littleton, CO |
69/40 - 101/35 |
-13 |
?
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Y
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?
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N
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I driving on Highway C470 and the meteorite was di... rectly in front of me, relatively close. It looked like it landed in Chatfield State Park just south of the highway. I saw a bright green ball heading down and then it seemed to "fizzle out" like a firecracker. There may have been some smoke briefly. Show more |
| Event 186 |
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186a
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2012-02-06 |
04:27
PST |
max cole |
Quartzsite, AZ |
66/45 - 70/40 |
-11 |
Y
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?
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Y
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N
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I had just looked at my phone / watch. Time 4:27 a... m (no daylight savings time) the flash was at least double the large streak, it equaled the size of the full moon, behind me. I had just looked at my phone / watch. Time 4:27 am (no daylight savings time) I saw it through very thin clouds, it seemed much wider than previous "streaks". When it exploded, it was the same size as the full moon, which was behind me. very impressive. This was the largest I have seen in my 70 years. Show more |
| Event 185 |
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185x
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2012-02-06 |
06:38
EST |
Michael |
Fredonia, NY |
40/60 - 57/25 |
-13 |
N
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N
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N
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N
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185w
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2012-02-06 |
18:05
EST |
Cade Jacobs |
Nichols, NY |
182/80 - 103/30 |
>-13 |
Y
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?
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N
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N
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I was riding in the truck when I saw the object mo... ving across the sky. It was very bright and lasted about 5 seconds. glowing trail Show more |
|
185v
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2012-02-06 |
06:55
EST |
Sundaresan Sethuraman |
toronto, |
332/40 - 46/35 |
-5 |
?
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?
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N
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N
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185u
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2012-02-06 |
06:45
EST |
Tony Orr |
Kingston, |
300/45 - 39/45 |
-13 |
N
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N
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N
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N
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This was a bright white light and appeared to be m... oving quite slowly - it appeared in the sky and then disappeared - but didn't seem to streak across the sky like a traditional fireball. This was a bright white light and appeared to be moving quite slowly - it appeared in the sky and then disappeared - but didn't seem to streak across the sky like a traditional fireball. Show more |
|
185t
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2012-02-06 |
06:45
EST |
chris |
Colden, NY |
23/29 - 80/19 |
>-13 |
Y
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?
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N
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N
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I think it landed about a half mile from the road.... This object stopped glowing green about a few hundred yards from impacting the ground. glowing and sparkly Show more |
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185s
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2012-02-06 |
06:45
EST |
Yvonne Arnold |
Junius, south of Clyde, NY |
44/45 - 78/45 |
-5 |
?
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?
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N
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N
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I wanted to find out wat this was, but could find ... no news. I looked for it, but the sky was still too dark. Show more |
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185r
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2012-02-06 |
06:45
EST |
Jennifer LaBounty |
Rochester, NY |
35/45 - 62/30 |
-27 |
N
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N
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N
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N
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It was a bright neon green tail w/ a bright red fi... reball at the end. It was very brief and dark at the time because it was early morning. Show more |
|
185q
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2012-02-06 |
06:45
EST |
Kristi |
Janetville, |
2/66 - 31/37 |
>-13 |
?
|
?
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N
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N
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The ball part looked black with red in it like loo... king into a fires hot embers. the tail looked almost like a green flame the shape it would be off of a lighter. kind of rounded. I saw what looked like sparks coming off of the ball part towards the end. The ball part looked black with red in it like looking into a fires hot embers. the tail looked almost like a green flame the shape it would be off of a lighter. kind of rounded. Show more |
|
185p
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2012-02-06 |
06:45
EST |
Greg McKenzie |
Mississauga, |
8/64 - 83/36 |
-11 |
N
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N
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N
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N
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short reverse v shaped train |
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185o
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2012-02-06 |
06:45
EST |
Lisa |
Rochester, NY |
3/80 - 75/20 |
-5 |
Y
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Y
|
?
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N
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I've only ever seen one of these things brighter ... - back about 15 years. Huge white fireball during the August meteorite shower over US. Can't remember name of it. Thank you! can't really describe other than the fact that I saw several pieces at the end when it either disappeared from sight or burnt out. I've only ever seen one of these things brighter - back about 15 years. Huge white fireball during the August meteorite shower over US. Can't remember name of it. Thank you! glowing and sort of like a jet trail - and I would swear I saw the thing break up as well Show more |
|
185n
|
2012-02-06 |
06:45
EST |
Julie Stoll |
Chili, NY |
10/30 - 0/25 |
-9 |
Y
|
?
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?
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N
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I've seen many meteor showers and this one seemed... to be MUCH closer to earth than normal. It was beautiful!! It started blue and turned to green. I was having some problems with the map. I was driving east and saw it towards the north...not directly north but maybe 1:00 - 2:00 between north and east. I would love to k ow if anything is found on the ground! I've seen many meteor showers and this one seemed to be MUCH closer to earth than normal. It was beautiful!! It started blue and turned to green. I was having some problems with the map. I was driving east and saw it towards the north...not directly north but maybe 1:00 - 2:00 between north and east. I would love to k ow if anything is found on the ground! The train was very sparkly. Yellows, whites, blues. After the fireball disappeared, it lingered for a few seconds and gradually faded. The train looked very similar to a fourth of July sparkler. Show more |
|
185m
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2012-02-06 |
06:44
EST |
Michelle Jones-Tamblin |
Camillus, NY |
348/60 - 9/25 |
- |
Y
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Y
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N
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N
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I felt I need to say something for I am a school b... us driver & I only told one other fellow driver about this because people tend to frown, well low & behold 2 other fellow drivers seen this & it was all our times were accurate & also it was in the same direction, so I believe we all witnessed the same one. This was truly an amazing experiance for us all, & made me feel so much better for I was not the only one who seen it... thankyou so much... I just hope there were more who seen this :) If by fragmentation you mean pieces shooting off it yes I did, you could see that pieces were visibly coming off. At first when I spotted it I thought it was a shooting star due to it was a white shinning little mass, then in an instant the color was changing to a blue, greenish, then all of a sudden a flame came off the back & you could actually see pieces of it flying off... my heart stopped I thought it was a plane going down, then realized it may have been a meteor. Show more |
|
185l
|
2012-02-06 |
06:42
EST |
Rogers |
Massena, NY |
311/45 - 360/45 |
>-13 |
N
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N
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N
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N
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Ive seen fireballs before even meteor showers. I'... ve never seen anything this big. If I had to draw it on a piece of paper it would be about 1/4 to 3/8 inches big. Ive seen fireballs before even meteor showers. I've never seen anything this big. If I had to draw it on a piece of paper it would be about 1/4 to 3/8 inches big. Show more |
|
185k
|
2012-02-06 |
06:41
EST |
Lynda Amorim |
Brantford, |
38/78 - 66/0 |
>-13 |
Y
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?
|
N
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N
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Awesome sight! I seen a huge round ball in the sky... - glowing green. With a long white tail (train) Awesome! Long white glowing Show more |
|
185j
|
2012-02-06 |
06:41
EST |
Dale |
LaSalle, MI |
40/90 - 40/25 |
-7 |
N
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N
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N
|
N
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this happened just before sunrise on my way to wor... k sky was clear and it was brighter than the stars in the background. short fragmentation with red color Show more |
|
185i
|
2012-02-06 |
06:40
EST |
Patricia Bazinet |
Clayton, NY |
334/33 - 355/34 |
-9 |
N
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N
|
N
|
N
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IT LOOKED LIKE A METEORITE STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN ON... LY MOVING SIDEWAYS! I HAVE OBSERVED MANY SKY EVENTS AND THIS WAS THE STRANGEST I HAVE EVER SEEN. Tubular shaped-very large over horizon bright blue changing to bright white-orange/ burned out all at once at end Show more |
|
185h
|
2012-02-06 |
06:40
EST |
Evan |
Cortland, NY |
290/30 - 298/20 |
-7 |
N
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N
|
N
|
N
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I ws driving and saw it to the side only for the l... asr second or so...have seen others over the years, it was just becoming light main balls seemed to shed a couple smaller into the tail...almost like a dashed line fireball broke up so 'tail was a couple smaller balls Show more |
|
185g
|
2012-02-06 |
06:40
EST |
Patricia Howe |
Geneseo, NY |
31/45 - 139/35 |
-9 |
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
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It was a great experience. I thought it would be ... news...but it was early in the morning so I guess not many saw it...it was still dark and it was fast! I was driving north on the 390 towards Rochester, NY when I spotted the fireball through my windshield in about 1/3 from the top view.
started on my left and went to the right until it dissappeared. Looked like it was headed for earth east of Geneseo, ny. the train was like a blue gas flame coming to a point behind the fireball about the same length as the fireball, not very long Show more |
|
185f
|
2012-02-06 |
06:40
EST |
timothy pahuta |
batavia, NY |
13/35 - 24/20 |
-5 |
?
|
?
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N
|
N
|
i am just glad i seen it. i thought it was going to hit. |
|
185e
|
2012-02-06 |
06:39
EST |
Jacques Paquin |
Fairport, NY |
331/59 - 31/58 |
-9 |
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
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At the end of it's run just saw it break apart. |
|
185d
|
2012-02-06 |
06:35
EST |
Miriam Zinter |
Rochester, NY |
339/65 - 50/45 |
-13 |
Y
|
?
|
N
|
N
|
I was walking my dog. I turned around and saw what... looked to be a single-engine plane on fire and arcing/plummeting at a great rate of speed toward the ground. It was in the northwest sky when I saw it and it arched across the sky to the northeast. I kept waiting to hear a "boom" - but none came. As it arched and I didn't hear any noise - (I had my headphones on and was listening to a radio program) - so it could have been making a sound. I realized it wasn't a plane crashing - it was a meteor. My friend's husband is an astronomer - so I Facebook messaged her to ask what I had seen - and she told me what I had seen was a fireball. I wanted to show my husband what I had seen - and I discovered this website to report it - so I did. The train was very long. It was yellow and glowing. It was very similiar to the meteors I've seen during meteor showers - but MUCH, MUCH larger with a long, streaming tail. Show more |
|
185c
|
2012-02-06 |
06:30
EST |
Jack |
Angola, NY |
29/45 - 29/15 |
>-13 |
Y
|
?
|
N
|
N
|
Largest head I ever saw. It actually had a shape t... o it, not jut a dot. Almost like a garbage can streaking across the sky. The head glowed in a brilliant neon green color and the tail in white. just went out about 20 degrees above horizon glowed white behind the head, very briefly. Show more |
|
185b
|
2012-02-06 |
06:20
EST |
MaryLynn Gleason |
Honeoye Falls, NY |
358/33 - 23/30 |
-5 |
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
I was absolutely stunned to see this object sailin... g over my road from west to east as I was walking my dog in the early morning. It was not far above the ground ( I thought about one hundred feet above the road) and if there was anything left of it before it hit the earth, I am guessing that there may be remnants of it somewhere between Amann Road and West Bloomfield Road. It seemed to be dropping fast--losing altitude quickly. glowing but it didn't last very long Show more |
|
185a
|
2012-02-06 |
05:43
EST |
jared valletta |
syracuse, NY |
314/40 - 5/20 |
-7 |
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
Pices falling apart and burning instantly |
| Event 184 |
|
184c
|
2012-02-05 |
22:30
CST |
Scott Davis |
KANSAS CITY, KS |
234/25 - 212/15 |
>-13 |
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
The bright object moved as a single object for two... seconds and then broke in two pieces and was visible for another two seconds. My daughter and I both saw it as we were traveling South on I-435 on the Western edge of Kansas City. The object was moving very fast from the right to the left. It was fairly horizontal while but ascending while it was visible. The object broke into two pieces as it moved across the sky. The bright object moved as a single object for two seconds and then broke in two pieces and was visible for another two seconds. My daughter and I both saw it as we were traveling South on I-435 on the Western edge of Kansas City. The object was moving very fast from the right to the left. It was fairly horizontal while but ascending while it was visible. Show more |
|
184b
|
2012-02-05 |
23:10
CST |
elizabeth lang |
claremore, OK |
290/64 - 263/44 |
-7 |
Y
|
Y
|
?
|
N
|
It was really pretty, wish i got my camera quick e... nough. Hopefully the new helicopter got a glimpse of it. saw a big one come down and at least 3 glowy balls about 1/4 the size of the big one. It was really pretty, wish i got my camera quick enough. Hopefully the new helicopter got a glimpse of it. it was pretty long and there where few glowy balls that came off it. The main on was big though. The main ball was white, with a reddish tinge, the glowy balls where more red. trail was white, kinda silver looking. Show more |
|
184a
|
2012-02-05 |
22:57
CST |
Sean Beebe |
Noel, MO |
287/45 - 233/25 |
-7 |
N
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N
|
N
|
N
|
fireball had fragmentation like dripping sparks |
| Event 183 |
|
183a
|
2012-02-05 |
19:45
PST |
Rob |
Arlington, WA |
1/42 - 1/19 |
-13 |
N
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N
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N
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N
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I have seen many meteor showers in the past, and t... his was quite unusual. It was quite a large light in the sky that I thought was a very bright star and it almost seemed stationary. Then very it started falling directly straight down and seemed to grow in size the closer it got to the ground. Just before at the horizon it glowed very bright and instantly lost sight of it. My wife and I were driving from Seattle, WA to Vancouver, BC. I saw it then told my wife and we both had a real good view. This was undoubtedly the largest meteor we have seen. It did seem to grow larger toward the ground, then go out of our site quite quickly. I have seen many meteor showers in the past, and this was quite unusual. It was quite a large light in the sky that I thought was a very bright star and it almost seemed stationary. Then very it started falling directly straight down and seemed to grow in size the closer it got to the ground. Just before at the horizon it glowed very bright and instantly lost sight of it. My wife and I were driving from Seattle, WA to Vancouver, BC. I saw it then told my wife and we both had a real good view. This was undoubtedly the largest meteor we have seen. Show more |
| Event 182 |
|
182k
|
2012-02-05 |
21:18
CST |
Mike |
Austin, TX |
98/40 - 108/38 |
-5 |
?
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Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
first time i have ever heard one. remarkable emera... ld green flash. Soft crackling sound like distant fireworks with a trail of orange sparks as it fragmented and ended in a silent green flash. It dipped a degree or two as it burned out. first time i have ever heard one. remarkable emerald green flash. Show more |
|
182j
|
2012-02-05 |
21:30
CST |
Stacey |
Plano, TX |
188/45 - 181/10 |
-5 |
Y
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?
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N
|
N
|
|
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182i
|
2012-02-05 |
21:30
CST |
Renee |
Fort Worth, TX |
108/ - 109/ |
-5 |
Y
|
?
|
?
|
N
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We were driving south on Hwy 360, south of Riversi... de, but before I-30, I saw a green light in the sky to the East...and I didn't know what it was at first then it kind of disappeared. There was another meteor sighting just a few days ago and it looked like the same thing I saw on the News. I don't know what all this means I didn't see that closely....maybe some other people will report it too. Show more |
|
182h
|
2012-02-05 |
21:30
CST |
Jerry |
Spicewood, TX |
0/45 - 0/23 |
>-13 |
Y
|
?
|
N
|
N
|
smoke trail |
|
182g
|
2012-02-05 |
21:20
CST |
Brenda |
Deer Park, TX |
272/70 - 351/45 |
-13 |
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
It was the strangest thing I've ever seen. Streak... ed right behind the fireball Show more |
|
182f
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2012-02-05 |
21:19
CST |
Jennifer |
Arlington, TX |
0/56 - 0/29 |
-7 |
Y
|
?
|
N
|
N
|
I couldn't get the directional piece to work. I w... as traveling South and the meteor was traveling from the eastern sky to the west. I couldn't get the directional piece to work. I was traveling South and the meteor was traveling from the eastern sky to the west. At first is was a glowing train next whitish and then disappeared. Show more |
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182e
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2012-02-05 |
21:18
CST |
Susanna |
Austin, TX |
107/80 - 98/53 |
-9 |
?
|
?
|
?
|
N
|
The object was as bright as several Venuses put to... gether. The light was more solid and intense than an airplane, and the disappearance was sudden. No fragmentation. If there was a flash, it was very slight. The object seemed more to just vanish. I saw a whitish smokey train when I got out of my car about 3 minutes after seeing the streaking light. The train appeared to be in the same region of the sky as the streak. Show more |
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182d
|
2012-02-05 |
21:18
CST |
Adrienne |
Garland, TX |
177/45 - 176/45 |
-9 |
Y
|
?
|
?
|
N
|
Shimmery |
|
182c
|
2012-02-05 |
21:18
CST |
Daniel Mead |
McKinney, TX |
208/45 - 203/0 |
-11 |
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
It appeared to come to Earth on the Plano/Allen ci... ty line..possibly around Legacy Drive. No flash or fragmentation White..I think. The ball was a bright green. it appeared to be quite close. It seemed to come down through the clouds. Show more |
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182b
|
2012-02-05 |
21:16
CST |
John Howerton |
Hillsboro, TX |
106/67 - 219/47 |
-13 |
N
|
N
|
Y
|
N
|
|
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182a
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2012-02-05 |
21:10
CST |
Erin |
bulverde, TX |
52/ - 44/25 |
-11 |
?
|
?
|
Y
|
N
|
|
| Event 181 |
|
181a
|
2012-02-05 |
17:40
EST |
Patty Bessette |
Willington, CT |
1/70 - 359/69 |
>-13 |
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
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I have never seen a meteor this large and this col... or, that I can recall. It was almost frighteningly large. I am not sure of the exact time I observed the meteor, but estimated 5:45 pm. I would appreciate any information you collect and a summative report. I teach grades 3 and 4 and would love to tell my students some accurate data. Thank you! I have never seen a meteor this large and this color, that I can recall. It was almost frighteningly large. I am not sure of the exact time I observed the meteor, but estimated 5:45 pm. I would appreciate any information you collect and a summative report. I teach grades 3 and 4 and would love to tell my students some accurate data. Thank you! Glowing trail lasting 1.5 seconds. Very large ball- from my perspective, the size of a small pea, much bigger than a "shooting star", which we observe frequently in the summer months. Those ate whitish. Show more |
| Event 180 |
|
180a
|
2012-02-05 |
01:30
AWST |
Katie |
Perth, |
300/38 - 304/34 |
-13 |
?
|
?
|
N
|
N
|
I saw this from my bedroom window, which was open.... From the window I can see and hear the planes coming into land at the airport which is nearby. The object seemed to be almost following the same trajectory as the landing planes, however, it was moving at a much faster speed. The object was much brighter than the moon last night (which I could also see at the time) and almost as large in perspective. The core was bright white with an outer orange-yellow glow; the tail was an almost electric blue colour, which was probably 3 finger widths (at outstretched arm) long. I didn't see a train after it disappeared. I heard no noise, immediate or latent, or if there was latent noise it wasn't discernible from low level urban traffic and industry noises. I've watched a few meteor showers in my time, and I've seen enough shooting stars, this was unlike any thing else I've ever seen; it was so much larger than your average shooting star meteor and so colourful. The time I reported is an approximation based on when I tweeted about it, I'm not sure of exact time, but anywhere between 12:30am - 1:45am AWST. Show more |
| Event 179 |
|
179a
|
2012-02-04 |
19:49
PST |
Katie Terry |
Lacey, WA |
262/72 - 274/27 |
-7 |
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
Gorgeous! Brightest meteor display I have seen th... us far! Pacific ocean landing without a doubt. Started white and then flashed red and blue as it entered the atmosphere during the initial fragmentation. It continued to flash as it left my field of vision behind the trees (about 35 degrees. No terminal flash observed due to obstruction. Smoke trail Show more |
| Event 178 |
|
178a
|
2012-02-04 |
17:45
PST |
Kenneth Scruggs |
hayward, CA |
277/056 - 274/50 |
-9 |
Y
|
?
|
N
|
N
|
CRAAAAAAAAZY! n/a |
| Event 177 |
|
177b
|
2012-02-04 |
00:40
PST |
Gina Cohen |
San Clemente, CA |
0/67 - 0/76 |
-13 |
Y
|
?
|
Y
|
N
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One of the most beautiful things I have every seen... Teh flash was like a burst of pale blue silver, in color then it turned to green, with a green tail that disintigrated. it was glowing then it fizzled Show more |
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177a
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2012-02-04 |
00:48
PST |
Shannon |
Carlsbad, CA |
0/ - 0/ |
-13 |
N
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N
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?
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N
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I don't think this constitutes as a fireball but ... I don't know enough about it to be sure. It just looked like the closest, brightest, "falling star" I have ever seen. Enough to alarm me slightly that it was going to hit a house. Looked like a large bottle rocket, no sound, mostly blue and white in color, and extremely bright. Show more |
| Event 176 |
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176a
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2012-02-03 |
22:43
CST |
Jesse Ross |
waco, TX |
0/80 - 0/ |
-13 |
Y
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?
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N
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N
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I saw the meteor over Texas a few nights ago, and ... saw this in the exact same location. I looked up and thought I saw the moon(roughly the same size at the time) but it was bright orange, Traveling a little faster than an airplane. It slowly got smaller and smaller until only a orange star-like figure remained. Dark and cloudy, however the fireball remained and looked like a orange star for about two minutes. Show more |
| Event 175 |
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175a
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2012-02-03 |
19:35
PST |
shawn Ebert |
Eugene, OR |
293/65 - 89/55 |
-27 |
Y
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?
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N
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N
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a small fireball across sky a rippled cloud affect... like a come trail but very rippled Show more |
| Event 174 |
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174cs
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2012-02-03 |
23:00
EST |
JANE |
Hagerstown, |
68/40 - 42/5 |
>-13 |
N
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N
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N
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Y
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The fireball never lost fire in the length of time... we observed it. It disappeared behind the treeline, as we observed from the higway. We were driving eastbound on the highway, and there was no safe way to 'chase' the sighting. We heard a loud hissing sound, but thought it must have been something with the radio, never really thinking about the fireball being the cause of the sound. This was by far the biggest, brightest, and closest fireball I have ever observed! The fireball never lost fire in the length of time we observed it. It disappeared behind the treeline, as we observed from the higway. We were driving eastbound on the highway, and there was no safe way to 'chase' the sighting. We heard a loud hissing sound, but thought it must have been something with the radio, never really thinking about the fireball being the cause of the sound. This was by far the biggest, brightest, and closest fireball I have ever observed! The train was orange. Show more |
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174cr
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2012-02-03 |
23:30
EST |
Bella C |
Springfield, VA |
161/38 - 91/25 |
-13 |
Y
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?
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?
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N
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It looked like a firework, but far brighter and wi... th a solid head. Show more |
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174cq
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2012-02-03 |
23:30
EST |
Kasey Nelson |
Denton, MD |
100/80 - 301/90 |
-13 |
Y
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Y
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?
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N
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As we played basketball outside that night with tw... o other friends as all of our eyes caught a light in the air. We then turned our heads up and to the slight right and watched as the abject traveled across the yard and then burned up into the air. This was a very larger then normal shooting star. it was about as big as half of a full moon from our persprective and lasted about 5 seconds until it burned up. It came over the tree line and not as fast as a normal shooting star but it was a little slower. the trail behind it was about 5 or 6 of the fireballs lenght. The object came over top of us about 300-400 yards above us and then burned out directly above us. The trail seemed to spark up into the dark as it disappeared. Show more |
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174cp
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2012-02-03 |
23:00
EST |
Miguel Silva |
Washington, VA |
88/30 - 112/0 |
>-27 |
N
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N
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N
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N
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It very intensely bright and large and appeared to... be just 300 yards from our house. We live in a very rural area with NO light pollution so it was easy to see. Didn't see on as it disappeared into the trees. Show more |
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174co
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2012-02-03 |
22:45
EST |
Tory |
Stephens city, VA |
0/60 - 0/60 |
-9 |
N
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N
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N
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N
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UFO would be a great observation, but it could hav... e to do with Russian spy devices...if you have or know of any ideas to what this was let me know. Thanks! Show more |
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174cn
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2012-02-03 |
22:40
EST |
Stephen Pool |
Briarwood, NY |
208/62 - 219/33 |
-9 |
Y
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?
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N
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N
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Also saw another one, in a NNE direction about two... weeks ago while walking up the street (84th Drive, Zip Code 11435, walking northerly). From very high altitude, almost overhead, it quickly "fell" to the horizon (building line) directly in line with the street. My first reaction was, "what the hell was that?". It dropped faster than something normally falling from the sky. It plumetted down. Very bright, about the same magnitude brightness as the one I saw tonight. Also had a streak (10 degrees?). Also bright white to bluish white. Did not see any final flash, just a steady bright burn until it went out of sight (behind buildings) Also saw another one, in a NNE direction about two weeks ago while walking up the street (84th Drive, Zip Code 11435, walking northerly). From very high altitude, almost overhead, it quickly "fell" to the horizon (building line) directly in line with the street. My first reaction was, "what the hell was that?". It dropped faster than something normally falling from the sky. It plumetted down. Very bright, about the same magnitude brightness as the one I saw tonight. Also had a streak (10 degrees?). Also bright white to bluish white. Quickly faded following the path of the fireball. White streak. Show more |
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174cm
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2012-02-03 |
22:40
EST |
Christine Kell |
New York, NY |
215/60 - 217/25 |
>-13 |
N
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N
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Y
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N
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On my 9th floor balcony, looking out over the city... at the Empire State Building. I saw a fireball that got brighter as it descended - had a blue trail. As it descended, it got brighter and there were flashes of red and orange. It was very large. Large enough that I thought it was a helicopter on fire. The fireball appeared to go down near the ESB. Because of it's size, I am surprised to learn that it landed very far away (Maryland). I saw a descending fireball that had a blue trail. As it descended, it got brighter and there were flashes of red and orange. Show more |
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174cl
|
2012-02-03 |
22:30
EST |
Mrs. Lingenfelter |
Selbyville, DE |
104/40 - 291/20 |
-13 |
Y
|
?
|
?
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Y
|
There were 5 other people with me who heard the so... nic booms, but I am the only one who saw it because I was facing it. I have seen many "shooting stars", but this was the largest, longest and brightest by far. Sad to say I was so surprised that I could only point so no-one else could understand what I was attempting to communicate. There were 5 other people with me who heard the sonic booms, but I am the only one who saw it because I was facing it. I have seen many "shooting stars", but this was the largest, longest and brightest by far. Sad to say I was so surprised that I could only point so no-one else could understand what I was attempting to communicate. The train was very sparkly, like a sparker, that's what caught my eye. It changed between shades of bright blue and green. Show more |
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174ck
|
2012-02-03 |
22:30
EST |
donald stecyk |
washington, DC |
88/40 - 81/30 |
-9 |
Y
|
?
|
?
|
N
|
had the apperance of a bottle rocket with short burn |
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174cj
|
2012-02-03 |
22:30
EST |
Samantha FitzGerald |
Fairfax, VA |
126/60 - 125/55 |
-11 |
Y
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?
|
Y
|
N
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It just suddenly got brighter right before the fir... eball turned from white to orange. White glowing train. Show more |
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174ci
|
2012-02-03 |
22:30
EST |
Matthew |
Conestoga, PA |
160/47 - 160/0 |
-13 |
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
At first I thought it was a regular falling star b... ut quickly realized this was falling straight down/a vertical fall and it was VERY bright. I waited to hear a noise when it fell but there was no noise just a huge flash of light that radiated outward like an electrical explosion. The flash was as bright as lightning and it radiated outward. I also saw falling chunks of light before it hit the ground. Glowing train no smoke. Show more |
|
174ch
|
2012-02-03 |
22:30
EST |
Gretchen |
Mount Laurel, NJ |
194/60 - 194/35 |
-13 |
?
|
?
|
?
|
N
|
|
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174cg
|
2012-02-03 |
22:30
EST |
Alex |
Gordonsville, VA |
0/ - 0/ |
-13 |
Y
|
?
|
N
|
N
|
|
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174cf
|
2012-02-03 |
22:30
EST |
Christina Ortiz |
Rockville, MD |
0/ - 96/ |
-5 |
?
|
?
|
N
|
N
|
I thought it was either a firework or shooting sta... r. It burned out right above a telephone pole on Gude Drive in Rockville MD. Show more |
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174ce
|
2012-02-03 |
22:30
EST |
Tom Fugate |
covington, VA |
63/42 - 31/0 |
-11 |
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
THE GREEN COLOR CAUGHT MY EYE. IT WAS SIMILAR TO T... HE COLOR OF GREEN FIREWORKS. IT APPEARED ALMOST AS LARGE AS MY FIST WOULD BE WHEN HELD AT ARMS LENGTH IT APPEARED THAT THE GREEN FIREBALL WAS BREAKING INTO SMALLER PIECES THE FIREBALL ITSELF WAS GREENISH AND THE TRAIN WAS ORANGE TO YELLOW AND POINTED ITNO THE SKY AT ABOUT A 2 O'CLOCK ANGLE. THE TAIL WAS POINTING TO THE EAST Show more |
|
174cd
|
2012-02-03 |
22:30
EST |
Nicole Shank |
washington, DC |
93/45 - 91/15 |
-13 |
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
long tail to fireball - seven times the length of ... the fireball Show more |
|
174cc
|
2012-02-03 |
22:22
EST |
Eric Lowe |
York, PA |
130/45 - 119/30 |
-7 |
Y
|
?
|
N
|
N
|
This was the second biggest meteor of my life It ... seemed to flash and then expand and flash again in rapid succession This was the second biggest meteor of my life The train was grey and disappeared quickly. Show more |
|
174cb
|
2012-02-03 |
22:20
EST |
Lewis |
Cape Charles, VA |
27/60 - 21/60° |
>-13 |
?
|
?
|
N
|
N
|
Glowing and wide |
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174ca
|
2012-02-03 |
22:20
EST |
Sean Brader |
Mount Airy, MD |
92/43 - 54/9 |
-13 |
Y
|
?
|
N
|
N
|
Sparkled then got shorter |
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174bz
|
2012-02-03 |
22:20
EST |
Jeff Phenicie |
King William, VA |
57/70 - 343/30 |
-13 |
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
What a great experience! blue fragments What a gre... at experience! Wide white trail that had blue fragments Show more |
|
174by
|
2012-02-03 |
22:20
EST |
Waylon Brown |
York, PA |
111/30 - 0/20 |
-5 |
Y
|
?
|
Y
|
N
|
It flashed Smoke yellow |
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174bx
|
2012-02-03 |
22:20
EST |
James Keeley |
Gaithersburg, MD |
0/45 - 0/42 |
>-13 |
Y
|
?
|
Y
|
Y
|
|
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174bw
|
2012-02-03 |
22:20
EST |
Michelle |
Dumfries, VA |
76/40 - 73/37 |
>-13 |
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
after I saw the green glowing ball there was like ... a gold flash that fragmented as it continued falling glowing train Show more |
|
174bv
|
2012-02-03 |
22:20
EST |
Olga |
Potomac, MD |
115/45 - 92/20 |
>-13 |
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
The object was very bright -- like a burning tree ... branch falling across the sky. I was sitting by the window and saw the flash out of the corner of my eye. It was a ball with a tail, and it seemed rather thick in body. I lost sight of it when it disappeared behind the tree line. Show more |
|
174bu
|
2012-02-03 |
22:20
EST |
steve |
Hunterdon County, NJ |
196/040 - 200/35 |
-7 |
Y
|
?
|
?
|
N
|
I almost brushed it off as a possible firework bas... ed on color (greenish) and size, was very bright. Both myself and my 17 year old saw it. Upon arriving home some 5 minutes later and 2-3 miles away, my 10 year old says she saw a very similar sight and described its direction and color. In my opinion we were too far apart with a large hill seperating us for it to have been a firework and we both saw the same thing. Possible there was a flash, very quick but a hill and tree line may have obscurred possible continuation of object You could only see it for a couple seconds, glowing orange, possibly some smoke Show more |
|
174bt
|
2012-02-03 |
22:20
EST |
Mark Pankowski |
Olney, MD |
108/72 - 89/50 |
>-13 |
Y
|
?
|
N
|
N
|
Feel free to call me to discuss. Feel free to cal... l me to discuss. It was bright white, and seemed to be "sparking" like a firework. In fact, at first I thought it was a meteor, but it was so bright, I started second-guessing myself and wondered if someone had shot off a small firework. Show more |
|
174bs
|
2012-02-03 |
22:20
EST |
Kim WEEDON-HANSLEY |
Silver Spring, MD |
98/45 - 65/30 |
-13 |
N
|
N
|
?
|
N
|
That was the brightest thing I have ever seen in t... he sky other than the sun! I noticed it just by chance out a small living room window and its only because it was so bright and lasted a few seconds, so cool! i looked to burn up and sparkle when it did then it was gone Show more |
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174br
|
2012-02-03 |
22:20
EST |
Thompson Julie |
Warrenton, VA |
81/45 - 0/40 |
-13 |
?
|
?
|
?
|
N
|
|
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174bq
|
2012-02-03 |
22:20
EST |
Albert Butler |
East Orange, NJ |
165/46 - 184/32 |
-5 |
Y
|
?
|
Y
|
N
|
Thier were commercial aircraft on final to Newark ... Liberty approach 4R or 4L. The meteor should have been vible to the airlines. It was shooting ball of lite with a tail ending in flashing ball. A glowing train diving toward earth and vanishing. Show more |
|
174bp
|
2012-02-03 |
22:20
EST |
Bob Brady |
Gainseville, VA |
250/80 - 92/45 |
-13 |
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
|
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174bo
|
2012-02-03 |
22:20
EST |
Mike Brown |
Annapolis, MD |
114/80 - 16/50 |
>-27 |
Y
|
?
|
Y
|
N
|
I'm been in aviation for 25+ years (AF navigator)... and am familiar with typical meteor showers. I've also witness a fireball a long time ago driving around the midwest at night. The first meteor reminded me of that one I saw in the midwest and the 2nd one was like a very spectacular green firework. First one ended in a very bright/blinding flash. The 2nd one seemed to burn itself out vs. explode like the first.
Ironically, I had heard a very loud explosion sound about 10 mintues prior to seeing these two meteors. I thought it was someone shooting a gun but my young daughter came in my room as she was scared from the sound. I didn't consider a correlation until after seeing the two fireballs. I'm been in aviation for 25+ years (AF navigator) and am familiar with typical meteor showers. I've also witness a fireball a long time ago driving around the midwest at night. The first meteor reminded me of that one I saw in the midwest and the 2nd one was like a very spectacular green firework. I saw two consecutive fireballs. I caught the tail end of one fireball (white) which ended in a very brilliant/bliding flash. The 2nd fireball came about 3-5 seconds later and looked greenish in color with a long green tail. Show more |
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174bn
|
2012-02-03 |
22:20
EST |
Katie Kelley |
New Church, VA |
273/58 - 306/28 |
>-13 |
N
|
N
|
?
|
N
|
|
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174bm
|
2012-02-03 |
22:20
EST |
darryl crockett |
spring hope, NC |
79/45 - 77/30 |
-13 |
N
|
N
|
Y
|
N
|
My wife and I were traveling when we saw this amaz... ing light go across the sky in a downard left motion, at first we thought perhaps it was a shooting star until it got bigger and then turned colors. It really seemed to be very close, and we were expecting to see a fire on the ground. I am glad that we were not alone in viewing this last night. seems like toward the end there was a greenish flash and then it dissapeared. Show more |
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174bl
|
2012-02-03 |
22:20
EST |
Tara |
Marlton, NJ |
0/45 - 0/25 |
-7 |
Y
|
?
|
?
|
N
|
The fireball appeared very low. I had the impressi... on that it was falling down very close. In the car I even crouched my posture down, and was stunned to see something falling. It was definitely not a typical shooting star that I have seen many times that appear distant. This was much bigger brighter and felt very close, very low. It seemed when it fizzled out, that it "landed" ahead of me in the next town. At first I thought it was a plane coming down way too low or part of a plane was falling out of the sky since there are many planes in the area and are usually visible in the night sky. It looked as though it landed down ahead of me in the next town. It was moving from North to South in my window as I was driving. The fireball appeared very low. I had the impression that it was falling down very close. In the car I even crouched my posture down, and was stunned to see something falling. It was definitely not a typical shooting star that I have seen many times that appear distant. This was much bigger brighter and felt very close, very low. It seemed when it fizzled out, that it "landed" ahead of me in the next town. The train looked as though it had little parts, sparks were coming off of the fire ball. the train was what made it clear that it was a kind of "shooting star" Show more |
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174bk
|
2012-02-03 |
22:20
CST |
Coleen S. |
McLean, VA |
128/65 - 34/31 |
- |
N
|
N
|
?
|
N
|
Very exciting. At first thought it was a shooting... star but realized way to big and traveling toward earth as opposed to across the horizon. The fireball looked exactly like fireworks working in reverse. traveling toward earth leading with a bright yellow fireball with a continuous white tail. the fireball just 'vaporized' above the tree line on the horizon. the entire time of visibility was approx 10 seconds. no smoke/trails/trains remained after it disappeared. it appeared to just vaporize. Show more |
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174bj
|
2012-02-03 |
22:20
EST |
Tiffany Gunnarson |
Inwood, WV |
114/70 - 91/20 |
-9 |
Y
|
?
|
Y
|
N
|
I saw this huge brillian flash, almost like a fire... cracker and when i looked i saw the end of the "flash" which was a bright blue - white, then the long green trail that had a bright glow to the end, like a falling star glowing green train, pretty straight line Show more |
|
174bi
|
2012-02-03 |
22:20
EST |
Christina Moakler |
Radcliff, KY |
78/45 - 83/45 |
-13 |
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
It was a very tremendous experience for myself and... my children to witness, but it appeared that we were the only ones to see it. We went straight home and turned on the news, and I checked with the local news station, but there was nothing about meteors. Show more |
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174bh
|
2012-02-03 |
22:20
EST |
Kebora Crout |
Greenbelt, DE |
130/30 - 133/22 |
-11 |
Y
|
Y
|
?
|
N
|
I saw the tail end of it - it almost appeared to be double |
|
174bg
|
2012-02-03 |
22:20
EST |
Adam |
Mount Airy, MD |
163/39 - 85/31 |
-11 |
Y
|
?
|
N
|
N
|
It sparkled redish. Looked like some smoke. As the... fireball went out, the trail seemed to stick around for a moment. Show more |
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174bf
|
2012-02-03 |
22:20
EST |
Nicole |
Yoe, PA |
128/ - 139/ |
- |
?
|
?
|
Y
|
Y
|
I was sitting in my living room and saw a low gree... n glowing ball moving slowly away from the direction I was looking at it. I ran to the porch and it was lower than the horizon but I heard a boom then a flash so I thought maybe it was some strange kind of firework. i saw a greenish slow moving ball low to the ground i was looking at it from behind. It went lower than the horizon, made a boom then a flash I was sitting in my living room and saw a low green glowing ball moving slowly away from the direction I was looking at it. I ran to the porch and it was lower than the horizon but I heard a boom then a flash so I thought maybe it was some strange kind of firework. Show more |
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174be
|
2012-02-03 |
22:20
EST |
Robert Schwartz |
Alexandria, VA |
105/56 - 83/24 |
-13 |
N
|
N
|
Y
|
N
|
Looked as if low and close though understood at ti... me that, if meteor, this likely not the case. Wife initially thought was a firework or Roman Candle but was too singular for former and too high for latter. Very similar to last bit of a firework fragment. Broke into trailing small pieces which went out; one flashed. Looked as if low and close though understood at time that, if meteor, this likely not the case. Wife initially thought was a firework or Roman Candle but was too singular for former and too high for latter. Show more |
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174bd
|
2012-02-03 |
22:20
EST |
Ramona Seay |
Huddleston, VA |
56/40 - 6/20 |
>-13 |
Y
|
?
|
Y
|
N
|
It seemed so close, we thought it landed in Moneta... . Our friend 2 miles away saw it too and called us. It seemed to flash brighter at one point bright green trailing to white Show more |
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174bc
|
2012-02-03 |
22:20
EST |
Ronald Bookwalter |
Carlisle, PA |
132/60 - 131/40 |
-9 |
Y
|
?
|
Y
|
N
|
a rapid increase in brightness and size and then i... t went out quickly glowing train triangular in shape Show more |
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174bb
|
2012-02-03 |
22:20
EST |
Crystal |
Washington, DC |
0/ - 0/45 |
-13 |
Y
|
?
|
?
|
N
|
|
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174ba
|
2012-02-03 |
22:20
EST |
Nan Roos |
Yorktown, VA |
24/45 - 27/45 |
>-13 |
Y
|
Y
|
?
|
Y
|
I have seen things in the sky which I was told wer... e meteors. This looked so close to earth and the fire and sparks were so vivid. It was very large and didn't shoot across the sky, It wobbled and then went slowly straight down. We didn't see it after it seemed to go behind the trees. Fragments look like sparklers flying off the tail. I have seen things in the sky which I was told were meteors. This looked so close to earth and the fire and sparks were so vivid. It was very large and didn't shoot across the sky, It wobbled and then went slowly straight down. We didn't see it after it seemed to go behind the trees. The train was red and orange with sparks flying off and there was a blue color around the white fireball Show more |
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174az
|
2012-02-03 |
22:20
EST |
Adam Isenhoward |
Upper malboro, MD |
70/37 - 73/20 |
>-13 |
Y
|
Y
|
?
|
Y
|
please contact me if you have any questions. Thank... you. Adam I. Heard it crackle a little and then it popped and other pieces broke off please contact me if you have any questions. Thank you. Adam I. As it fell it was bright and not really fast like most, tail was glowing with red to blueish color. broke up into pieces before landing just under the tree line. approx. less than 100 yrds from sighting!!! Show more |
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174ay
|
2012-02-03 |
22:20
EST |
susan |
fairfax, VA |
0/45 - 0/45 |
-27 |
Y
|
?
|
Y
|
N
|
Didn't know who to report it to. it was amazing -... fast and streaking across the sky in a NW direction (to my left as I drove in fairfax va), very close compared to shooting stars,and incredibly bright and clear - nothing fuzzy about it. i feel lucky to have seen it. the flash was bright yellow and maybe some white, looked like a firework flash (somewhat) but was obviously not a firework. no sound, but i was in the car. a streak of yellow light above the horizen. as soon as it streaked by the meteor sparked ( like a firework) and was gone. Show more |
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174ax
|
2012-02-03 |
22:20
EST |
Michael Barrea |
Chantilly, VA |
78/57 - 53/33 |
-11 |
Y
|
?
|
N
|
N
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It was amazing and seemed so close that I wanted t... o try and find the impact site but did not because I was approaching interstate rte 66... I am also reporting for my daughter and her boyfriend who saw the same meteor from College Park ( University of Maryland campus), MD which was aprox. 25 miles to the northeast of my location The meteor looked so close ( 2-5 miles to my east by northeast) that I opened my car's window thinking I might be able to hear the impact. It was as vivid and similar to a green firework display falling( curling) out of it's trajectory. IRON ORE GREEN AND BROAD WHITE TRAIN Show more |
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174aw
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2012-02-03 |
22:20
EST |
Deb |
Alexandria, VA |
84/39 - 52/28 |
-7 |
N
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N
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Y
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N
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Fireball grew brighter as it streaked across the s... ky and looked like it broke up at the end before it disappeared. Show more |
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174av
|
2012-02-03 |
22:19
EST |
Steve |
Arlington, VA |
83/80 - 85/55 |
- |
N
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N
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N
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N
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174au
|
2012-02-03 |
22:18
EST |
DJF |
Providence Forge, VA |
37/35 - 346/15 |
-13 |
N
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N
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N
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N
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174at
|
2012-02-03 |
22:18
EST |
wendi |
Hadden Heights, NJ |
87/30 - 88/30 |
>-13 |
Y
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Y
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Y
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N
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It was amazing! fireball with a train of sparks sh... ot across the horizon then went out with a flash Show more |
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174as
|
2012-02-03 |
22:18
EST |
Albert McCarraher |
Baltimore, MD |
164/45 - 150/30 |
-13 |
?
|
?
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Y
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N
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Very bright and slow. I thought it was a firework... at first, until I saw others in the NYC area and DC mentioning it on Twitter. Puff of a flash, like the end of a firework. Very bright and slow. I thought it was a firework at first, until I saw others in the NYC area and DC mentioning it on Twitter. Show more |
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174ar
|
2012-02-03 |
22:18
EST |
Danielle Kapetanovic |
Chantilly, VA |
55/45 - 30/30 |
- |
Y
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?
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N
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N
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I saw the meteor/fireball out the window while lay... ing on my couch watching TV, and the train was glowing white and lasted no more than 3 seconds. It appeared to be flickering, and because I was inside I couldn't see if there was any smoke following it. Show more |
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174aq
|
2012-02-03 |
22:17
EST |
Neil Yoblonsky |
Irvington, NJ |
92/22 - 266/20 |
-13 |
?
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Y
|
N
|
N
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The reporting was very easy. The fireball height ... and direction are approximate. I approximated the height with a digital level when I arrived at home still in the car. I also approximated the direction of the meteor using Google Earth. Where's my camera when I need it? :-) It looks like a dim fragment left the green glow Show more |
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174ap
|
2012-02-03 |
22:17
EST |
P Diehl |
Fredericksburg, VA |
73/75 - 36/35 |
-11 |
N
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N
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N
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N
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Not sure this classifies as a meteor or a fireball. |
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174ao
|
2012-02-03 |
22:17
EST |
James Kelly |
annandale, VA |
113/63 - 95/34 |
>-13 |
Y
|
?
|
?
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N
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Very, very bright, almost painful to look at, like... watching magnesium burn. Fireball was like watching magnesium burn in the sky, it flashed rapidly and faded to a red point, then burned out. A glowing red line, like a trail of sparks that rapidly faded. Show more |
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174an
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2012-02-03 |
22:16
EST |
adam koeppel |
Washington, DC |
20/40 - 4/28 |
-13 |
?
|
Y
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N
|
N
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It was the best meteor I have ever seen. I had ti... me to get my wifes attention, for her to look up, and see it as well. Fragmentation of orange pieces occurred during the transit There was a short glowing trail, which disappeared quickly, but was present longer than just a typical blur on my retina at night. Show more |
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174am
|
2012-02-03 |
22:16
EST |
A |
Phoenixville, PA |
0/ - 0/ |
>-27 |
N
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N
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N
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N
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174al
|
2012-02-03 |
22:16
EST |
Mark Brown |
Carlisle, PA |
157/35 - 155/5 |
-11 |
N
|
N
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Y
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N
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Fireball appeared bright white at 35 degrees above... the horizon with two initial bright white flashes. Fireball and train changed from white to green then orange with numerous fragments trailing before diappearing behind a house across the street. What not able to see the horizon. Show more |
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174ak
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2012-02-03 |
22:16
EST |
Kim HILDRETH |
New Windsor, MD |
174/40 - 144/27 |
-7 |
N
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N
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N
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N
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I was at the eyepiece of my scope observing the mo... on which was very high in the sky. I was facing basically south and the brightness of the fireball caught my attention. When I look in the southern direction, I saw as I reported. Probably would have seen it start if I was just looking in that direction. short duration, breaking into several pieces, did not last long Show more |
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174aj
|
2012-02-03 |
22:16
EST |
LYNN maready |
Powhatan, VA |
36/63 - 0/20 |
-27 |
N
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N
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N
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N
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After speaking with my daughter, I am sending an u... pdated report. Although we both saw it, it appears that she saw it before I did. She first saw it out the front windshield and watched it move on an angle until we last saw it out the drivers window. I didn't pick it up until it was in the drivers side window and felt it was more of an up to down movement. She saw it earlier and said it was on more of an angle Show more |
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174ai
|
2012-02-03 |
22:15
EST |
SallyAnn |
Palmyra, PA |
0/ - 0/ |
>-13 |
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
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It appeared to be traveling very fast from very hi... gh in the sky and hitting the ground Show more |
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174ah
|
2012-02-03 |
22:15
EST |
Frank |
Falmouth, VA |
108/45 - 84/30 |
-11 |
N
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N
|
N
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N
|
extinguished without flash or fragmentation |
|
174ag
|
2012-02-03 |
22:15
EST |
Adam |
Baltimore, MD |
151/50 - 143/40 |
-11 |
N
|
N
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N
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N
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multiple chunks coming off of it in the trail |
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174af
|
2012-02-03 |
22:15
EST |
Ann Benson |
Somerdale, NJ |
188/33 - 186/25 |
>-13 |
Y
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Y
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N
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N
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I am the president of the Delaware Valley Earth Sc... ience Society (www.DVESS.org). I reported this sighting to KYW news radio in Philadelphia, and to Gary Weinstein of the Willingboro Astronomical Society. I have seen a couple of "shooting stars" in the past - this was MUCH, MUCH larger. as stated before there were 3 or 4 distinct, separate fragments following the large round meteorite (or whatever it was); the fragments and fireball together formed an arc I am the president of the Delaware Valley Earth Science Society (www.DVESS.org). I reported this sighting to KYW news radio in Philadelphia, and to Gary Weinstein of the Willingboro Astronomical Society. I have seen a couple of "shooting stars" in the past - this was MUCH, MUCH larger. the train consisted of 3 or 4 distinct and separate "pieces", round and smaller than the meteorite (or whatever it was) Show more |
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174ae
|
2012-02-03 |
22:15
EST |
Paul Moruza |
Charlottesville, VA |
89/43 - 31/0 |
-11 |
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
the fireball descended in the eastern to north eas... tern sky at a sharp angle The fireball when all the way to the horizon without diminishing. many fragments coming off the very large fireball. Bright with sparkling fragments coming off the main fireball in Show more |
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174ad
|
2012-02-03 |
22:15
EST |
Weiss |
bordentown, NJ |
198/35 - 218/30 |
-11 |
N
|
N
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N
|
N
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Glowing Green |
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174ac
|
2012-02-03 |
22:15
EST |
Diane |
Allentown, PA |
204/75 - 223/40 |
>-13 |
N
|
N
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N
|
N
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Bright ball, huge white light with a tail |
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174ab
|
2012-02-03 |
22:15
EST |
scott |
Williamsburg, VA |
44/45 - 51/0 |
-13 |
?
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?
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N
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Y
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Due to the obscured view and short glimpses I got ... of it there is a possibility that this was not a meteor. It was moving quite fast. I apologize in advance if I am mistaken. Barbed shape, I caught it looking a window and it was frequently obscured by trees during the descent There is a slim change that it was a flare fired on the river, but I do not think so. I wish I got a better look at it. Due to the obscured view and short glimpses I got of it there is a possibility that this was not a meteor. It was moving quite fast. I apologize in advance if I am mistaken. Show more |
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174aa
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2012-02-03 |
22:15
EST |
Andrea |
Gaithersburg, MD |
122/50 - 121/20 |
-9 |
?
|
?
|
?
|
N
|
it looked like fireworks (just 1) falling out of t... he sky from top right down to bottom left. it looked like the tail end of fireworks (just 1) Show more |
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174z
|
2012-02-03 |
22:15
EST |
Mark Arnold |
Frederick, MD |
89/56 - 102/31 |
-7 |
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
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This is a really nice form. I was driving, my wife... saw it first. The car windows were up so there was no sound. If I had to estimate a landing I would think Delaware. 2 fragments fell off to the right and went dark quickly. Glowing train pieces fell off on the high side of the trail as it descended left to right. It was as bright as a -8 Iridium flare. Show more |
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174y
|
2012-02-03 |
22:15
EST |
Justin |
unknown, NJ |
0/ - 0/ |
>-13 |
N
|
N
|
Y
|
N
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I've never seen anything like it. I thought our c... ountry was under attack! Show more |
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174x
|
2012-02-03 |
22:15
EST |
bianca deacon |
berlin, MD |
287/53 - 314/40 |
-11 |
Y
|
?
|
Y
|
Y
|
Absolutely breathtaking sight to behold! I've ne... ver experienced anything like it. The size, length, brightness and colors were amazing! And to hear the boom, after we saw that, was awesome!! Approximately 3 seconds after viewing the fireball streak across the sky, there was a large flash, then it continued to streak for another second or two before disappearing behind the houses/treeline Absolutely breathtaking sight to behold! I've never experienced anything like it. The size, length, brightness and colors were amazing! And to hear the boom, after we saw that, was awesome!! a bit of a glowing train, not exceptionally long or bright, as most of it was contained in the tail end of the fireball Show more |
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174w
|
2012-02-03 |
22:15
EST |
Amy |
LEESBURG, VA |
128/60 - 98/40 |
-13 |
Y
|
?
|
Y
|
N
|
Glowing |
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174v
|
2012-02-03 |
22:15
EST |
richard |
Florence, NJ |
82/53 - 180/33 |
-5 |
Y
|
?
|
N
|
N
|
Like a firework almost, alot less.White ball going... fast and white sparkles coming off.It was quite a show.....Amazing. Show more |
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174u
|
2012-02-03 |
22:15
EST |
John Pearson |
Roanoke Rapids, NC |
31/61 - 15/40 |
-13 |
?
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
The trajectory seemed to be that of an object that... entered and exited the atmosphere and not of something that fell to earth because it did not appear to be falling down but rather passing by. The way it disappeared into the sky looked like something out of a movie as it appeared to be swallowed into a hole and the bright glow quickly faded from the size of a dime to a bright speck to nothing in less than a second. For a split second after it was gone there was a slight halo effect at the spot where it vanished. I have seen shooting stars and meteor showers but nothing of this size and nothing this close. The object appeared to be spinning from right to left or clockwise from my perspective and as it spun the color would change from green to white and the trailing sparks would vary from larger chunks to fine sparks. The trajectory seemed to be that of an object that entered and exited the atmosphere and not of something that fell to earth because it did not appear to be falling down but rather passing by. The way it disappeared into the sky looked like something out of a movie as it appeared to be swallowed into a hole and the bright glow quickly faded from the size of a dime to a bright speck to nothing in less than a second. For a split second after it was gone there was a slight halo effect at the spot where it vanished. I have seen shooting stars and meteor showers but nothing of this size and nothing this close. it looked like sparks flying off a spinning object with some pieces coming off in chunks. The color was mostly green but changed to white as the object appeared to rotate, affecting the color of the fireball and trailing sparks... Show more |
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174t
|
2012-02-03 |
22:15
EST |
deborah byington |
stafford, VA |
205/45 - 13/45 |
-11 |
Y
|
?
|
N
|
N
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just thought it was quantico thats why i didnt rep... ort it until i saw a report on the news glowing train . Show more |
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174s
|
2012-02-03 |
22:15
EST |
Donna |
Ridgefield, NJ |
183/50 - 181/20 |
-13 |
?
|
?
|
?
|
N
|
object decended rapidly from above to ground in st... raight path. was very bright white with green flames. it did not look like typical shooting star-nuch brighter and different pattern of travel. it was close to ground and then my view was obstructed by trees and buildings. it appeared to fall right out of the sky. was in direction of Newark Airport and thought perhaps a piece of a plane fell off..but there was no fire...more of an eerie green flames. did not hear any noise. bright white ball with green flames along the top Show more |
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174r
|
2012-02-03 |
22:15
EST |
jen payton |
worthington, WV |
58/ - 0/ |
-13 |
?
|
?
|
N
|
N
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I saw a large greenish blue looking ball of fire z... ipping through sky. I have never seen anything like this before very bright and fast. Show more |
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174q
|
2012-02-03 |
22:15
EST |
Brian |
Baltimore, MD |
175/37 - 130/43 |
-9 |
Y
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?
|
Y
|
N
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glowing train, but very brief |
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174p
|
2012-02-03 |
22:15
EST |
Lynne Stever |
Hanover, PA |
87/44 - 83/25 |
>-13 |
?
|
?
|
Y
|
N
|
My daughter and I both saw it and at first thought... maybe a plane was crashing. It appeared to get brighter and larger before turning red, then green/blue. Then it disappeared. Possibly a white train. It happened so fast, it was hard to take it all in. Show more |
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174o
|
2012-02-03 |
22:15
EST |
Townsend Chris |
vorhees, NJ |
47/70 - 43/41 |
-9 |
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
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When first spoted there was two trails a small tra... il shot out to the left when it first appeared in the sky Came in fast and fell almost strait down. The actual object glowed brite white, leaving a long trail that stoped near the end, then came back just before it fizzed out. When it first apeared a smaller trail shot out to the left, Show more |
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174n
|
2012-02-03 |
22:15
EST |
Melanie |
Washington, DC |
128/55 - 101/60 |
-9 |
N
|
N
|
?
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N
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|
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174m
|
2012-02-03 |
22:15
EST |
Dana Prince |
Annapolis, MD |
83/75 - 81/ |
-13 |
Y
|
?
|
Y
|
N
|
I have never seen anything like it before,it was t... ruly amazing. Very bright shooting star with a smoke trail Show more |
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174l
|
2012-02-03 |
22:15
EST |
Kristen |
Ellicott City, MD |
0/80 - 0/35 |
-11 |
N
|
N
|
Y
|
N
|
Absolutely amazing!!! I have never seen anything ... like it. It was slower than the "typical" shooting star but not too slow. Just slow enough to really see it before it disappeared. It was so much closer than any shooting stars I've ever seen before. Also, the google maps wouldn't let me input directions and such so for all of the answers I had to select the "I don't know" button. The flash was a very bright glow (a big glowing ring of white in the center and orange surrounding it), a very briight flash then pitch black. It was beautiful! Very bright and glowing, there was orange coming from behind the head but were not present down the tail. Show more |
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174k
|
2012-02-03 |
22:15
EST |
Dawn Smith |
Haymarket, VA |
91/60 - 96/35 |
>-13 |
Y
|
?
|
?
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N
|
This is great! I hope results are posted much like... the earthquake 'did you feel it?' campaign. I felt I saw a small pulse of light before it went out, my husband doesn't think he saw that. Glowing train, color changes over time, Show more |
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174j
|
2012-02-03 |
22:12
EST |
Penny |
edgewater, MD |
0/90 - 0/90 |
- |
?
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?
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?
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N
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|
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174i
|
2012-02-03 |
22:10
EST |
Michelle Crabill |
Springfield, VA |
0/45 - 0/45 |
-9 |
Y
|
?
|
?
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N
|
aGlowing train trailing off. |
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174h
|
2012-02-03 |
22:10
EST |
Jennifer |
Washington, DC |
88/35 - 90/35 |
-7 |
N
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N
|
N
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N
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|
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174g
|
2012-02-03 |
22:10
EST |
Joyce |
Clearbrook, VA |
326/47 - 266/1 |
-13 |
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
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Looked as if it was a blaze of fire. After the ... ball and tail disappeared there was a "smoke" trail left in the sky for at least 10 minutes after the sighting. This was not similar to the trail left from a plane. Show more |
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174f
|
2012-02-03 |
22:00
EST |
Melanie Howard |
Sterling, VA |
0/65 - 0/ |
-5 |
?
|
?
|
?
|
N
|
fiery, glowing trail |
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174e
|
2012-02-03 |
22:00
EST |
Richard |
Vienna, VA |
74/45 - 0/20 |
-7 |
N
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N
|
N
|
N
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Fast moving and burning fireball with trailing deb... ris peeling off. Show more |
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174d
|
2012-02-03 |
22:00
EST |
Jackie ONeal |
Atlantic City, NJ |
86/46 - 2/90 |
>-13 |
Y
|
?
|
Y
|
N
|
After I saw the meteor, I called 911 , the local T... V station and the airforce to find out if any other reports had been made. The 911 operator indicated no other reports had been made and so did the TV station. The airforce never got back to me. Yes- it appeared like a burst of fireworks and then it disappeared After I saw the meteor, I called 911 , the local TV station and the airforce to find out if any other reports had been made. The 911 operator indicated no other reports had been made and so did the TV station. The airforce never got back to me. it left a glowing train that looked like a burst of purple fireworks Show more |
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174c
|
2012-02-03 |
22:00
EST |
Brendan Shea |
Washington, DC |
104/68 - 75/51 |
-13 |
Y
|
?
|
N
|
N
|
Glowing, quickly disappeared |
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174b
|
2012-02-03 |
22:00
EST |
Malcolm Heflin |
Annapolis, MD |
118/ - 87/ |
-13 |
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
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174a
|
2012-02-03 |
22:00
EST |
James Cubbage |
Culpeper, VA |
44/45 - 15/20 |
-11 |
Y
|
?
|
N
|
N
|
|
| Event 173 |
|
173a
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2012-02-03 |
21:30
EST |
Paul watts |
Ringgold, GA |
250/47 - 259/23 |
-13 |
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
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it seemed to be in the sky one moment then make an... abrupt change toward the ground
we did not see it hit the ground for the trees
it was going really fast bright green no tail
the object was bright green no tail it looked like it was going straight the went straight down out of sight Show more |
| Event 170 |
|
170a
|
2012-02-03 |
18:35
MST |
Chach Fallgatter |
Big Sky, MT |
3/80 - 22/80 |
-7 |
Y
|
?
|
Y
|
N
|
Orange ball increased quickly in brightness then t... urned to dust and disappeared Very short gray burst of dust Show more |
| Event 169 |
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169a
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2012-02-03 |
20:30
EST |
Gabe Gonzalez |
Washington, DC |
91/65 - 74/30 |
-13 |
Y
|
?
|
Y
|
N
|
|
| Event 168 |
|
168a
|
2012-02-02 |
23:15
CST |
Jonathan Beach |
Enterprise, AL |
225/30 - 231/25 |
-7 |
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
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I was driving home from work on US HWY 84 Westboun... d somewhere between State Road 85 and County Road 1. This is between the cities of Daleville, AL and Level Plains, AL. At aprox 23:15 Central Time. About 25-30 degrees above the horizon off slightly to my left the Green fireball caught my eye. It lasted about 2- 3 seconds. It appeared to be traveling parrellel to me. I was moving at about 65 mph. (Posted Speedlimit on Hwy 84) Show more |
| Event 167 |
|
167a
|
2012-02-02 |
21:10
CAT |
Katie Geyser |
Germiston, |
51/48 - 274/45 |
-5 |
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
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Hi Claire, Thanks for coming back to me so promptl... y. Definitely not a Chinese lantern. My brother and nephew are avid sky watchers, they have telescopes which they observe with on a regular basis. I immediately phoned them and that was their first response as well. When I told them the direction, size and speed that this was travelling, they were also unsure and said it could not be Chinese lanterns. This is so exciting but equally frustrating. People just tend to look at you strangely when you describe it. But at least two of us witnessed this together. If you do find out anything, please let me know. With best regards Katie From: Johannesburg Planetarium [mailto:planet@planetarium.co.za] Sent: 03 February 2012 11:35 AM To: Katie Geyser Subject: Re: Info Hi Katie There's been quite a few reports of Chinese lanterns in the last couple of years - could it have been one of these? They're a very distinct orange colour Regards Claire Flanagan Jhb Planetarium Katie Geyser wrote: Good day, I don’t know if anyone else has contacted regarding a big orange ball that passed through our skies last night as between 9:10 and 9:15pm. We observed this in the suburb of Primrose in Germiston. We saw a huge orange ball moving from east to west, at first we thought it was a flare, but they usually hover, that’s when we realised it was something else. When it went over the roof, we ran outside the back of our house to watch it go over. It was huge, with no tail and moving slowly compared to other meteor showers, which normally fall vertically, this was travelling horizontally, I don’t know how to describe the speed, but lets say from watching it directly above my bedroom door to the horizon in the west took about 30 seconds before it dipped beyond the horizon. There was no tail and no sound. It was close to earth, not like when you see the space shuttle or a satellite, that look like stars. This was about five times as big as the evening star, absolutely amazing. If it was a meteor, then it was unbelievably close to earth. Best regards, Katie Geyser no flash no train Show more |
| Event 166 |
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166a
|
2012-02-02 |
04:45
CST |
Ted |
Webster, MN |
174/ - 4/45 |
-11 |
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
The initial fireball broke into a narrowly confine... d stream of sparks, similar in appearence to the sparks coming off a metal grindind wheel. The initial trail was brilliant orange/yellow, and bright enough to drown out the ambient starlight. Almost immediately afterwards, there wals a bluish-white wave that followed it, like the wake behind a high-speed boat. This wake looked roughly the width of a pencil held at arms length and dissipated rapidly. Show more |
| Event 165 |
|
165b
|
2012-02-01 |
17:50
PST |
Fred Garnica |
Richland, WA |
160/50 - 160/50 |
>-13 |
Y
|
Y
|
?
|
N
|
Biggest neatest shooting star ever seen. Bright wh... ite pieces breaking off the back of it. It was a glowing trail with white pieces breaking off of it. Show more |
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165a
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2012-02-01 |
17:45
PST |
Rick McDonough |
Monument, OR |
54/45 - 114/0 |
>-13 |
Y
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Y
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N
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N
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previous note, a shinig blob dropped from main bod... y before disappearing. it appeared to drop a flaming peice before I lost sight behind the hills Show more |
| Event 164 |
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164c
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2012-02-01 |
19:15
EST |
Conn |
Logansport, IN |
348/60 - 349/25 |
-13 |
Y
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?
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?
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N
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It trailed persistently across the entire area i... n which I first saw it until it was just above treeline then it disentgrated/vanished.or .. fell to earth
absolutely Beautiful! Show more |
| Event 163 |
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163fc
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2012-02-01 |
21:00
CST |
Jill Anderson |
Rowlett, TX |
0/ - 0/ |
-7 |
Y
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Y
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N
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N
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It appeared to be falling apart A smoke tail that ... did not last long Show more |
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163fb
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2012-02-01 |
21:00
CST |
Jerry Morris |
Springtown, TX |
208/90 - 181/60 |
-5 |
N
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N
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N
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N
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I noticed this overhead and it was moving generall... y South. It appeared as a bright star, not flickering or blinking. It moved South and gradually disappeared. It looked as though it was passing Earth but not within the atmosphere. Show more |
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163fa
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2012-02-01 |
21:00
CST |
Jackson |
Wellston, |
180/30 - 172/30 |
-7 |
?
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?
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?
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N
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I just saw the bright green light outside my livin... g room. I initially thought it was an airplane but knew it was too close for that. I went outside to look and it was gone. I later heard about it on the local news. Show more |
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163ez
|
2012-02-01 |
20:45
CST |
Angela Smith |
Austin, TX |
56/55 - 83/ |
-5 |
Y
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Y
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Y
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N
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I've never seen a bollide this large or bright so ... I'm wondering if that's indeed what I saw. I consider myself an experienced amateur astronomer (I have a 22-inch telescope in a dome in New Mexico) and have observed many meteor showers and several bollides in dark skies, but I've never seen anything like this before especially in an urban area. The bollide streaked west to east with a solid green train that seemed to explode and then fizzle into several specks I've never seen a bollide this large or bright so I'm wondering if that's indeed what I saw. I consider myself an experienced amateur astronomer (I have a 22-inch telescope in a dome in New Mexico) and have observed many meteor showers and several bollides in dark skies, but I've never seen anything like this before especially in an urban area. Green train that fizzled out into specks as it traveled eastward Show more |
|
163ey
|
2012-02-01 |
20:22
CST |
glenn clancy |
fort worth, TX |
0/90 - 0/ |
-13 |
Y
|
?
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?
|
Y
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Above lake worth bridge by 820 north Above lake wo... rth bridge by 820 north Glowing train Show more |
|
163ex
|
2012-02-01 |
20:22
CST |
Kelly Olivares |
Arlington, TX |
230/30 - 75/15 |
-27 |
N
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N
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N
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N
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I don't know if the degrees are exact, but it was ... so close I thought it was going to land on me. Fragmentation was at the end when it started to burn out, little pieces came off and fizzled out. It was about the size of a basketball. I don't know if the degrees are exact, but it was so close I thought it was going to land on me. Show more |
|
163ew
|
2012-02-01 |
20:20
CST |
lauren |
azle, TX |
90/45 - 75/30 |
- |
Y
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?
|
Y
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Y
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it was beautiful!!! glowing train |
|
163ev
|
2012-02-01 |
20:20
CST |
Sarah Everton |
Round Rock, TX |
275/28 - 306/20 |
-13 |
Y
|
?
|
N
|
N
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A glowing traing was visable |
|
163eu
|
2012-02-01 |
20:17
CST |
Justin |
Temple, TX |
4/40 - 27/30 |
-7 |
N
|
N
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Y
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N
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Bright yellow flash/flame at the end of its flight... , could distinguish two separate pieces initially. Persisted for betweeen 1/2 to 1 second, then the embers faded. Show more |
|
163et
|
2012-02-01 |
20:15
CST |
Elizabeth Alvarez |
San Antonio, TX |
161/45 - 161/45 |
-27 |
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
Y
|
This was very big!!! Very big . In all my life I h... ave never seen one so clear and so close and so fast! Kinda scary!!! Makes me think is there more??? small yellow bright started to fall away from the body of the met This was very big!!! Very big . In all my life I have never seen one so clear and so close and so fast! Kinda scary!!! Makes me think is there more??? The train was very blue green, green being closer to the body. then bright yellow orange curved and went out of vision range. Show more |
|
163es
|
2012-02-01 |
20:15
CST |
Keith Farr |
Caddo Mills, TX |
0/33 - 89/ |
-27 |
N
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
IN my opinion this was very low and probably lande... d not far from here I am not sure about all these directional maps or the horizon but people reported sonic boom but I heard a burning sound. It appeared to be very close to the ground right over my head (I thought it was a low flying helecoptor with a light coming at me). As far as the direction it was running right along FM 1903 from West to East. The burning sound could be heard for about 1 minute after it passed. IN my opinion this was very low and probably landed not far from here Show more |
|
163er
|
2012-02-01 |
20:15
CST |
Jodi |
Eureka, TX |
106/45 - 40/45 |
-7 |
Y
|
?
|
Y
|
N
|
|
|
163eq
|
2012-02-01 |
20:15
CST |
Victor |
Jourdanton, TX |
56/60 - 42/5 |
-9 |
Y
|
?
|
N
|
N
|
Glowing green train |
|
163ep
|
2012-02-01 |
20:15
CST |
Cancino Melba |
Grand Prairie, TX |
0/ - 0/ |
-9 |
N
|
N
|
?
|
Y
|
My friend and I were walking around the park and w... itnessed this amazing ball of light....Glad we were able to witness this beautiful site! My friend and I were walking around the park and witnessed this amazing ball of light....Glad we were able to witness this beautiful site! It was a ball of light from Red to White and it looked like one of the balls that come out of a Roman Candle fireworks. I thought it was a falling star. Show more |
|
163eo
|
2012-02-01 |
20:15
CST |
CATHERINE Amador |
austin, TX |
21/63 - 26/17 |
-13 |
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
looked like it was breaking up with large sparks f... lying off as it came into atmosphere. it was quite long and white when we first saw it with the fireball super bright green. as it came into the atmosphere we could see it breaking up with stuff that looked like sparkles shooting off the back and they were yellow/gold like fire. Show more |
|
163en
|
2012-02-01 |
20:10
CST |
ramswaroop boddu |
pflugerville, TX |
310/80 - 52/45 |
>-13 |
Y
|
?
|
N
|
N
|
the fireball was so bright and lasted for such a l... ong time i almost felt like whipping my camera phone from my pocket to film it. also wondered if it was an aircraft that was burning out but i guess not.
the fireball was so bright and lasted for such a long time i almost felt like whipping my camera phone from my pocket to film it. also wondered if it was an aircraft that was burning out but i guess not.
glowing train almost as bright as fireball. diminished as ball disappeared over horizon Show more |
|
163em
|
2012-02-01 |
20:10
CST |
Lee Coughran |
Houston, TX |
251/37 - 328/30 |
>-13 |
Y
|
?
|
N
|
Y
|
It was a glowing train that seemed to have bright... er smaller particles within it. It was very dense near the mass and seemed to become more vapor like towards the tail. Show more |
|
163el
|
2012-02-01 |
20:10
CST |
Whitney Davidson |
Eastland, TX |
70/50 - 66/20 |
-11 |
N
|
N
|
?
|
N
|
|
|
163ek
|
2012-02-01 |
20:10
CST |
Jim |
Mineral Wells, TX |
137/45 - 90/35 |
>-13 |
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
|
|
163ej
|
2012-02-01 |
20:10
CST |
jay pinson |
rowlett, TX |
261/75 - 109/40 |
-13 |
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
Y
|
petered out after a minute long tail followed by ... a loud boom minutes later Show more |
|
163ei
|
2012-02-01 |
20:10
CST |
Josh |
Mckinney, TX |
174/65 - 143/65 |
-13 |
Y
|
Y
|
?
|
Y
|
multiple reports of this fireball on NBC 5 dallas ... facebook page seemed to multiple reports of this fireball on NBC 5 dallas facebook page glowing trail that looked liked like a firework would while going up in the sky Show more |
|
163eh
|
2012-02-01 |
20:10
CST |
Rebecca |
Dallas, TX |
243/76 - 106/70 |
- |
Y
|
?
|
N
|
Y
|
It just seemed to disappear. The train seemed segm... ented. glowing train. It looked like fireworks when they shot up into the sky. Show more |
|
163eg
|
2012-02-01 |
20:07
CST |
German Ramirez |
Dallas, TX |
44/60 - 0/60 |
-27 |
N
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
Turned from bright blue to yellow and burst into pieces |
|
163ef
|
2012-02-01 |
20:05
CST |
jason Hudson |
Fayetteville, AR |
208/45 - 154/40 |
>-13 |
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
golden sparks Sparks |
|
163ee
|
2012-02-01 |
20:05
CST |
Lisa Sylvester |
Harper, TX |
0/59 - 45/17 |
-11 |
Y
|
?
|
N
|
N
|
It was the neatest thing I have ever seen!!! The f... ireball turned greenish in color as it was coming down, then I lost sight of it behind a building. My daughter saw it go behind some trees. It was the neatest thing I have ever seen!!! The train was a lighter glowing white, fading behind the fireball. Show more |
|
163ed
|
2012-02-01 |
20:05
CST |
Lisa Warren |
oklahoma city, PR |
0/0 - 0/0 |
-9 |
Y
|
?
|
N
|
N
|
it went over some trees out of viewing distance as... it was trailing started out very bright green with white around it and it trailed across sky towards sw 89th and may ave in oklahoma city Show more |
|
163ec
|
2012-02-01 |
20:05
CST |
Travis |
Austin, TX |
348/45 - 33/37 |
-13 |
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
longest meteor I've ever seen (~10 seconds). Tho... ught it was a firework at first, but its direction, speed, and duration made me realize I'd just seen a meteor! Show more |
|
163eb
|
2012-02-01 |
20:03
CST |
Tracy |
Austin, TX |
354/45 - 49/30 |
>-13 |
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
Amazing to see. I was in my car, stopped at an int... ersection and looked up just in time to see the fireball coasting across the sky. It appeared to look as though it was going to land near the Northwest area of Texas near Georgetown. A constant green center with bright sparks around the outside Amazing to see. I was in my car, stopped at an intersection and looked up just in time to see the fireball coasting across the sky. It appeared to look as though it was going to land near the Northwest area of Texas near Georgetown. orange-like glowing train Show more |
|
163ea
|
2012-02-01 |
20:02
CST |
Jeff Sullivan |
Lexington, TX |
318/55 - 60/30 |
-11 |
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
I assumed the balls of white and possibly sparks w... ere fragments burning up. As we watched it went across our range of vision with the ball looking like the pointed end of a cone and the cone was 6-8 degrees across the length and about four degrees wide at the trailing end. There were balls of white (smoke?) shooting off of the back as it disappeared below the tree line to the east. Show more |
|
163dz
|
2012-02-01 |
20:01
CST |
Jessica Rutledge |
Euless, TX |
63/61 - 64/30 |
-5 |
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Of course we heard on the news about the sonic boo... m we heard. We had wondered what that was after seeing such a bright meteor - really cool! At the end of meteor trail, it broke apart into pieces. It seemed to take awhile to complete the process. Of course we heard on the news about the sonic boom we heard. We had wondered what that was after seeing such a bright meteor - really cool! Sparkling white trail directly behind it, train was not one solid line, but was long and sparkled like a bottle rocket's tail, but longer and wider than that. Show more |
|
163dy
|
2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
Brennen Beck |
Fort Worth, TX |
144/90 - 97/20 |
>-13 |
Y
|
?
|
N
|
N
|
This is the report I wrote the next day: I was in ... my backyard with my dog last night (Feb 1). It was a couple hours after dark but I didn't take note of the time. My house in Fort Worth (I30 and 35W which is almost in Arlington) faces west and is very cubical. So the entire western sky is blocked off from my back porch. (It's actually kind of nice because it blocks off the a lot of the light pollution.) The house is two story and provides a very effective visual shield of the western sky. The backyard faces due east. I sitting was on my back porch, which is not covered. The first thing I noticed was the yard light up. It was somewhat feignt, but it was very obvious. It caught my attention immediately because it was unusual for the yard to light up like that. The shadows were moving indicating that the light source was moving. My first thought was that maybe it was car lights reflecting off a wall, but I'm not sure what wall that would have been. Then it came over the top of the house and over my head. I would say it was very roughly 30 degrees to the south away from directly over head. But all of my "measurements" here are just estimates based on what I can remember. It was moving almost from due west to due east. It was a burning object way up there. The only conclusion I can come to is that it was a meteor. I've sat out a couple times and watched the occasionial meteorite during a shower or just a long night out in the middle of no where. This wasn't even comparable to that. I believe the object was "easily" 100 times brighter than any meteor I've ever personally seen, but I'm a VERY inexperienced amatur astronomer. I think I can say it was brighter than the moon. Well, thinking about it, it was DEFINATELY brighter than the moon (which was in half phase last night) because it lit up the yard that was already lit up by the moon. So, that proves it was quite a bit brighter than the moon. And it looked more like a burning jet liner, in brightness, than Jupiter. Jupiter was probably 50 times darker, if I was just going to try to make a wild guess. (I've spent quite a few nights looking at Jupiter.) I mention Jupiter because I'm very familiar with it and I've never seen a meteor nearly as bright as Jupiter. This was like 50 times brighter than Jupiter. I didn't take measurements, but I think the tail was very roughly 30 degrees (3 fists)in length across the sky. I think the tail was roughly 4 times less bright than the object, which still made the tail amazingly bright. I think the object was roughly the color of the sun, but I remember the tail having a slight orange hue to it. The tail made me think of a light saber from Star Wars. It was almost like a "flare" going across the sky. My first thought was "That's NOT good. If that thing hits the earth we're in some serious trouble." I actually stood up and walked half way across the yard visually "following it" to see if it landed. I'm sure it took 4 or 5 seconds or so to walk that distance. I'd never seen anything remotely like it burning through the sky. I watched it "burn out" about 20 degrees above the horizon. It just went dim. I didn't hear any sonic boom or anything, but I'm in the city and wasn't specifically listening for it. I wondered what I had just seen. I thought it might have been space junk. Or possibly a meteor. Or possibly a man made object comming back to earth the hard way before it was supposed to. I estimated that it was about the size of the space shuttle and about the altitude of high airline flights, like 40,000 feet. But that was just a wild guess. I'm a terrible judge of size and distance for astronomical objects. I think the moon is closer and smaller than it really is. It cast very noticable moving shadows as it came over the top of the house. The yard was moonlit from the half moon and backyard lights in the neighborhood. It traveled almost straight from west to east and I must have watched it for at least 5 seoncds before it burnt out. Even though it seemed to have been moving straight west to east, it's path was about 30 degrees south of directly overhead throughout it's flight so that by the time I lost sight of it it was probably 20 degreessouth of due east, roughly. I mostly just remember seeing the train disappear and watching the main object dim like a dying ember until it disappeared. This is the report I wrote the next day: I was in my backyard with my dog last night (Feb 1). It was a couple hours after dark but I didn't take note of the time. My house in Fort Worth (I30 and 35W which is almost in Arlington) faces west and is very cubical. So the entire western sky is blocked off from my back porch. (It's actually kind of nice because it blocks off the a lot of the light pollution.) The house is two story and provides a very effective visual shield of the western sky. The backyard faces due east. I sitting was on my back porch, which is not covered. The first thing I noticed was the yard light up. It was somewhat feignt, but it was very obvious. It caught my attention immediately because it was unusual for the yard to light up like that. The shadows were moving indicating that the light source was moving. My first thought was that maybe it was car lights reflecting off a wall, but I'm not sure what wall that would have been. Then it came over the top of the house and over my head. I would say it was very roughly 30 degrees to the south away from directly over head. But all of my "measurements" here are just estimates based on what I can remember. It was moving almost from due west to due east. It was a burning object way up there. The only conclusion I can come to is that it was a meteor. I've sat out a couple times and watched the occasionial meteorite during a shower or just a long night out in the middle of no where. This wasn't even comparable to that. I believe the object was "easily" 100 times brighter than any meteor I've ever personally seen, but I'm a VERY inexperienced amatur astronomer. I think I can say it was brighter than the moon. Well, thinking about it, it was DEFINATELY brighter than the moon (which was in half phase last night) because it lit up the yard that was already lit up by the moon. So, that proves it was quite a bit brighter than the moon. And it looked more like a burning jet liner, in brightness, than Jupiter. Jupiter was probably 50 times darker, if I was just going to try to make a wild guess. (I've spent quite a few nights looking at Jupiter.) I mention Jupiter because I'm very familiar with it and I've never seen a meteor nearly as bright as Jupiter. This was like 50 times brighter than Jupiter. I didn't take measurements, but I think the tail was very roughly 30 degrees (3 fists)in length across the sky. I think the tail was roughly 4 times less bright than the object, which still made the tail amazingly bright. I think the object was roughly the color of the sun, but I remember the tail having a slight orange hue to it. The tail made me think of a light saber from Star Wars. It was almost like a "flare" going across the sky. My first thought was "That's NOT good. If that thing hits the earth we're in some serious trouble." I actually stood up and walked half way across the yard visually "following it" to see if it landed. I'm sure it took 4 or 5 seconds or so to walk that distance. I'd never seen anything remotely like it burning through the sky. I watched it "burn out" about 20 degrees above the horizon. It just went dim. I didn't hear any sonic boom or anything, but I'm in the city and wasn't specifically listening for it. I wondered what I had just seen. I thought it might have been space junk. Or possibly a meteor. Or possibly a man made object comming back to earth the hard way before it was supposed to. I estimated that it was about the size of the space shuttle and about the altitude of high airline flights, like 40,000 feet. But that was just a wild guess. I'm a terrible judge of size and distance for astronomical objects. I think the moon is closer and smaller than it really is. It cast very noticable moving shadows as it came over the top of the house. The yard was moonlit from the half moon and backyard lights in the neighborhood. It traveled almost straight from west to east and I must have watched it for at least 5 seoncds before it burnt out. Even though it seemed to have been moving straight west to east, it's path was about 30 degrees south of directly overhead throughout it's flight so that by the time I lost sight of it it was probably 20 degreessouth of due east, roughly. My 2 story house blocked the view until it was directly overhead. I remember that at the time the trail/tail was about 3 fists in length. So that would be 30 degrees. The trail/train was about 1/4 the brightness of the main body and was pretty much that bright through the entire length of the tail. I remember that at the time it reminded me of a light saber from the Star Wars movie. I didn't notice much change in the whole thing until it was about 20 degrees above the eastern horizon. Towards the end, I saw it dim. The tail/train disappeared and for less than a second I continued to see the main object fade in brightness and disappear. That was probably very roughly 5 seconds after it appeared right over my head coming over the house. Show more |
|
163dx
|
2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
Andrea |
Temple, TX |
353/36 - 59/26 |
-7 |
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
|
|
163dw
|
2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
bailey whitley |
sunnyvale, TX |
93/84 - 97/84 |
-11 |
Y
|
Y
|
?
|
Y
|
my back yard looked like the sun came out for a fe... w secouds
it passed directly over head from due west to east small lights my back yard looked like the sun came out for a few secouds
it passed directly over head from due west to east glowing train Show more |
|
163dv
|
2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
Doug Hines |
Grapevine, TX |
229/45 - 126/30 |
-7 |
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
Y
|
it split off pieces as it went down to the East |
|
163du
|
2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
Lloyd |
rockne, TX |
291/70 - 11/50 |
-13 |
?
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
That was awsome and it lasted long enough I starte... d to wonder if it was goibg to hit something. Awsome. i saw this one flash three times, first flash set off three orange/gold seperate objects traled by a shower of gold sparks, second flash the green trail seemed to be brighter, the third was when it flashed out, i couldnt see anything after that. started out as a white and blue train, then after the first explotion the train was green ran to blue and exploded again and green after that till the end where it was white. Show more |
|
163dt
|
2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
Lydia |
Lake Worth, TX |
86/45 - 85/45 |
-5 |
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
|
|
163ds
|
2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
Terrell Steve |
Grand Prairie, TX |
271/45 - 17/80 |
-9 |
?
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
This object appeared directly to the west and went... straight overhead, when I first spotted it I thought it was a airplane on fire trying for a landing at DFW. This is how low it appeared to be. I have seen alot of other meteorites falling from the sky, that most seem to be at a lot further distance and that could just be the size difference. I have seen the Space Shuttle enter the atmosphere above Texas as a glowing orange ball of fire with a very long orange train and vapor trail, but this is the first lowest and longest lasting meteorite I have ever seen that put on such a show. There was red-orange fragments as long as the object was in view. I was beside a building and as it was overhead heading to the east I ran to the west to keep it in sight as long as possible before the buildings roof edge blocked my view. The last thing I saw, it was still a fireball and the trail was still very long and active This object appeared directly to the west and went straight overhead, when I first spotted it I thought it was a airplane on fire trying for a landing at DFW. This is how low it appeared to be. I have seen alot of other meteorites falling from the sky, that most seem to be at a lot further distance and that could just be the size difference. I have seen the Space Shuttle enter the atmosphere above Texas as a glowing orange ball of fire with a very long orange train and vapor trail, but this is the first lowest and longest lasting meteorite I have ever seen that put on such a show. The train was a bright orange-yellow glow with red-orange fragments Show more |
|
163dr
|
2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
Shellie |
Fort worth, TX |
0/ - 0/ |
- |
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
I saw a fireball with a tail moving horizontally a... t a steady rate of speed but slow enough for me to look up and notice it, realize it wasn't a plane or helicopter, and run around my home and trees to see it once more. It seemed extremely close and I had to look up online different things to rule out a flare gun. It was amazing whatever it was! Show more |
|
163dq
|
2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
Miller Sharon |
Burleson, TX |
35/45 - 79/45 |
>-13 |
Y
|
?
|
?
|
Y
|
glowing white train |
|
163dp
|
2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
Randy Ramey |
Tyler, TX |
241/45 - 343/45 |
-13 |
Y
|
?
|
N
|
N
|
This was one of the longest sightings I had seen -... the best way to describe the size of the ball is to say it would look to be a little bigger than the "size" of the landing lights on a plane if you were at the airport watching planes landing. The sparkles did not appear to resemble falling debri, just disintegration. The train appeared about the time that the glowing green ball started getting smaller. The tail had what resembled firework sparklers above and below the tail. The tail sparkles seemed to appear when the ball burnt out. The sparkles lasted only 1 to 2 seconds (the ball lasted about 5 seconds before it looked like it burnt up) Show more |
|
163do
|
2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
Jeff |
spring branch, TX |
285/45 - 11/0 |
>-13 |
?
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
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looked like a large shell firework when it flashed... and fragmented. I am an aviator and have seen plenty of strange objects in the sky and multiple meteor showers and this by far is the most impressive thing I have seen in terms of size, brightness and length that it lasted. Object was steady white as it crossed the sky, then flashed followed immediately by red/orange fire tail and fragmentation. Show more |
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163dn
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2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
Joyce S |
Creedmoor, TX |
341/37 - 70/32 |
-7 |
?
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Y
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163dm
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2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
bailey |
sunnyvale, TX |
270/68 - 92/57 |
-11 |
Y
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Y
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?
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Y
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my back yard looked like the sun came out for a fe... w secouds
it passed directly over head from due west to east small lights my back yard looked like the sun came out for a few secouds
it passed directly over head from due west to east glowing train Show more |
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163dl
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2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
Ronnie Witcher |
Lampasas, TX |
360/45 - 38/32 |
-13 |
N
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N
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Y
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N
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I never saw a meteor that large. It appeared to be... a skyrocket at first, but was too large and moving too slow for that. It had a tail so I thought then that it was a comet, but it suddenly blew up or disappeared. I'm sure I saw bright fragments at the last. I am sure it took place at 8pm or within 3 or 4 minutes of that because I had looked at my watch a few minutes earlier. It looked sort of like a skyrocket that blew up I never saw a meteor that large. It appeared to be a skyrocket at first, but was too large and moving too slow for that. It had a tail so I thought then that it was a comet, but it suddenly blew up or disappeared. I'm sure I saw bright fragments at the last. I am sure it took place at 8pm or within 3 or 4 minutes of that because I had looked at my watch a few minutes earlier. train disappeared after burn out Show more |
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163dk
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2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
Marie |
Dallas, TX |
0/45 - 0/30 |
- |
N
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N
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N
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Y
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Pretty much covered in initial description..little... fragmentation Not trained, did not have unobstructed view, was on balcony facing downtown Dallas. Entire view across horizon lasted @ 3-4 seconds, coming [roughly] NNW, headed SSW. Was not parallel to horizon, slightly descending angle, which did not match selections on this site. It was BIG, BRIGHT and moving FAST...no sound. Definitely not upper atmosphere. For comparison see: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/10/091015-fireball-explodes-netherlands-germany-picture.html What I saw, main object much closer and/or larger, brilliant blue with some green tinges, surrounded by glow... almost perfect circle. Tail mostly bright yellow, some red, but no indication of debris/breaking up..and the tail was *maybe* a third of size of one in photo., and tail much more defined..think elongated triangle. Not positive if coincidence, or related to object, but heard muffled boom 60 -90 seconds after object left view Show more |
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163dj
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2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
Angela, |
Joshua, TX |
16/40 - 300/47 |
-13 |
N
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N
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Y
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N
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It seemed to appear out of nowhere and light up th... e sky. It last a very long time . Was so bright. It was amazing to see. It was unbelieveable how close it was to us. After it was gone a very slight almost burnt smell was noticed. Seemed to go out with a burst of light. And had Whole glowing trail started as blue and violet, then changed to red then orange as it progressed. Appeared as if was sparking at the end. Show more |
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163di
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2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
Jon Meredith |
Austin, TX |
345/50 - 54/30 |
-9 |
N
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N
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Y
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N
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I know a ton of other people as we were on the int... erstate and people were slowing down for it. Started off small and got progressively bigger. until reaching it's brightest and then fading quickly as it went down the horizon Show more |
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163dh
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2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
Elaine Lambert |
Fort Worth, TX |
270/80 - 82/90 |
- |
?
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?
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N
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N
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My friend saw it first and probably saw it at abou... t 60 degrees then I saw it when it was closer to overhead. It seemed low to the ground and went right over the building we were standing next to. Four of us saw it. The ball was very defined, then there was a tail on it. It seemed to move slow overhead. It was amazing!!! There was a long train after the ball, but I didn't notice a tail after I could no longer see the fireball. Show more |
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163dg
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2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
Albert |
Helotes, TX |
17/45 - 34/45 |
>-13 |
Y
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Y
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?
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N
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I was at a stop light at the intersection of Band... era Road and Cedar Trail facing South. As I looked toward Cedar Trail (east) I noticed a very bright light that was large. It seemed at first to move slowly and as soon as I saw it I said something out loud. My 8 and 11 year old boys were with me and looked and were amazed as well.
As we watched it the color changed from white to blue and seemed to pick up speed. Then the train appeared and the ball seemed to get brighter and smaller. The train was very long and then seemed to break apart as the color changed on the fireball.
It was one of the most amazing things I have ever seen. I wish I had my camera with me because this thing was very bright. Please note that at the intersection there is plenty of light. I noticed the fireball even with the bright lights at the intersection. Wow. Helotes, TX is just outside San Antonio. fragmentation was on the train. I was at a stop light at the intersection of Bandera Road and Cedar Trail facing South. As I looked toward Cedar Trail (east) I noticed a very bright light that was large. It seemed at first to move slowly and as soon as I saw it I said something out loud. My 8 and 11 year old boys were with me and looked and were amazed as well.
As we watched it the color changed from white to blue and seemed to pick up speed. Then the train appeared and the ball seemed to get brighter and smaller. The train was very long and then seemed to break apart as the color changed on the fireball.
It was one of the most amazing things I have ever seen. I wish I had my camera with me because this thing was very bright. Please note that at the intersection there is plenty of light. I noticed the fireball even with the bright lights at the intersection. Wow. Helotes, TX is just outside San Antonio. glowing train and then there were parts of the train that seemed to break off like it was falling apart Show more |
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163df
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2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
Adam Miles |
Fort Worth, TX |
266/70 - 93/40 |
-13 |
N
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N
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N
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N
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It was pretty cool! Object appeared to fragment sl... ightly just before it stopped emitting light at the approximate terminal point as previously indicated. Fragments dimmed quickly while main body shone slightly longer. Show more |
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163de
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2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
Stephanie Proctor |
Odessa, TX |
79/55 - 79/20 |
-11 |
N
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N
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Y
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N
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It wasnt a PLAIN.... lol It was a bright greenish ... white light with a small termial flash. It was falling semi slow. Moved quite slower then a shooting star. And as it fell it got smaller. Show more |
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163dd
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2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
Lisa |
Austin, TX |
4/45 - 52/30 |
-13 |
N
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N
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N
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N
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163dc
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2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
Elizabeth Doughty |
Deer Creek, OK |
163/59 - 119/31 |
-13 |
N
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N
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N
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N
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it was like it was a dark center ball with an aura... around it. it was comparable in size to a full moon. Show more |
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163db
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2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
Jay |
mcloud, OK |
0/45 - 0/25 |
-7 |
N
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N
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N
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N
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Looked like a comet. Big fireball with a sparkling trail. |
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163da
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2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
Al |
Allen, TX |
227/45 - 111/30 |
-9 |
N
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N
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N
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N
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I think that I saw it from the time it started unt... il it extinguished. glowing train Show more |
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163cz
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2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
Samantha Tabor |
Goldsby, OK, OK |
139/70 - 104/25 |
-11 |
Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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The flash is what caught my attention at first- it... seemed to grow in size and that is when the tail began to glow brighter and got longer. It looked like it began to fragment but that was when it fell out of sight relative to me. glowed a bright green-yellow with a little white and was wide towards the bottom and thinned in the zenith direction, faded nearly a few seconds after fireball passed Show more |
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163cy
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2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
John |
Allen, TX |
274/70 - 249/70 |
-11 |
Y
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?
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N
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N
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My friend called my attention to this object. When... I looked up I thought it was a roman candle at first, but it was too bright and lasted too long. It also appeared to be traveling extremely fast. Don't know, but lots of 'sparks.' Lots of what appeared to be sparks and flashes. The colors went from white to blue to orange and red before it faded. Show more |
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163cx
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2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
Stephen VanRiper |
Arlington, TX |
276/ - 93/ |
-13 |
N
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N
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N
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Y
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Saw what looked like bits breaking off |
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163cw
|
2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
ralph |
The Woodlands, TX |
0/21 - 0/20 |
>-27 |
Y
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?
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N
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N
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long glowing |
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163cv
|
2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
meg |
plano, TX |
352/ - 0/65 |
- |
N
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N
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N
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N
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long tail right before burn out separation lookrd... to be three large pieces stayed together and then burned up or out Show more |
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163cu
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2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
Mike |
Allen, TX |
226/78 - 100/79 |
-13 |
Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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white flash, appeared to break into pieces. heard... a boom about 15 seconds after break up fire train, appeared to disintegrate as object disintegrated Show more |
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163ct
|
2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
James |
Startzville, TX |
334/35 - 22/15 |
-13 |
N
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N
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N
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N
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The ball was big, like the size of a full moon. I... t was falling in a straight line but looked like a flair looks when it falls from the sky. Strangest thing I have ever seen at night. The bright ball went to 1/2 it's size and started showing the tail. I guess thats a fragment. First we saw a large white ball in the sky falling. In the last few seconds before it disappeared, the ball diminished to about 1/2 it's size and then had a cone shaped tail behind it, orange in color. The ball turned greenish blue towards the end. Show more |
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163cs
|
2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
Cindy Weir |
Dallas, TX |
275/25 - 106/18 |
-27 |
N
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N
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N
|
N
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Absolutely the most amazing thing I have EVER seen... ! We were in the right place at the right time, getting into my car. My friends were facing northwest and shouted, 'LOOK'! I turned to see it as it flew by, bright white with a little yellow behind it and a narrow white sparkling 'tail'. AWESOME! Will probably never happen to me again in my lifetime! It was just there, very close to the ground and flew past us, arching down, with a train that appeared to be very short, maybe 10-12 Absolutely the most amazing thing I have EVER seen! We were in the right place at the right time, getting into my car. My friends were facing northwest and shouted, 'LOOK'! I turned to see it as it flew by, bright white with a little yellow behind it and a narrow white sparkling 'tail'. AWESOME! Will probably never happen to me again in my lifetime! Just above the top of the building I was standing in front of, it appeared, about a basketball-sized ball of extremely white, spotlight white, light with a little yellow behind it, with a sparkling white train/tail. Show more |
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163cr
|
2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
Jay Holtslag |
Lakehills, TX |
18/45 - 34/30 |
-9 |
N
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N
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N
|
N
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We observed it from indoors, through a window and ... did not see the originating or end location. It was bright green and moving slower than the meteors/ shooting stars I've seen before. Show more |
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163cq
|
2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
Richard Ashmore |
Fredericksburg, TX |
9/45 - 48/25 |
>-13 |
N
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N
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N
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N
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It went behind a few trees. It looked like it mig... ht have started to fragment, but I am not 100% sure of this. Show more |
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163cp
|
2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
Winston Valle |
Conroe, TX |
331/45 - 352/45 |
-13 |
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
I saw a fireball just like this one about two week... s ago in my backyard around 1am lasted about 5 sec Bright main fireball had several small green fragmentation that disappeared quickly A white train disappeared for two second then reappeared along with the green fireball Show more |
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163co
|
2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
Elizabeth Givens |
Georgetown, TX |
348/45 - 47/20 |
>-13 |
Y
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?
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N
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N
|
It seemed fairly far away. I tried to estimate whe... re it might land (it looked like it was going to land soon) and I could only guess possibly somewhere between Georgetown, TX and College Station, TX. But my perspective might have been completely off. The object was still in tact when I lost sight of it. It was moving as though it was going to stay in one It seemed fairly far away. I tried to estimate where it might land (it looked like it was going to land soon) and I could only guess possibly somewhere between Georgetown, TX and College Station, TX. But my perspective might have been completely off. It was a fairly short train but it was very clearly flames. There was no color variation, it was all white. Both the object and the train (flames) were all white. Show more |
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163cn
|
2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
Mark Kirchgessner |
Tomball, TX |
300/65 - 57/37 |
-7 |
N
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N
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N
|
N
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163cm
|
2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
David |
Plano, TX |
64/40 - 67/35 |
- |
?
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?
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N
|
N
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I had just gone out to the backyard and was lookin... g up to the sky in a north northwesterly direction. I noticed a plane heading that was heading due east. I am 30 miles northeast of DFW airport and can only estimate, but I would think it was about 10-20 miles away at an altitude of 3000-5000 feet. After the plane I turned to the north northeast when a bright light shined above my right shoulder. It was like a huge floodlight in near distance. I turned to it, now facing east southeast, and saw this beautiful array of colors. A blue, orange, green head with a long white trail. The trail was approximately 40 degrees long with a height of approximately 10 degrees. It appeared to be only hundreds of feet above the ground, much lower than the airplane. From the time I turned to see the light, and the end of the event, was about 5 seconds. It lasted long enough that I thought: “I should make a wish”,” my wife isn’t going to see this”, and even, ”where is my camera?” Its northeastern descent was not steep; from my vantage point it appeared to be less than 30 degrees. As the flame extinguished it seemed I could see the object and expected that it may land only miles away. After reading so many other accounts of this same event and from hundreds of miles away, my estimation of this being a thousand feet above could be completely wrong. Nonetheless it was fantastic, and probably a “once in my lifetime event”. I've seen few shooting stars/meteors and all were brief, and tiny in comparison. As it turned out, my wife was indeed seeing the meteor. She was several miles away and happened to see the entire event but she estimates it lasted 8-10 seconds. Wow, what an experience! Show more |
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163cl
|
2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
Jon Crosby |
Temple, TX |
40/32 - 49/27 |
>-13 |
Y
|
?
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N
|
N
|
Whitish blue trail...I saw it out my window and re... flected light from inside the house made precise observations of the tail impossible. Show more |
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163ck
|
2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
rodney christa |
castroville, TX |
344/37 - 50/25 |
-7 |
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
we saw this from a sigificant hill that overlooks ... san antonio texas we saw it appear and seemed to change after it sparkeled then seemed to drop faster white light solid that sparkeled then saw distinctly softer light after bright white arc downward, saw a distinct change like sparkles light then continued and turned pinkish then faded away. It appeared to have a change in trajectory (more downward sloping after the sparks Show more |
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163cj
|
2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
Carter Ramzel |
San Antonio, TX |
21/70 - 75/20 |
-13 |
N
|
N
|
Y
|
N
|
When I was @10 years old (1965) I was throwing new... spapers before the sun came up in Amarillo and I saw a large metorite shower with numerous large fireballs - green, blue, and red in the northern sky. My wife and I saw this one while we were sitting in our house - we were not outdoors. The fireball seemed to turned redish orange and disappear Didn't note much of a train, perhaps because the fireball was so intensely bright and green Show more |
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163ci
|
2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
stephani |
quinlan, TX |
254/30 - 231/32 |
-11 |
?
|
Y
|
N
|
Y
|
bright white train with many separate pieces of g... lowing debris trailing behind the main ball Show more |
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163ch
|
2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
Brent Stein |
Austin, TX |
22/50 - 25/40 |
>-13 |
N
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N
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N
|
N
|
small glowing train, but did not last after fireba... ll moved past Show more |
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163cg
|
2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
Andrew Hoffman |
Waxahachie, TX |
58/80 - 63/60 |
>-13 |
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
Looked like pieces were breaking off as the meteor... was going across the sky. Show more |
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163cf
|
2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
jarrod O\\ |
San Antonio, TX |
19/45 - 83/20 |
-7 |
Y
|
?
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N
|
Y
|
The trail was a pale glowing and sparking train o... f pale red and orange. Show more |
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163ce
|
2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
Derrick Age |
Fort Worth, TX |
269/90 - 75/0 |
>-13 |
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
I beleive that there is substantial pieces to be f... ound from east of 360 and west of highway 10 and south of Trinity blvd. Feel free to contact me as i will be venturing that direction tonight. The Framentation split approximately 10 seconds into seeing the meteor. I will conclude that there are pieces of this meteor all over trinity starting at highway 10 and go east. I beleive that there is substantial pieces to be found from east of 360 and west of highway 10 and south of Trinity blvd. Feel free to contact me as i will be venturing that direction tonight. It was a white glowing ball with blue and green along with an orange color tail. It broke up about 7 seconds into the regions of highway 10 and 360 it did break up and shortley there after we heard a loud sonic boom. I know from being in IRAQ that speed is so much faster than sound and it was a full 10 seconds after we noticed the burn out before we heard the sonic boom. Show more |
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163cd
|
2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
Lewis Kinard |
Huntsville, TX |
317/51 - 23/51 |
-11 |
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
This is a well-designed reporting tool! Ended in a... small puff of smoke, with one noticeable "spark" flying upward This is a well-designed reporting tool! fading smoke trail Show more |
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163cc
|
2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
Lisa |
Keller, TX |
245/32 - 184/20 |
-13 |
Y
|
?
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N
|
N
|
This was extremely close to the ground and at firs... t appeared to be some sort of fireworks emitted an orange-green trail Show more |
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163cb
|
2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
Edward Hedge |
Rowlett, TX |
246/85 - 98/63 |
>-13 |
?
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Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
The fireball was near directly overhead of my vant... age point. If looking straight up is 90 degrees, and looking straight ahead, due south, is 0 degrees then the fireballs was at approximately 80 degrees. Just before the fireball extinguished, glowing fragments flared off. The fireball was near directly overhead of my vantage point. If looking straight up is 90 degrees, and looking straight ahead, due south, is 0 degrees then the fireballs was at approximately 80 degrees. Show more |
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163ca
|
2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
DEANNA |
Sanger, TX |
202/55 - 104/30 |
-13 |
?
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?
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?
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N
|
This was the first time I have every seen anything... like this and had to google to figure out what it was. It was very quick. It was a beautiful bright blue green ball with a fire looking tail. Glowing train, it looked like a flame behind it. It was very quick. Show more |
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163bz
|
2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
Hailey Winfrey |
hewitt, TX |
0/ - 0/45 |
- |
Y
|
?
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Y
|
N
|
It exploded and disappeared Smoke trail |
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163by
|
2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
Jesse |
Dean, TX |
144/57 - 97/40 |
>-13 |
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
I had never seen a meteor that appeared so large b... efore. The front was shielded by white light the top and bottom of it were a greenish blue hue. The center seemed to be a very hot white. I had never seen a meteor that appeared so large before. The front was shielded by white light the top and bottom of it were a greenish blue hue. The center seemed to be a very hot white. the train was almost non existent. Show more |
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163bx
|
2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
Reggie Ferguson |
austin, TX |
8/42 - 50/38 |
-11 |
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
|
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163bw
|
2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
Guillotte Tidmore |
Plano, TX |
268/56 - 92/41 |
-27 |
N
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
Most amazing thing I have ever seen. The light was... so intense I thought it was a helicopter spotlight until I realized that there was no sound. Turning, I saw the meteor streak across the sky moving West to East and watched it continue East until it burned out. Extremely fast moving ball of intense bright light with a long glowing tail. No fragmentation. Most amazing thing I have ever seen. The light was so intense I thought it was a helicopter spotlight until I realized that there was no sound. Turning, I saw the meteor streak across the sky moving West to East and watched it continue East until it burned out. Glowing bright enough to light up my entire back yard enough to make me think it was a moving spotlight. It cast shadows from everything on my patio. I watched it at it crossed west to east from my patio until it faded out west of my home. It faded out as it dropped down a few degrees, as if it was descending and then it went dark although it never dropped low enough to be out of my line of sight. It was as if it just burned out. Show more |
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163bv
|
2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
Robert Elder |
Fredericksburg, TX |
354/70 - 56/29 |
>-13 |
Y
|
Y
|
?
|
N
|
The brightest meteor I have ever seen. Orange frag... mentation. Short train of orange sparks with longer (~5 degrees) yellow glow. Show more |
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163bu
|
2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
Billy |
Wichita Falls, TX |
324/42 - 263/37 |
-13 |
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
It had a glowing orange/yellow train until it dis... appeared, but nothing after it disappeared. Show more |
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163bt
|
2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
Mark Moore |
Canton, TX |
285/34 - 322/34 |
-27 |
Y
|
?
|
Y
|
N
|
A streaking show of light from white to burnt oran... ge approximately 50 yards in length. Over a period of 5-10 seconds I saw the fireball and the train all at the same time. Purely a guess but the entire length of the meteor and train was approximately 50 plus yards long. Show more |
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163bs
|
2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
Daniel Shamburger |
Lawn, TX |
85/40 - 84/10 |
-11 |
?
|
?
|
N
|
N
|
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163br
|
2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
Patrick |
Huntsville, TX |
348/60 - 19/30 |
-27 |
?
|
?
|
N
|
Y
|
I feel like it was headin northeast and in my opin... ion I feel like it had to have hit the earth. I feel like it was headin northeast and in my opinion I feel like it had to have hit the earth. I couldn't tell because it was far away and I was at my lacrosse practice at night and couldn't stop practicing Show more |
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163bq
|
2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
Jimmy |
Norman, OK |
177/17 - 174/12 |
-7 |
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
It was AWESOME! |
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163bp
|
2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
Hebb |
Bryan, TX |
2/54 - 6/35 |
-13 |
Y
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Y
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Y
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N
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it was awesome....it just showed up...glowed then ... burst and fizzled. it looked like a really big cool looking firework... it first just appeared. then it zoomed downward and across the sky...it went from green to a bursting red with a blue fizzle it looked like a meatball on fire and you moved it....it was not very long...but it looked like moving flames Show more |
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163bo
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2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
Dean |
BRYAN, TX |
275/30 - 5/30 |
-9 |
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N
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N
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Normally I have seen tails like that of the flame ... of a torch; this tail was like a ring with four points. This was the brightest meteor I have witnessed. Show more |
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163bn
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2012-02-01 |
20:00
CST |
Melissa |
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