| Event 948 |
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948b |
2010-12-31 |
23:30
PDT |
Frank |
Stevenson Ranch, CA |
164/90 - 90/90 |
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Y
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?
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N
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N
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White to yellow |
|
948a |
2010-12-31 |
23:00
PST |
Jenny Ellis |
Chatsworth, CA |
162/70 - 145/17 |
- |
?
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?
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N
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N
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We did not see the meteor dissapear. We suspect it... may have actually hit the earth. Show more |
| Event 947 |
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947a |
2010-12-31 |
21:00
HAST |
Ken |
Kapaa, HI |
170/30 - 0/31 |
- |
N
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N
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N
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N
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My family witnessed this fireball while watching a... n outdoor Polynesian fire dance during a luau. It was spectacular broke up into 4 or 5 pieces Show more |
| Event 946 |
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946b |
2010-12-31 |
21:55
CDT |
danielle turney |
springhill, FL |
292/45 - 338/45 |
- |
N
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N
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N
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N
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At first sight I thought it was a firework, but it... traveled slow about 20 feet across the horizon. Then I thought it was an UFO, but you could see it getting smaller and smaller. It was round and small, orange in color. And it had a reddish orb around that was kind of oblong if you will, with the back end dragging in the wind. It was pretty cool! Like nothing I ever seen before! it had an red glow around it. Show more |
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946a |
2010-12-31 |
22:00
EST |
Michael Gonzalez |
Miami, FL |
0/ - 0/90 |
-11 |
?
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?
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N
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N
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Small fire trial |
| Event 945 |
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945a |
2010-12-31 |
19:05
EST |
William Chellis |
Beacon Falls, CT |
330/30 - 320/20 |
- |
Y
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Y
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Y
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N
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A welcome surprise! I did witness this from inside... my parked car. My window was closed, so I did view this through the glass.
I also got out of the car and took a compass reading from my iPhone.
I used the roofline of the nearby Kmart store as a landmark for the bearing.
Fireball went dark before it went below the horizon.
Fireball went dark before it went below the horizon. Pieces seemed to fall off behind as part of the train. appeared flame like and even smoke like. less than 10 degrees long. Show more |
| Event 944 |
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944a |
2010-12-31 |
05:20
CDT |
Steve |
Euless, TX |
190/32 - 179/20 |
- |
Y
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Y
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N
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N
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I saw a large bright ball with a trail of fragment... s following, it was between two trees in my view and was still glowing when it went behind the SW tree in my view. Show more |
| Event 943 |
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943b |
2010-12-30 |
22:18
CDT |
Ron |
Duncan, OK |
125/40 - 115/5 |
-4 |
N
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N
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N
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N
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From my point of view the track was near vertical ... Minimum of four fragments seen. Show more |
|
943a |
2010-12-30 |
22:15
CDT |
James |
Wills Point, TX |
0/45 - 0/45 |
- |
N
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N
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N
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N
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It looked like a roman candle firework but there w... as no fireworks in the area and it didn't make any sounds A glowing train that broke up as it went down Show more |
| Event 942 |
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942a |
2010-12-30 |
20:50
MST |
Gloria Sullivan |
Phoenix, AZ |
25/90 - 20/90 |
- |
Y
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?
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N
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N
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I guess I would have to say the size...and the cla... rity of the fireball and train. SO UNBELIEVABLY AWESOME! Neither....the firey ball simply disappeared well above horizon in S. SW skies...like something swallowed it up.....at least 80 degrees. I guess I would have to say the size...and the clarity of the fireball and train. SO UNBELIEVABLY AWESOME! fireball size = baseball size held up front of me..& compare to size I see in sky. Initial color..head of ball...yellow...then red/orange colors into flame w/ more yellow (flame distance would be approx. fist to midway up to elbow.....then into whitish trail very visible across sky above me..which would be longer than fist to length of arm...definitely longer.. I know I caught my breath the whole time. The "smoky tail" of the whole sighting didn't really start dissipating until the fireball disappeared out of sight...sw direction above me. I saw a very similar one from same geographical area, late summer /early fall, 2010..went high across Northeast sky and disappeare into the NE...N sky going downwards....only approx 2 sec. sighting, then. Show more |
| Event 941 |
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941a |
2010-12-30 |
20:24
EDT |
Susan |
Colonia, NJ |
0/50 - 0/45 |
- |
Y
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?
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N
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N
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we both have seen shooting stars and meteors way o... ff, this definitely came down to the ground. a very bright firetrail that suddenly ended in a burn out fashion we both have seen shooting stars and meteors way off, this definitely came down to the ground. a very bright flame trail that lasted several seconds then faded but object was still visible traveling in a downward arc without the flame, when the flame disappeared it looked like a black object decending in a downward arc Show more |
| Event 940 |
|
940a |
2010-12-30 |
20:00
CDT |
Rachel |
St louis, MO |
0/75 - 0/70 |
- |
N
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N
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N
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N
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it seemed to have sparks - maybe that was fragmentation? |
| Event 939 |
|
939c |
2010-12-30 |
18:30
CST |
Leah |
Forest City, IA |
0/90 - 0/45 |
- |
Y
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?
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N
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N
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Approximately 5 minutes after seeing the fireball ... I also saw a shooting star: colorless, much farther away, and extinguished almost immediately after I saw it. The fireball appeared to stay intact and extinguished all at once. It was similar to an ember in a camp fire that glows brightly just before dimming completey. Approximately 5 minutes after seeing the fireball I also saw a shooting star: colorless, much farther away, and extinguished almost immediately after I saw it. Appeared to be a short glowing trail followed by a much longer smoke trail. The whole thing disappeared shortly after the fireball extinguished. Show more |
|
939b |
2010-12-30 |
18:25
CDT |
Scott Reed |
Urbandale, IA |
80/60 - 146/50 |
- |
Y
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?
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N
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N
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Driving east on I-80 and noticed a light thinking ... it was an airplane but suddenly an orange tail appeared and then vanished. Looked like it would hit the ground while still burning but did not. Doubt any remains but I'd calculate it would have landed approximately near east side of Johnston or Southwest side of Ankeny. An amazing sight. Never seen anything come that close before. A glowing train Show more |
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939a |
2010-12-30 |
18:23
CST |
Dennis Goodrich |
Ames, IA |
63/55 - 60/50 |
- |
Y
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?
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N
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N
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It disappeared when still at a high angle. Out lik... e a light, kind of. I was exiting U.S. 30 when this happened. I thought it was an airplane nav light at first, but a)it just suddenly appeared, b) it was too big or the plane would have been at 100\', c) intensity was changing. When I noticed the train it had sparkles like a firework. It was moving east-NE and mostly away from me. Quite easterly. Show more |
|
939a |
2010-12-30 |
18:30
CST |
Jan Young |
Waukee, IA |
0/45 - 0/25 |
- |
N
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N
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N
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N
|
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| Event 938 |
|
938b |
2010-12-30 |
18:15
HAST |
Robert Eley |
Kamloops, |
0/48 - 0/50 |
- |
Y
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?
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N
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N
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it was just at dusk, we were sitting in an open ai... r restaurant, looking out over the ocean in the direction of the island of Lanai. We clearly saw a bright object in the sky with a clear train behind it. There were 4 of us who viewed this object as it appeared to be brightly burning and then quickly disappear. No sign of lingering smoke or debris. Appeared for a duration of about 3 to 5 seconds. It was a short lived glowing train Show more |
|
938a |
2010-12-30 |
18:14
HAST |
Christina |
Kihei, HI |
0/45 - 0/35 |
- |
Y
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Y
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Y
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N
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I described it as looking like a bright sparkler. ... It burst into pieces and then ended two seconds later maybe The train went all the way across the sky to the point that I thought it was an airplane for a minute. There was a glowing train and smoke after that. It got bright white and broke into smaller white bits like a sparkler. It was just after sunset so the sky was still quite bright with color just before dusk. I\'ve never seen a shooting star (fireball) in such a bright sky. Amazing! Show more |
| Event 937 |
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937a |
2010-12-30 |
05:50
EST |
stephen mchugh |
solon, ME |
166/27 - 166/27 |
-4 |
Y
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Y
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?
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N
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i was leaving for work and happened to see this t... i was in the upper atmophere and it was the size of my thumb nailvery bright i could see the meteor with a sheld around it and a long trail than it blow up it was un real Show more |
| Event 936 |
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936f |
2010-12-30 |
04:13
CDT |
kate hyden |
livingston manor, NY |
318/37 - 46/14 |
- |
N
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N
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Y
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N
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I have seen 3 other meteorites fall since moving t... o the Catskills in NY, all with green fire/flash associated but none like this; it was quite extraordinary and I really expected to hear a large boom! It first appeared as an extremely white ball (like landing lights on a close incoming aircraft) at the top left (NW) of the window that I was looking out... proceeded from the inital corner of window at about a 45degree angle into the bottom window and dropped below the horizon (NE.) Show more |
|
936e |
2010-12-30 |
04:11
EST |
Matthew |
Woods Hole, MA |
270/15 - 290/8 |
- |
Y
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Y
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N
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N
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glowing train |
|
936d |
2010-12-30 |
04:10
EDT |
Joseph Megill |
Haddam, CT |
0/30 - 84/30 |
- |
Y
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Y
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N
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N
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This morning @ 4:10 am I saw a brilliant blue mete... orite fly right over the front of me as I was traveling north on rte 154 about a half mile north of Haddam Meadows state park. It seemed like it was just barely over tree top height and was going to impact the ground. Just before it disappeared it sparked off a little red piece. There was a long white tail behind it as it streaked across the front windshield of my truck. It was really dark outside and only the slightest crescent of the moon was showing.There was no sound. small red piece broke off This morning @ 4:10 am I saw a brilliant blue meteorite fly right over the front of me as I was traveling north on rte 154 about a half mile north of Haddam Meadows state park. It seemed like it was just barely over tree top height and was going to impact the ground. Just before it disappeared it sparked off a little red piece. There was a long white tail behind it as it streaked across the front windshield of my truck. It was really dark outside and only the slightest crescent of the moon was showing.There was no sound. Show more |
|
936c |
2010-12-30 |
04:00
EST |
Patrick Smith |
Waterford, CT |
286/35 - 340/22 |
- |
N
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N
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N
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N
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I was pleased to see it. I am a very early riser.... I had never seen a "falling star" before, any where near that big 'ol one I saw this morning. I was immediately reminded of the ones I saw on tv of big notable fire balls.
I'd love to know feedback if anyone else saw it. 4:00am is approximate time, may have been 20 minutes earlier or later. The main body of the thing was a really large looking flaring bright, arc-welder white, and it had a thick tail, maybe 3 times the length of the main body, longer. This tail was equally bright and shedding equally bright and burning baby meteors headed in the same dierction, though quickly \ Show more |
|
936b |
2010-12-30 |
04:00
EDT |
James Forenza |
Stony Point, NY |
145/48 - 0/19 |
- |
N
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N
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N
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N
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it was green and I never saw a green one before - ... it also appeared to be moving rather slowly Show more |
|
936a |
2010-12-30 |
04:00
EST |
andrea bianchi |
wantage, NJ |
0/60 - 0/50 |
- |
Y
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?
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Y
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N
|
I thought it was a shooting star at first but I se... e those all the time. This one was so big and bright it was like a roman candle but I knew that it wasnt. It was white and red and blue. It was the most amazing thing I have ever seen. came out of no where, lasted for about 8 to 10 seconds and then was gone as fast as it appeared. glowing trail, that lasted quite a while. It went from bright blue to white Show more |
| Event 935 |
|
935ad |
2010-12-29 |
21:00
EDT |
Dan |
Hanover, PA |
157/60 - 2/55 |
-11 |
Y
|
?
|
N
|
N
|
Awesome experience. Never saw on persist for a ful... l 4 seconds! Must have been a huge meterite as it was about half the size of a street light as seen from across the street. Huge blue ball at least 4x size of venus with a clear red triangular train. My thumbnail estimate based on a little math is that it was 9 miles away, lasting a full 4 seconds. I just happened to be looking at the exact sky where it appeared. A clear red triangular train Show more |
|
935ac |
2010-12-29 |
21:00
EST |
Joseph Piacentini |
Washington, DC |
351/71 - 337/38 |
- |
Y
|
?
|
N
|
N
|
Thanks for maintaining this site. Thanks for maint... aining this site. Glowing, flickering. The object itself seemed large and mostly white, but with darker regions. The train was white and varying. The object seemed to move almost straight down (or away) so the train appeared to be almost straight above it. Show more |
|
935ab |
2010-12-29 |
21:00
EST |
Frank |
Ridgely, MD |
319/50 - 326/0 |
- |
N
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N
|
?
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N
|
Looking in the Northwest sky I saw a bright white ... light that appeared to drop straight down, it wasn't at any angle and it didn't have a tail. Show more |
|
935aa |
2010-12-29 |
20:45
EDT |
James |
Wellsville, NY |
165/45 - 211/45 |
- |
Y
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?
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N
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N
|
It happened so fast, but a glowing train. |
|
935z |
2010-12-29 |
20:45
EDT |
Bonne Spencer |
Seneca Falls, NY |
169/35 - 160/23 |
- |
?
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?
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N
|
N
|
|
|
935y |
2010-12-29 |
20:45
EST |
Todd |
West Milford, NJ |
316/60 - 134/25 |
- |
Y
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?
|
N
|
N
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Glowing train, looked like a blueish green cone wi... th a white train Show more |
|
935x |
2010-12-29 |
20:45
EST |
Kerry |
Manassas, VA |
0/45 - 164/45 |
- |
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
Largest one Ive ever seen, and the color was green... compared to the white ones Ive seen before. something burning ejecting off rear, white tinged green color Largest one Ive ever seen, and the color was green compared to the white ones Ive seen before. glowing gray white with a tinge of green trail, what appeared to be sparks or burning material randomly coming off the rear, big and small flashes Show more |
|
935w |
2010-12-29 |
20:45
EST |
Ann |
Bethlehem, PA |
0/45 - 0/25 |
- |
N
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N
|
N
|
N
|
I cannot say for certain how high up the object or... iginated. I saw it while driving. I had stopped for a stop sign (facing roughly north), and saw the object out my side window when I looked left to check for oncoming traffic. It was rather large (larger than any other star in the sky - about four times the size of venus) with a short blue green tail. It was moving very quickly down towards the horizon, slightly right to left. I lost sight of it behind the buildings lining the road, but did not hear any sound, nor see any other flashes of light. the yellow-white light I saw was moving downward towards the horizon, on a slight right to left trajectory. the blue-green tail was not much longer than the size of the object itself. Show more |
|
935v |
2010-12-29 |
20:40
EST |
Bourgoin Chad |
Williamsport, MD |
143/45 - 162/20 |
- |
Y
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Y
|
N
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N
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At whitetail ski resort, I suspect a few other peo... ple saw it too. No flash, just red chunks Some smoke, red debris, bright color like copper being burned Show more |
|
935u |
2010-12-29 |
20:37
EDT |
Aaron |
Silver Spring, MD |
6/35 - 0/37 |
- |
Y
|
?
|
N
|
N
|
The trail was glowing extremely bright. White in t... he center and a blue hue on the outer edges of the trail. Show more |
|
935t |
2010-12-29 |
20:30
EST |
john kelly |
street, MD |
321/75 - 155/35 |
- |
Y
|
?
|
N
|
N
|
blue green glowing train, very wide in the sky, al... most as wide as a finger held out at arms length.created a ribbon of glow the same color as the head. Show more |
|
935s |
2010-12-29 |
20:30
EDT |
mike |
woodstown, NJ |
271/78 - 0/31 |
- |
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
what i saw looked like a blue diamond fall straigh... t down. lasted a couple seconds. i was driving west on route 40 in new jersey and just entering the town of elmer. hope to find out what it could have been. possibly ball lightning? thanks Show more |
|
935r |
2010-12-29 |
20:30
EST |
Caren |
Rockville, MD |
0/81 - 299/30 |
- |
N
|
N
|
Y
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N
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very brief blue flare and fireball disappeared - d... id not see any fragments, but I was driving and couldn\'t keep watching Show more |
|
935q |
2010-12-29 |
20:30
EST |
Willie |
Chantilly, VA |
350/38 - 346/20 |
- |
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
One of the brightest things I've seen in the nigh... t sky, along with one of the biggest. Fell nearly straight down, bearing slightly west. Show more |
|
935p |
2010-12-29 |
20:30
EST |
Deborah Lee |
Niskayuna, NY |
0/35 - 0/25 |
- |
Y
|
?
|
N
|
N
|
This was over Dulles International Airport, but wa... s definitely a fireball and not normal air traffic. I'm curious to know who else at the airport and nearby planes saw this too. An orange train quickly faded as the fireball faded away. Show more |
|
935o |
2010-12-29 |
20:30
EST |
William |
Newtown Square, PA |
335/60 - 0/20 |
- |
N
|
N
|
N
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N
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I saw this tonight (12/29/2010) in southeastern PA... around 8:30 PM EST. I happened to glance up to the NW, and saw a bright white ball with a short tail dropping out of the sky. It appeared to be descending at a steep angle, almost straight down, but slightly eastward. It lasted 4 or 5 seconds before I lost sight of it behind a hill. Show more |
|
935n |
2010-12-29 |
20:30
EDT |
Vickie Stauffer |
Souderton, PA |
174/45 - 271/20 |
- |
?
|
?
|
N
|
N
|
|
|
935m |
2010-12-29 |
20:30
EST |
Ann |
Eldersburg, MD |
348/37 - 306/31 |
- |
Y
|
?
|
N
|
N
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It was beautiful. My first thought was that someon... e was shooting off fireworks, but the direction was wrong and it was much bigger than a firework. It was very low in the sky. The train was glowing white and compact. I did not notice any changes in the train. Show more |
|
935l |
2010-12-29 |
20:29
EST |
Robin |
Silver Spring, MD |
298/65 - 289/60 |
- |
Y
|
?
|
N
|
N
|
Not a long or long-lasting sighting, but it was mo... re prominent than I've ever seen. Very bright white, faded quickly once fireball disappeared, but it was pretty wide (thick). Show more |
|
935k |
2010-12-29 |
20:29
EST |
Bob Stribula |
Nesquehoning, PA |
250/60 - 250/30 |
- |
N
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N
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N
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N
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I was merging onto the PA Turnpike westbound when ... a bright green light above and to my left attracted my attention. I said, "What the heck is that?" to my dog. The light lasted longer than that. It seemed almost to be moving straight downward and then disappeared while still above any obstructions. Jupiter and stars were visible, even from my car in traffic.
Azimuths calculated from Google Maps of the Bensalem entrance to the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Show more |
|
935j |
2010-12-29 |
20:29
EST |
joe |
tobyhanna, PA |
142/21 - 321/9 |
- |
?
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?
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?
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N
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Fairly large bluish white object low in the sky. Wonderful. |
|
935i |
2010-12-29 |
20:29
EST |
Chris |
Richmond, VA |
57/49 - 9/36 |
- |
N
|
N
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N
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N
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search and use twitter to find other witnesses |
|
935h |
2010-12-29 |
20:28
EST |
Tiffany |
Charlottesville, VA |
0/69 - 0/34 |
- |
N
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N
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N
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N
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Changed from bright white to larger and green with... a blue center and fiery-looking, then back to white very briefly, but not a flash as was previously mentioned. I looked at the clock in my car right after it disappeared, and it was 8:28 p.m. ET. Show more |
|
935g |
2010-12-29 |
20:28
EST |
chris fox |
annapolis, MD |
0/70 - 0/70 |
- |
Y
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?
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N
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N
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Can i please get a response just so i know if othe... rs saw it. Thanks. Show more |
|
935f |
2010-12-29 |
20:25
EST |
David Bazell |
Columbia, MD |
25/50 - 19/30 |
- |
N
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N
|
Y
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N
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I was startled by how bright it was. I was viewin... g from the freeway in the city looking north over a suburban area. I saw the meteor brighten in the sky and saw it streak perhaps at a 20 degree angle to the vertical. I recall seeing a bright ball portion near the front of the streak but not at the front. The ball appeared to be preceded by part of the streak. As the meteor fell it brightened, leaving a streaked path. Just before it disappeared it appeared to brighten, not exactly a flash. Show more |
|
935e |
2010-12-29 |
20:25
EST |
Suzanne S |
Timonium, MD |
330/45 - 296/30 |
- |
N
|
N
|
N
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N
|
It was beautiful! So big and bright! There was a t... rain, but my view became obstructed by the trees, so I don't know how long it lasted. It was yellow orange. At least 10 degrees, likely more. Show more |
|
935d |
2010-12-29 |
20:20
EST |
Scott |
Ashburn, VA |
0/65 - 0/40 |
- |
?
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?
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N
|
N
|
N/A |
|
935c |
2010-12-29 |
20:15
CDT |
erin brown |
waldorf, MD |
36/90 - 273/45 |
- |
N
|
N
|
Y
|
N
|
I was sitting on my porch and i was looking up at ... the sky at the stars and all the sudden i saw this green flash from right to left and just look like a shooting star but green and then bam it was gone Show more |
|
935b |
2010-12-29 |
20:10
EST |
Ken |
Ashburn, VA |
15/50 - 332/34 |
- |
N
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N
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N
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N
|
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935a |
2010-12-29 |
19:45
EST |
Eliot Marshall |
Washington, DC |
157/48 - 168/30 |
- |
Y
|
?
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?
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N
|
it seemed to grow brighter at the end, but the lin... e of sight at the end was through trees unlike others I've seen - colorful, fiery with what appeared to be smoke Show more |
| Event 934 |
|
934a |
2010-12-29 |
18:50
EST |
debra holtzman |
woodstock, GA |
40/60 - 0/60 |
- |
Y
|
?
|
N
|
N
|
Big and wide. Looked close. Looked like white wide... crystal smoke trail. Show more |
| Event 933 |
|
933b |
2010-12-29 |
05:10
EST |
Clark Beavans |
Union, SC |
327/45 - 270/13 |
- |
Y
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Y
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N
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N
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I was walking in our neighborhood with my wife, wh... o also witnessed this spectacular meteor. We had enough time to comment on it - I completed the sentence, "Oh my God that is the longest meteor I've ever seen!" several seconds before it disappeared behind the tree line. It appeared that very small bits of the meteorite were separating and burning up almost immediately - the fragments didn\'t leave any trails. The meteorite seemed to be bubbling as it burned up. Greenish white glowing train lasted longer than any meteor I\'ve ever seen. I\'m convinced this object hit the earth. If I were to guess where it hit, I think it would be somewhere in the vicinity of Cross Anchor, SC or maybe Woodruff, SC. Show more |
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933a |
2010-12-29 |
05:10
EST |
Mike Drozynski |
Buford, GA |
57/31 - 298/29 |
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Y
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This meteorite was very low (barely above the tree... tops), and amazingly bright. Object got bright, then went dark, bright again, then disappered. White glowing train. Show more |
| Event 932 |
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932a |
2010-12-28 |
23:50
CST |
Jason Hutt |
Seabrook, TX |
325/57 - 290/49 |
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N
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Very bright white light. Reminded me of a burning... magnesium filament. Very bright white light. Reminded me of a burning magnesium filament. White glowing train that dissipated quickly. Show more |
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931.5a |
2010-12-28 |
21:30
MST |
Eliza |
Boulder, CO |
296/47 - 358/44 |
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Y
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glowing, steady |
| Event 931 |
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931b |
2010-12-28 |
21:38
EST |
jennifer |
Mountain Lakes, NJ |
0/46 - 132/13 |
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N
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It seemed huge. I have seen shooting stars before ... but this was different. It was an orange fast fireball shooting across and down. So big that it seemed close. Thanks Show more |
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931a |
2010-12-28 |
21:00
EDT |
Joseph A |
norton, MA |
0/57 - 0/70 |
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I was driving from norton toward attelboro with my... girlfriend and saw what had to be some space debree shooting downward from left to right from the sky. It looked like a green glowing object shooting very low from the sky towards the ground....I imagine it hit the ground within 10 miles. It was not a firework, it was not a flare, not a plane. It was very low and very very clear. it looked like a comet with a glowing ball and a tail that I believe was redish with some white...long tail.. it went below my point of view, never slowing down, never dimming...straight toward the ground at the speed of a shooting star. I have seen shooting stars, flairs, meteors in the sky...this was the closest brightest thing I have seen and no doubt it hit the ground somewhere...no doubt Show more |
| Event 930 |
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930c |
2010-12-28 |
20:10
EST |
Daniel Lang |
Mount Clemens, MI |
170/75 - 166/55 |
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N
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It was wonderfully silent! |
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930b |
2010-12-28 |
18:30
EST |
Katie |
Newton, NJ |
246/68 - 0/66 |
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N
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Most amazing thing I have ever seen in my life. So... glad I looked up! Show more |
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930a |
2010-12-28 |
18:30
EST |
Pat Conroy |
East Berlin, PA |
250/20 - 339/20 |
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Y
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Y
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N
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It's persistence made me very nervous. appeared a... s large as a bus. No flash, just a sparkly fizzle. No sound. It's persistence made me very nervous. appeared as large as a bus. glowing/incandescent. Appeared solid Show more |
| Event 929 |
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929ew |
2010-12-28 |
19:48
EST |
Scott Jolly |
Keswick, VA |
55/45 - 290/40 |
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Y
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N
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I would love to hear if others saw this as well I... would love to hear if others saw this as well Small white tail Show more |
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929ev |
2010-12-28 |
19:45
EST |
patrick |
phoenixville, PA |
150/55 - 157/55 |
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N
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N
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Y
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just saw the blue flash blue flash 2 seconds in mi... d sky north, northwest Show more |
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929eu |
2010-12-28 |
19:45
EST |
Paul |
Dover, DE |
356/45 - 313/75 |
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Y
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N
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N
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I am 61 years old and always look up into the nigh... t sky. I have seen many, many meteors/showers, but nothing even close to the size and beauty of this colorful object. I was stunned and have been talking about it all day. Glowing and rapidly changing colors. Show more |
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929et |
2010-12-28 |
19:45
EST |
Felicia |
Rockville Centre, NY |
0/ - 0/ |
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Y
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N
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929es |
2010-12-28 |
19:30
EDT |
JoAnne Halpern |
colchester, CT |
171/45 - 149/45 |
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N
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only that I did observe something very simular in ... the exact same spot about the same time last year except this one just went straight along the horizon from the same direction lasted until it went behind a cloud & I could see it still moving for a few seconds behind the cloud when I saw it go below the horizon of my view I saw like a brief explosion, then a blue ring of light appeared in the sky above where it went down not sure about the train when I saw it go below the horizon of my view I saw like a brief explosion, then a blue ring of light appeared in the sky above where it went down Show more |
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929er |
2010-12-28 |
19:20
CDT |
Sarah |
Brookhaven, NY |
49/47 - 128/10 |
- |
?
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?
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N
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I think this shooting star/fireball landed somewhe... re near where I saw it. The train was bright, but dimmed as it went closer to the ground. Show more |
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929eq |
2010-12-28 |
19:20
EST |
Michael Byrne |
Monson, MA |
270/20 - 270/20 |
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N
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N
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N
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N
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929ep |
2010-12-28 |
19:20
EST |
Steven |
Greenwich, NJ |
0/45 - 0/30 |
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Y
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Y
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Y
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N
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All I saw was a big flash in the sky and I looked ... in the sky and for three seconds I saw a fireball falling to the ground and eventually disappearing in the air. I saw the fireball break into fragments when it disappeared glowing train that decreased in size over time Show more |
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929eo |
2010-12-28 |
19:11
EST |
Elizabeth |
Johnston, RI |
262/38 - 281/22 |
- |
?
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?
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N
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It seemed to be bigger than any star, meteorite or... comet I've ever seen. I would say about 1/8 the size of the full moon the other night. If I held a dime at the end of my outstretched arm, it would be about 3/4 the size of a dime. Or the size of the tip of my pinky finger (circular wise). the whole thing was glowing, the circle first bright white with yellowish orange glow outline, attached with tail of same bright white, Brightest white I ever saw in the sky with yellowish orange glow outline, no changes, It was as big and brighter than my neighbors floodlight on front of his house... I was facing his house which is west of mine, I watched it from up above go from upper left to my lower right until it disappeared because his house was in the way. Show more |
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929en |
2010-12-28 |
19:05
EST |
jennifer Malave |
silver spring, MD |
0/45 - 45/90 |
- |
Y
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Y
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N
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it looked like it burned into peices, you could ki... nda see them started yellowish then burned red, pretty long smoke trail Show more |
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929em |
2010-12-28 |
19:00
EST |
william wyman |
MILFORD, DE |
48/36 - 256/22 |
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Y
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Y
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N
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Glad to help out. Please let me know if other peop... le saw the same object, and where it may have impacted, if the object had sufficient mass. Appeared like a giant sparkler as it cross above the horizon. The Head was continuously bursting. As it crossed the sky from right to left, it appeared to be at a lower altitude. I was not in a position to see it continue on, but suspect it impacted to the north maybe within 500 miles or so. Show more |
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929el |
2010-12-28 |
19:00
EST |
Carl Clarke |
stony creek, VA |
0/90 - 0/65 |
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?
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Y
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Y
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N
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two bright flashes then fading fragments |
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929ek |
2010-12-28 |
19:00
EST |
eli |
gilford, NH |
0/30 - 149/30 |
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N
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N
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Y
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N
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Brightest lowest night sky object ever viewed. Ver... y close Very high intensity white flare illuminates crescent of round as a flare then goes dark just over route 90 w ma. Then goes dark Brightest lowest night sky object ever viewed. Very close Show more |
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929ej |
2010-12-28 |
19:00
EST |
David |
Greenfield, MA |
0/ - 0/41 |
- |
?
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?
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Y
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N
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appeared to move straight down in the western sky ... and became larger with more visible trail as it came closer to the horizon. Terminal flash was green. The terminal flash was green Show more |
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929ei |
2010-12-28 |
19:00
EDT |
Cochran Steve |
Bergenfield, NJ |
0/90 - 0/80 |
- |
Y
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?
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N
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N
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It sparkled initially and then became a solid line... through the sky Show more |
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929eh |
2010-12-28 |
19:00
EDT |
Lynne |
Milford, PA |
263/25 - 89/25 |
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N
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N
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Y
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N
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Traveling south on route 81, just passed the exit ... 199 near Scott, toward Scranton. It was low, just above the road. I thought I could have hit it with a baseball. Big bluish green burst, with white sparkler bursts. Traveling south on route 81, just passed the exit 199 near Scott, toward Scranton. It was low, just above the road. I thought I could have hit it with a baseball. Orange red, with crisp white sparkler bursts eminating on top, beneath and behind. Show more |
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929eg |
2010-12-28 |
19:00
EST |
Frank Bookholt |
North Haledon, NJ |
0/51 - 0/44 |
- |
Y
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?
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N
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N
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Never seen anything this large, fast, bright in an... y night sky. I watched for a flash on the horizon after losing sight and thought there was a slight golden glow in the direction it was heading but that could have been lights from a neighboring town. Never seen anything this large, fast, bright in any night sky. It was a glowing half sphere with two distinct trains that were white and yellow. It was gone after 4 or 5 seconds. It was silent. Show more |
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929ef |
2010-12-28 |
19:00
CDT |
sarah |
yonkers, NY |
0/ - 0/12 |
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N
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N
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N
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N
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I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE..MY FI... RST THOUGHT WAS...COULD IT HAVE BEEN FIRECRACKERS...BUT THIS IS NOT JULY, IT IS DECEMBER AND FURTHER, IT WAS VERY LARGE AND SHINEY AND JUST FLEW RIGHT OVER THE HOUSE. I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE..MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS...COULD IT HAVE BEEN FIRECRACKERS...BUT THIS IS NOT JULY, IT IS DECEMBER AND FURTHER, IT WAS VERY LARGE AND SHINEY AND JUST FLEW RIGHT OVER THE HOUSE. THE FRONT OF THE METEOR WAS BIG AND SORT OF ROUND, THE TAIL WAS VERY SHINEY/GLOWING, AND LONG Show more |
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929ee |
2010-12-28 |
19:00
EST |
Miriam Hazard |
Pikesville, MD |
50/50 - 146/50 |
- |
N
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N
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N
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First thought it might be a helicopter on fire, th... en saw trail....we were surprised not to hear a sound Train was straight, but slightly broken....a thin red line behind a bright red ball Show more |
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929ed |
2010-12-28 |
19:00
EST |
Joe |
Rio, WV |
59/52 - 47/46 |
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Y
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?
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N
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N
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I have seen fireballs before but never a green one... like this. At first it looked like the green of an airport rotating beacon (there are no airports in this area), very bright. Easily visible through the windshield of the car. Then the trail, which at first I thought was image retention, looked like a vavy or snaky tapered smoke trail. It went behind a hill immediately so I could not follow it. It went behind a hill so I could not tell if there was a flash or fragmentation. The trail looked like smoke. It wasn\'t straight. It \ Show more |
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929ec |
2010-12-28 |
19:00
EDT |
Jami Hessman |
Silver Spring, MD |
161/90 - 334/90 |
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Y
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?
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N
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Saw similar one but not as bright, same location i... n sky on November 12 around/near midnight FIRE COLORED TRAIN DIMISHING Show more |
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929eb |
2010-12-28 |
18:56
EDT |
Clinton |
Virginia Beach, VA |
135/85 - 162/68 |
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Y
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Y
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N
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N
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this think looked big, about half the size of the ... moon and appeared very close. small bits and pieces flew off initially, and then it exploded at the end and the fragments went everywhere, some fragments even kept going the direction of travel. it had fragments of broken off pieces in it which were orangeish the train was yellowish. Show more |
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929ea |
2010-12-28 |
18:55
EST |
demi smith |
merrimack, NH |
146/30 - 133/30 |
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N
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N
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N
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N
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It was very, very large and unusual! it was flami... ng alot, as if it was on fire. When i was driving, i looked ahead and it looked like a giant flaming rock with a short, thick streak. The streak was an orange white color and the flaming ball looking part was bright orange. It looked very unusally large as if it was about to hit earth, so i braced myself. But then nothing happened. i have seen shooting stars and meteors but nothing as large as this. The cars ahead of us seemed to put on their brakes as if they saw the same thing i did. Show more |
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929dz |
2010-12-28 |
18:55
EST |
gary mitchell |
snow hill, MD |
90/60 - 270/45 |
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Y
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N
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N
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first seen as a green light for about 50 degrees... of travel before a shower of trailing green sparks noted following until blocked from view Show more |
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929dy |
2010-12-28 |
18:55
EST |
Krista Field |
Queensbury, NY |
234/45 - 169/25 |
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N
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N
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N
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N
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well, perhaps not important, but I've been watchi... ng the sky forever and this was sooooo impressive!! it looked like a fireball with sparklers flying behind it and then it went out of sight behind trees the train looked like one of those hand held sparklers you play with on the 4th of July Show more |
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929dx |
2010-12-28 |
18:55
EDT |
Sidney Blumenthal |
Collegeville, PA |
90/90 - 270/75 |
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N
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N
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Y
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N
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saw two flashes like lightning. I looked up and s... aw the meteorite fragment into 4-5 glowing orange fragments. Show more |
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929dw |
2010-12-28 |
18:53
EDT |
stephen sabato |
sandyhook, CT |
172/50 - 161/0 |
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N
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N
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N
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929dv |
2010-12-28 |
18:53
CDT |
Kevin Sheal |
Wynnewood, PA |
223/38 - 226/32 |
- |
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?
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N
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N
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I only witnessed it for a couple of seconds. At fi... rst I thought it might be a flare or a firework but now I strongly believe it was a meteor. Show more |
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929du |
2010-12-28 |
18:51
EST |
Luis |
Reston, VA |
140/37 - 0/33 |
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N
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N
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N
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N
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It seemed extremely low in the sky and it seemed l... ike it would have hit one of the buildings nearby. It was a flash and then fragmented into about 4-5 pieces and then was gone. Show more |
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929dt |
2010-12-28 |
18:51
EST |
Maureen Grayzeck |
Laurel, MD |
146/90 - 171/90 |
-4 |
Y
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Y
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Y
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N
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Husband is a NASA astronomer, and he described it ... as a bolide as we saw it- very impressive sight! Bright ball- blue white- long trail with bright flash with sparks- after flash, saw separation w/ several brief streaks It was a fireball that dissolved into a glowing train that sparked and flashed- Astronomer husband (with me) described it as a Bolide Show more |
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929ds |
2010-12-28 |
18:50
EDT |
Hull Steven |
Plainfield, CT |
0/45 - 154/45 |
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Y
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Y
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N
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N
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As it fell, parts of the main fireball broke off a... nd trailed the object Last night at about 6:50 PM I was driving south on I 395 near lisbon CT and observed a fireball almost due south. It was very bright and breaking up trailing debris. I\'m not sure it was earth orbit debris or a meteor. Show more |
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929dr |
2010-12-28 |
18:50
EDT |
denise |
Budd Lake, NJ |
230/41 - 229/50 |
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Y
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N
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Please read remarks already made. We saw a br... ight oval green glowing object going from SouthWest to West with a short orange tail and a small amount of blue where the tail joined the oval green glowing object. We thought it was a meteorite . We have only seen metorites higher and white. Around 6:50PM ...New Jersey. What was it ? orange Show more |
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929dq |
2010-12-28 |
18:50
EST |
Darcie Dyson |
Bordentown, NJ |
0/90 - 281/60 |
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N
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N
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Y
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N
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It looked like a sparkler flaring, I wasn\'t sur... e what I had seen. I did not see a huge flash, only slight. Before I looked up there were several blue pulsing flashes, illuminated like the flash of a camera. I was talking to my son, saw the bright streak out of the corner of my eye, looked up in time to see it for a second before it went out. No lasting train, I did see a short disappearing train, but we had some light cloud cover that could have obscured it. Show more |
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929dp |
2010-12-28 |
18:50
EST |
Viviana |
Fairfax, VA |
0/90 - 0/ |
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Y
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N
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N
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It was an amazing experience. I wish I can know wh... at I saw. It was like a fireball in the sky. I got a little scared at first but then it disappeared quick. I thought it was a shooting start at first but It was kind of big for that. Let me know if you know what I saw. Thank you. It was an amazing experience. I wish I can know what I saw. It was like a fireball in the sky. I got a little scared at first but then it disappeared quick. I thought it was a shooting start at first but It was kind of big for that. Let me know if you know what I saw. Thank you. Show more |
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929do |
2010-12-28 |
18:50
EST |
Karen |
Columbia, MD |
43/39 - 301/37 |
- |
Y
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Y
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N
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I would love to know if I actually saw a fireball/... meteor or if it was just a firework, but it really didn't seem like anything I'd ever seen before. small glittery light There was a bright glowing object moving right to left straight across the sky. It resembled a firework but there was no sound and it was too high up. After it flamed out, there was a smoke trail that glowed. My neighbor saw it, too. Show more |
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929dn |
2010-12-28 |
18:50
EST |
Jordanna Malizia |
Saugus, MA |
226/45 - 313/25 |
- |
N
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N
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N
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N
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It was beautiful, like nothing I have ever seen. I... t lasted longer and was much bigger and brighter than any shooting star I have seen. A glowing train about 10x the length of the fireball. Show more |
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929dm |
2010-12-28 |
18:50
EST |
Logan Grellmann |
Bolton, MA |
244/46 - 272/21 |
- |
N
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N
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N
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N
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Very colorful bright fireball witnessed by my Dad and I. |
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929dl |
2010-12-28 |
18:50
EST |
Diane |
Hatfield, MA |
228/56 - 257/29 |
- |
N
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N
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N
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N
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The things/questions that crossed my mind beside t... he thought that maybe it was a meteor: Oh, I just saw a shooting star! Was that a comet? Gee, that could have been a scud missle! Darn, I'm in a car with the windows closed so I can't hear anything. What was that? Should I be scared? I wonder if anybody else saw that. When it first appeared it looked big and had a long train/tail as it moved in toward the earth at a downward angle for a landing. I only saw it for a few seconds, and it and the tail both looked bright white to me, and then in a few seconds it (with its tail) was gone! Show more |
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929dk |
2010-12-28 |
18:50
EST |
Frank Wylie |
Westport, CT |
170/51 - 172/44 |
- |
?
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?
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N
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It was very big and bright, It looked like the aft... er-burn of a missile coming from the sky, but without sound. It was a bright blue fireball, with a long trailing whitish blue tail, rapidly descending. There was overcast as well and it was clear in sight, so i know it was close, maybe over Norwalk or Wilton Show more |
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929dj |
2010-12-28 |
18:50
EST |
Denise |
Budd Lake, NJ |
228/44 - 236/38 |
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N
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N
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Y
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N
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We have seen many meteorites, but never one... like this . It was very beautiful .Was it a fireball ? First there was a wide golden arc in the sky , then it diminished to a glowing green very bright oval with a small orange tail and a small amount of blue between the oval and the tail We have seen many meteorites, but never one like this . It was very beautiful .Was it a fireball ? Show more |
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929di |
2010-12-28 |
18:50
EDT |
Ted Horowitz |
Westport, CT |
0/45 - 144/45 |
- |
N
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N
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N
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N
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Fireball,yellow trail,sparks |
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929dh |
2010-12-28 |
18:50
CDT |
M.A. Grayson |
Somers, CT |
0/ - 0/ |
? |
Y
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N
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929dg |
2010-12-28 |
18:50
EDT |
Bill Forester |
New Fairfield, CT |
0/ - 0/ |
- |
N
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N
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Y
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N
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Very bright green |
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929df |
2010-12-28 |
18:48
EST |
chris crowe |
ware, MA |
246/71 - 23/74 |
-13 |
N
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N
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N
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N
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I was traveling through Northampton, Mass. at appr... oximately 6:48 pm when I noticed a fairly large fireball traveling at a moderately fast rate of speed. It was traveling southwest I think. I thought it was a plane or meteor. I found it strange at the size and speed of the object. It actually stunned me and I thought I was seeing things, but apparently I wasn’t. It lit up the sky in its vicinity and had flames in the rear of it. I was traveling through Northampton, Mass. at approximately 6:48 pm when I noticed a fairly large fireball traveling at a moderately fast rate of speed. It was traveling southwest I think. I thought it was a plane or meteor. I found it strange at the size and speed of the object. It actually stunned me and I thought I was seeing things, but apparently I wasn’t. It lit up the sky in its vicinity and had flames in the rear of it. The train was nearly identical to flames being dragged like a burning log being thrown. I thought it was a plane plummeting in flames. It was indeed strange. The fireball's train was orange, yellow, and red. Show more |
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929de |
2010-12-28 |
18:48
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Amy MacLeod |
Binghamton, NY |
160/42 - 225/27 |
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N
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N
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N
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N
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I was driving and thought at first it was a shooti... ng star, but realized it was too large and it was a green colored ball that was falling. Kind of like an airplane falling from the sky and it had a green tail on the end of the ball. It eventually burned out, but seemed like it was so close to the hills where I live. Show more |
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929dd |
2010-12-28 |
18:48
EDT |
Steven Betcher |
Coram, NY |
266/80 - 272/40 |
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N
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N
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N
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N
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929dc |
2010-12-28 |
18:48
EST |
jim |
boston, MA |
227/45 - 169/45 |
- |
Y
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N
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driving on a very well light highway, it looked to... have sparks and be very bright
i only saw it a little because buildings blocked my view it looked like sparks but it may have been either of the above very bright, seen from the highway (mass pike) driving west very bright, it may have even seen sparks Show more |
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929db |
2010-12-28 |
18:48
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Charles B |
California, MD |
26/35 - 358/29 |
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I was pulling into my neighborhood off Rt. 235 in ... Southern Maryland and saw this bright streak of fire in the north sky. It was moving east to west. My car radio clock showed 6:48. The streak lasted about five or six seconds. I thought of two things when I saw it. First, maybe someone is celebrating New Years early and popped off some fireworks. Second, gosh that looks like the footage of the shuttle accident a few years ago as it broke up in the atmosphere. The streak of light was white and yellow with greens and blues breaking off of it. I'd estimate that it was less than 45 degrees above the horizon. I thought for sure it was just fireworks except our dinner guests arrived about 20 minutes later saying they saw the same thing through the trees from where they were driving 10 miles south. I'd love to know if this actually landed somewhere. What appeared to be fragmentation to me was blue and green and yellow offshoots or sparks coming off the front of the train/trail. the train was visible throughout the duration of the six seconds of light in the sky. It didn\'t seem to fade, just stop although at that point I was looking at it through trees while driving. Show more |
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929da |
2010-12-28 |
18:48
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Linda Gibbs |
North Kingstown, RI |
0/25 - 0/22 |
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We were driving west on Route 401 on a road that d... ivides East Greenwich and Warwick RI. Glancing to the left we saw a large bright ball arching in the sky behind the trees in a wooded area. It appeared for a few seconds and was greenish blue in color and seemed very close to earth. From our viewpoint we did not notice any tail or sparks. Show more |
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929cz |
2010-12-28 |
18:47
CDT |
duncan drema |
peach bottom, PA |
0/ - 0/45 |
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i looked for more after that...because it was so e... xciting...but i didn't see anything else!!! it was seriously like one of those pretty fireworks that go straight up but this one was going across the sky and it got me to notice it by a blue light like lightning flash like lightning then the fireworks shooting across the sky! I have seen many falling stars in my lifetime and this was a first for me...the first time I have seen anything so lovely! it was awesome!!! i looked for more after that...because it was so exciting...but i didn't see anything else!!! it was seriously like one of those pretty fireworks that go straight up but this one was going across the sky and it got me to notice it by a blue light like lightning I noticed a blue light as i walked to my car at 6:47 and I thought...is it lightning? I looked up and directly above me shooting across the sky was this streak and it was many colors like fireworks. I thought it was fireworks but then thought that cant be up that far and shooting straight across the sky...then in about 5-7 seconds...it was gone! Show more |
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929cy |
2010-12-28 |
18:47
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DeVeau jerry |
Perth Amboy, NJ |
287/80 - 93/80 |
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The ball and trail vanished about the same time th... e and the booth were green Show more |
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929cx |
2010-12-28 |
18:47
CDT |
Jane |
hyannis, MA |
0/68 - 0/ |
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I would have been on Route 6 traveling between ex... it 8 and 7 just before willow street exit airport off to right so didn't think spot was anything but plane untill ball burst infront of me . At this point I was thinking a plane was crashing but it did not come down to ground . I would say yes because it when from small white light point to large ball The light enter my veiw as a was driving down route 6 I thought it was a plane light until it became a fire ball with a green blue hue on front the back ball was white light I still thought a plane was crashing but it didn't fall the disapeared from my view it was large enough for me to brake my car when it apeared sorry no picture train glowing white Show more |
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929cw |
2010-12-28 |
18:47
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Al |
Reading, PA |
112/60 - 238/30 |
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Saw pieces burning alongside main body, then whole... entire fireball went a brighter white and immediately went dark Show more |
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929cv |
2010-12-28 |
18:47
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Cathy |
Greenfield, MA |
237/50 - 238/45 |
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It passed behind some small thin clouds during par... t of its path, so some details may have been obscured. Show more |
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929cu |
2010-12-28 |
18:47
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Jerry |
Fairfax, VA |
138/45 - 350/30 |
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First meteor with full trail I've witnessed! Term... inated cleanly in to the north. glowing trail of \\ Show more |
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929ct |
2010-12-28 |
18:47
CDT |
Sharon |
Albany, OH |
56/35 - 48/35 |
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This object was the largest and brightest I've se... en and it came straight down. Show more |
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929cs |
2010-12-28 |
18:47
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Charlie Wellander |
Washington, DC |
54/40 - 27/30 |
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929cr |
2010-12-28 |
18:47
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christopher |
Brooklyn, NY |
11/71 - 0/44 |
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the object passed behind a building and i could no... t see the terminus. bright, somewhat like sparks. Show more |
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929cq |
2010-12-28 |
18:46
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Princeton, NJ |
55/45 - 256/30 |
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It was the largest meteor that I saw in my life: I... was driving and at first sight I thought it was an airplane. It has surprised me for the size, the time, and the beautiful green color. I had to pay attention to my driving, so I am not sure Show more |
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929cp |
2010-12-28 |
18:46
CST |
Carol Kurth |
Bedford, NY |
237/40 - 290/45 |
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It was spectacular! Never seen one before - didn... 't know if it was a comet or meteor...or plane crash...
Wish I knew where it went! Show more |
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929co |
2010-12-28 |
18:46
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BRANDY |
moyock, NC |
0/37 - 0/17 |
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glowing train |
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929cn |
2010-12-28 |
18:46
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Rich Gopstein |
Skillman, NJ |
317/30 - 337/20 |
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It was overcast. I saw an indistinct flash follow... ed by a short bright streak down and to the right. Show more |
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929cm |
2010-12-28 |
18:46
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David |
Sanford, NC |
71/45 - 3/0 |
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I have never seen anything like this before happen... ed to fast. I just noted that the ball changed colors to a blue color as it decended. Show more |
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929cl |
2010-12-28 |
18:46
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Roger |
Clarksville, VA |
10/25 - 149/19 |
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It was an awesome sight. Rather unnerving. bright... yellow greenish light which made me look up. Saw pieces falling vertically It was an awesome sight. Rather unnerving. long red glowing train like fire. Lasted after impact w/ atmosphere Show more |
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929ck |
2010-12-28 |
18:46
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Rich Gopstein |
Skillman, NJ |
317/30 - 337/20 |
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It was overcast. I saw an indistinct flash follow... ed by a short bright streak down and to the right. Show more |
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929cj |
2010-12-28 |
18:46
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Cindy Tavares |
Hanover, PA |
45/60 - 314/60 |
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For a second I thought it was an airplane on fire ... with smoke coming out the back. Appeared to have estimated tiny sparkly pieces of around 20. Show more |
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929ci |
2010-12-28 |
18:46
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Jay Sprout |
Barnet, VT |
0/51 - 0/32 |
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I saw the meteor from first appearance. It seemed ... to grow in size and brightness before dimming. Quite a long and "thick tail" trailing. Show more |
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929ch |
2010-12-28 |
18:46
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Ed Bareiss |
Stafford Springs, CT |
313/36 - 62/27 |
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We were on the Mass Turnpike, heading west, about ... 3 mi east of the Upton/Marlborough border marker. It was LARGE, green, and appeared to tumble slightly, while shedding sparks. I kept waiting to see it burst, to see if it was a large firework. None occurred. We were on the Mass Turnpike, heading west, about 3 mi east of the Upton/Marlborough border marker. It was LARGE, green, and appeared to tumble slightly, while shedding sparks. Show more |
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929cg |
2010-12-28 |
18:46
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Robert |
New Fairfield, CT |
242/30 - 260/20 |
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fragmentation visible for duration of fireball |
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929cf |
2010-12-28 |
18:46
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Brian Simmons |
Greencastle, PA |
0/65 - 0/55 |
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I was driving east on US 40 west of Hagerstown, MD... and saw a greenish white light in the ENE sky--light(s) like that of an aircraft, with the expectation that it was going to land at HGR (the local airport). It then exploded mid-air in fragments with the light quickly fading (unlike a firework). Looked like a cheaply done explosion in an old Sci-Fi movie or "Star Trek" (original 1960s series).
My nephew's sister over on Maryland's Eastern Shore (Denton) also said she saw it when I posted to my Facebook last night.
-- Brian Simmons
Greencastle, PA
Note: I was driving when I saw this in MARYLAND, not at my home in Pennsylvania. Show more |
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929ce |
2010-12-28 |
18:46
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Edward |
Brooklyn, NY |
234/55 - 224/39 |
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929cd |
2010-12-28 |
18:46
EST |
Lesieur |
Providence, RI |
0/70 - 279/70 |
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The train towards the end of falling was no longer... visable. Once the train was gone the object broke into pieces and seemed to disintegrate into ash. As I was driving I looked up and saw a bright green light racing through the sky. I immediatley stopped to watch. At first I thought that this was a falling star but with the duration of the fall and the size of the object I just knew that it wasn't. I had never seen such a site...scary and beautifully exciting all at once. It was not falling completely straight it had a bit of an arch to it. It was close but not close enough to analyze it anymore than I did. The train did not appear for very long. It eventually disappeared and all together fireball and all just disintegrated into what looked like ash. Show more |
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929cc |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
EST |
Jane |
North Attleboro, MA |
0/45 - 0/45 |
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We saw this through the trees while traveling sout... h in our car. It was the brightest and largest meteor/falling star we've ever seen. Show more |
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929cb |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
EDT |
eric |
stroudsburg, PA |
106/53 - 288/53 |
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2 possibly 3 fragments fell off glowing train brig... ht green, head red orange middle blue, it fragmented a feww pieces off Show more |
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929ca |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
EST |
austin leal |
stafford, VA |
338/36 - 337/47 |
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it look like a camera flash there my window |
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929bz |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
EST |
Joe Phillips |
Greensboro, MD |
79/75 - 284/75 |
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I was driving and saw what I first thought was a l... ighting flash. The sky lit up for a second. I looked up and saw a fireball running from my right to left moderately overhead. I had to dip my head down a little to see it out of my front windshield. I was facing almost directly north. I lost sight of it quickly behind some trees. It was hard to get a scale of reference for it, but I'd say that it was either very low or very large. I drove on to a more open spot and looked where it was headed but didn't see any more signs of it. Show more |
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929by |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
EST |
Randy Mardres |
Silver Spring, MD |
0/30 - 0/75 |
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The tail, as well as being very bright, was very w... ide maybe by as much as half a degree, somewhat irregular but not jagged and the path was straight. An exploding irregular shape reminding me of a magnesium spark and the tail extinguished with the flash. Show more |
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929bx |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
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Maryanne |
Billerica, MA |
159/35 - 147/34 |
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Was low altitude it appeared as if it would of hit... land probably in the same town Huge ball of light ...with edges ...firy ball falling downward in the sky ..then disappeared beyond the houses. glowing train ...moving fiercyly ..appeared low to ground just above houses Show more |
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929bw |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
EDT |
Mike Farrell |
Mahopac, NY |
170/075 - 171/45 |
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It at first looked like arocket on the forth of Ju... ly but it was going across the the sky not up into the sky. It lasted long enough for me to say \ Show more |
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929bv |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
CDT |
John Krempasky |
Greenbelt, MD |
68/51 - 25/40 |
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Actually only caught the last part of the fireball... (beginning with the explosion) - was followed by a spray of 6-8 white to orange fragments rapidly dimming, virtually identical to fireworks Brief glowing train Show more |
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929bu |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
CDT |
Victor Malanowski |
cheltenham, PA |
0/ - 0/ |
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I was looking down at the time. There was a bright... blue flash that prompted me to look up where i saw 3 to 4 fireballs that burned for about another 4 to 5 seconds! Show more |
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929bt |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
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Ambrosia Mosby |
Rice, VA |
0/45 - 329/ |
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I could see a main piece of something fall, it was... bigger than anything I had ever seen fall from the sky and looked like it was close. It was bright blue and the tail was almost rainbow colored with visible orange, red and yellow. So amazing, I just stared at it as it fell and I felt like it was only a mile away from me and it looked closer down than the airplanes in the sky, although I know that was probably not the case. Show more |
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929bs |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
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Laurrie Malizia |
Dover, NH |
164/40 - 156/40 |
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It was like nothing I've ever seen. It went bel... ow the tree line in a dive, saw no explosion. It looked like it would have landed some where though as in off sixth street or near Gonic. It was like nothing I've ever seen. This thing was huge with a long tail. Looked like a shooting star at first, never seen one that large, last that long, dove below the trees. The entire ball of fire was white including the tail. It was spectacular. It lasted so long we were all speaking. Show more |
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929br |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
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Ashley |
Plymouth, MA |
0/55 - 0/30 |
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929bq |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
EST |
Jim |
Bridgewater, MA |
0/50 - 0/30 |
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The meteor appeared to be green with a tail that was yellow |
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929bp |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
EST |
Bo |
Piscataway, NJ |
227/50 - 251/35 |
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I am not certain about the apparent magnitude of t... he object, but I must note that I was facing nearly the opposite direction when the light of the object prompted me to turn completely around to look up at it for it was bright enough to noticeably light up the sky in that direction (the sky was moonless, or at least sufficiently obscured by the clouds and not to the west). I am not certain about the apparent magnitude of the object, but I must note that I was facing nearly the opposite direction when the light of the object prompted me to turn completely around to look up at it for it was bright enough to noticeably light up the sky in that direction (the sky was moonless, or at least sufficiently obscured by the clouds and not to the west). Show more |
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929bo |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
EST |
Jane |
10522, NY |
0/32 - 0/30 |
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There are houses and trees all around. It was very... quick and dropped off past them. I thought I might hear a fire siren but I guess it was higher than I thought.
It was thrilling to see even if it was brief. As it passed over several small reddish lights dropped from it as it passed by. There are houses and trees all around. It was very quick and dropped off past them. I thought I might hear a fire siren but I guess it was higher than I thought.
It was thrilling to see even if it was brief. It happened so fast. The bright head had several smaller reddish lights drop from it. There was some light following the head which fanned out a little but it was gone so quickly. Show more |
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929bn |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
EST |
Stacy |
Triangle, VA |
77/43 - 0/23 |
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I hope to find out more details about what it was ... that I saw. I initially called it a shooting star, but it was much larger than that. What an awesome experience. I'm sure this happens all the time, but I feel lucky to have seen it tonight! As an amateur I guess I can only say that it was glowing...I can\\\'t recall specific colors. I think I was so amazed that I didn\\\'t catch all the details. Show more |
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929bm |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
EST |
Major Johnson |
Collegebille, PA |
90/90 - 235/60 |
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Y
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Number of reports came in from a chat on http://lu... narmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com which appeared to be the same object. People were writing in from VA, MA, and MD.
I suspect that it was falling space junk (due to the sparks) but would be interested in hearing back about what it was. When I fist noticed it it caused a flash of light. Towards the end of the arc I saw some sparks that were fragmentation (sparks, as if you were watching someone saw through metal--yellow and falling to the sides). It then disappeared as if it burned out so I turned back to the house and a moment later the light \ Number of reports came in from a chat on http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com which appeared to be the same object. People were writing in from VA, MA, and MD.
I suspect that it was falling space junk (due to the sparks) but would be interested in hearing back about what it was. \ Show more |
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929bl |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
EST |
David Hubbuch |
Lovettsville, VA |
45/30 - 20/30 |
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it may have been longer than 4 seconds, but I firs... t noticed it as it emerged from the behind the house showers of debris it may have been longer than 4 seconds, but I first noticed it as it emerged from the behind the house glowing train Show more |
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929bk |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
EST |
Kenneth Lowrie |
midlothian, VA |
74/77 - 155/66 |
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I've never seen anything like this. I was driving... up I-95 from Richmond to Ashland. All of a sudden there was a bright fireball in the sky. Bigger than any shooting star I've ever seen. There were about ten cars in front of me on the highway all who braked hard and slowed down after seeing the object. It travelled from East to West and had a long (2 inches) on my windshield) trail behind it. It was really bright and large. It lasted a couple of seconds then it was gone. I seriously thought it broke through the atmosphere and I was anticipating and second explosion from impact! Nothing else happened. I called some of my family after it happened and to tell them about it. It had a bright white trail which turned yellow after I presume the atmosphere burned the object up Show more |
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929bj |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
EDT |
Geoff Turner |
Deale, MD |
146/60 - 340/60 |
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N
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Largest meteor I have ever seen. Apparent diameter... was only slightly smaller than a full moon. Flame trail about 1 and 1/2 times the diameter of the fireball. Color of both fireball and trail was blue-ish white. Observed the event through a window. It's size and brightness initially made me think it was an aircraft with its landing lights on, but it was quickly apparent from the flame trail that it was a meteor. Show more |
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929bi |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
EST |
Timothy O\\\\\\\'Keefe |
Middleboro, MA |
200/90 - 347/90 |
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faint flash where it looked it was headed |
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929bh |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
EST |
Groth |
Birchrunville, PA |
147/90 - 0/45 |
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Y
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glowing train with sparks |
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929bg |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
EST |
Bryan Bill |
Pink Hill, NC |
23/30 - 281/20 |
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Y
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It was awsome, like something you would see on tv.... Thanks Bill Fragmentation began after viewing for approx. 2 seconds. Then the fireball stretched and went yellow then it was gone. It began as a bright orange ball, then it began to loose small red to yellow pieces which fell earthward at a very sharp almost vertical angle. Show more |
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929bf |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
CDT |
Twistern Van |
Worcester, MA |
132/60 - 204/45 |
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We are not sure exactly where we were in Massachus... etts as we were traveling from Maine to Auburn, MA. We do believe we were about 1/2 hour north of Wocester either on Rt. 495 or Rt. 290 traveling South, Southeast. This was the largest fireball we had ever seen. Flash for a very short period of time was about the diameter of a quarter relative to the windshield of our Honda Pilot. Fairly short train about 1/2 the width of the windshield of our Honda Pilot visible until just after the fireball formed. Very quick burn out. Show more |
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929be |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
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Claudie |
Mamaroneck, NY |
0/40 - 0/20 |
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N
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Had long, bright train/tail |
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929bd |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
EST |
Suzi Dronzek |
Greensburg, PA |
0/45 - 0/45 |
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Yes, extreme flash. No fragmentation.
Pasted... from my blog with whole experience: Not sure if anyone had a chance to be out looking at the sky last night, but around 7pm eastern time, I took my pup outdoors. As I am waiting for him, a bright light appeared, almost like a camera flashed right beside me. I turned around, and in the sky was this long path, that was lit up in the sky. It was not like a normal meteor that we are all so use to experiencing. This came from the heavens, and looked like it was being gravitated down to the earth, but that is only from where I was standing. It was headed from space (straight up), to east. It was a long white light that lasted about a good 10 seconds, so I had enough time to quickly observe it. It was bright white, piercingly bright, like the third picture in this image, and a ‘lime green’ cast to one side, sort of like this shade, but running all down one side. It was absolutely beautiful, breathtaking. I’ve never seen a meteor so large or brilliant as this before. The only thing that made this look so odd, was its width. It wasn’t thin, with a tail. It it appeared extra wide, maybe because of the perspective, but not to sound like a crazy woman, but the best way to describe what I saw, was that it resembled a ‘beam me up scotty’ look. Nothing was on the news about it, and it seems it may have gone unnoticed, though crazy at that size! Anyway, it was eerie but genuinely one of my coolest experiences. It wasn't like the typical head/ball with a tail. It looked rather tubular. On my blogpost, I shared pics that I researched on Google that it looked a little like: http://starcana.com/blog/2010/12/29/thursday-december-30-horoscope They are just missing that 'see through' tubular view, unless it was an optical illusion from my view. I just never seen anything so magnificent. Let us know if someone has a pic or video of it. Thanks! Show more |
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929bc |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
EDT |
kP |
Hammonton, NJ |
142/65 - 166/40 |
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glowing train. looked like fireworks. sparkly. |
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929bb |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
EDT |
Karen Hazelgrove |
Richmond, VA |
336/45 - 355/40 |
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N
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The train was as initially as wide as the fireball... and similar in color. Then it trailed or narrowed off but it was still the same white-yellow color and all seemed to disappear over the horizon at the same time. It appeared so low in the sky I would have guessed it landed a few counties north of Richmond. Show more |
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929ba |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
CDT |
bill reckhow |
roseland, NJ |
249/45 - 71/45 |
-11 |
Y
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I seen a white front of the ball with a green back... of ball with a green blue tail. Very bright moving fast from east to west. Show more |
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929az |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
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Steve |
Philadelphia, PA |
0/90 - 0/60 |
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Y
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Y
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N
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If anyone else reports this, I would like to be no... tified, only because I am curious as to what they saw (I don't want to know their identity). See previous note. Why would the landscape suddenly light up when the fireball exploded? Does that mean it was very close? If anyone else reports this, I would like to be notified, only because I am curious as to what they saw (I don't want to know their identity). I was standing in the middle of a park, away from street lights. The fireball was white in color, almost like burning sodium. It looked round. There was a trail flowing behind it, fanning it out. I happened to be looking up at the stars when I noticed the fireball directly overhead. It went for about 2 seconds in a straight line towards the northwest, then seemed to explode, but there was no sound. The most interesting thing to me was that a someone else came up to me about a minute later, and asked me if I had seen the trees in the park light up, like it was daylight for a second. The bystander did not see the fireball itself. Show more |
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929ay |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
EST |
David Hardin |
Midlothian, VA |
66/31 - 50/24 |
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Y
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Firey bits were breaking off the main mass. Yellow... train with fragments breaking away from the main mass. Show more |
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929ax |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
EST |
chris ragan |
Havre De Grace, MD |
45/65 - 350/55 |
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N
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N
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Significantly bright fireball and break up of piec... es, lasting approximately 3-4 seconds with several color phases Green to yellow to orange to red. 911 report was filed with Berlin Police within 3-4 minutes in case it might have been an airplane crash. The fireball broke into 5 or 6 pieces that each tailed off heading downward from the orginal path. Significantly bright fireball and break up of pieces, lasting approximately 3-4 seconds with several color phases Green to yellow to orange to red. 911 report was filed with Berlin Police within 3-4 minutes in case it might have been an airplane crash. Glowing train that appeared connected to the fireball, first green then yellow then orange and ending as multiple small particles each with a red train. Show more |
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929aw |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
EST |
matthew culley |
marietta, PA |
148/73 - 152/63 |
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Y
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Y
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Y
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N
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flash lit up the field like a full moon then contu... ed to light till burned out.Tail was dropping "sparks" I have seen "shooting stars" this was way bigger fist size ball,a space,then a train that was wide then narrowing to tail.almost appeared to drop sparks. Show more |
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929av |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
EST |
John Brazier |
Spotsylvania, VA |
203/45 - 23/45 |
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N
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N
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N
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N
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It wa highly visible over Route 66 between Manassa... s City and Dulles Airport area. I wouldn't be suprised that several of aircraft in the area, taking off or landing at Dulles, didn't see it or report it. Even the tower at Dulles may have seen it. Great spectical. I love Mother Nature whne she puts on a show. It started as flicker that caught my attention, then continued into a full tail. When the tail disappeared I saw a couple of small flashes of light in the area that the meteor would been in its path. Show more |
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929au |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
EST |
robin maguire |
conestoga, PA |
149/29 - 0/ |
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N
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N
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N
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as it came over the hill it was white and sparkley... , then started showing green trails out the side, as it went overhead, it just went poof and vanished Show more |
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929at |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
EST |
Derek Lowe |
Acton, MA |
196/42 - 237/35 |
-7 |
N
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N
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Y
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N
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Meteor appeared to break into at least three piece... s at the very end of its flight, all shedding bright sparks. These disappeared rather quickly, however. Show more |
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929as |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
EST |
glenn messick |
salisbury, MD |
0/35 - 0/35 |
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Y
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N
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i have never witnessed such a large low altitude e... vent with such a large burning object that was at tree top level something very very large very large ball of intense white bluewith long trail that appeared to impact from terminal glow intense large ball with very bright long trail glowing very near tree tops Show more |
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929ar |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
EST |
Devi |
Irvington, VA |
0/28 - 0/23 |
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Y
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N
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N
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929aq |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
EST |
Randy Heller |
Lititz, PA |
0/75 - 0/ |
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?
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Y
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N
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N
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one or two pieces broke off and flared out indepen... dently before object passed over my roofline and out of view bright flash, object appeared to break in pieces, with afterburn and flareout Show more |
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929ap |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
EST |
Nina |
Ephrata, PA |
0/61 - 0/ |
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Y
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N
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N
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I was sitting on my balcony (I live on the the thi... rd floor). While I was sitting out there I saw an extremely bright white light, it almost looked like it was coming towards me. It looked very similar to a headlight on an airplane but much closer than any airplane could get (safely). I was speechless at what I was seeing. As it headed over my apartment, I turned sideways in my seat to continue watching it. I then saw the long "tail" also white in color attached to the bright white light. I could only see so much until it was out of my view so I did not see if it continued or fizzled out. It was an amazing sight. Glowing train, attached to a bright white light. Show more |
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929ao |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
EDT |
Heather |
Exeter, NH |
0/35 - 0/23 |
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?
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N
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N
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The train was long and green but the fireball was ... still present when it all disappeared. Show more |
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929an |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
EST |
Michael |
Bellingham, MA |
225/35 - 259/35 |
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?
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N
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N
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Bright green and much bigger than a typical shooting star. |
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929am |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
EST |
Katrina Borchester |
Hammonton, NJ |
162/54 - 317/46 |
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Y
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N
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N
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This meteor was huge, it lit up the sky and produc... ed a train like I have never seen before. The train was bright orange and as it moved across the sky it was all "sparkly and glittery". Show more |
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929al |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
EST |
Thea |
Alexandria, VA |
0/65 - 0/50 |
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Y
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Y
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N
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it seemed to go downward, then flashed and went out. |
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929ak |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
EDT |
kent schellinger |
CMCH, NJ |
162/70 - 165/60 |
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N
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N
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N
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N
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Was visible long enought to point it out to my wif... e and friend glowing train brief but very bright Show more |
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929aj |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
EST |
Hexi |
Swedesboro, NJ |
327/52 - 289/19 |
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Y
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Y
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Y
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N
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It was the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen. I... 'd love to find pieces of it if it landed anywhere close by :) The flash caught my eye by surprise, then I saw a large fiery orange fragment followed by a tail of smaller similar looking pieces look as if they fell to the earth very near by Bright blueish white bits that turned orange and looked as if they fell to earth Show more |
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929ai |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
EST |
Billy |
New York, NY |
300/65 - 0/30 |
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?
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Y
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?
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N
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i was walking south on broadway in manhattan so i ... did not see the whole trajectory; it emerged from behind a building and then disappeared behind buildings on the other side of the street. it was an intensely bright line traveling very fast with small sparks coming off of it as it traveled. i heard no sound and saw no particular flashes or explosions, just a continuous bright stream for around 2 seconds. Show more |
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929ah |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
EST |
john luckey |
willimantic, CT |
264/45 - 285/25 |
- |
Y
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N
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N
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if anyone else saw it i would like to know. its no... t the kinda thing you see everyday. it flashed upon entry into the atmosphere if anyone else saw it i would like to know. its not the kinda thing you see everyday. it cake in as a shooting star, than became very brifgt , then fused to geen and faded out white. Show more |
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929ag |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
EST |
Frank |
Nashua, NH |
215/37 - 237/25 |
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Y
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N
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N
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looking SW, white-yellow-red glowing train, around... ten degrees long, going down 30 degree angle (high to low) lasting 2-4 seconds Show more |
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929af |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
EDT |
JACOBS LINDA |
FAYETTEVILLE, NC |
0/55 - 0/38 |
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Y
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N
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N
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I actually lost sight due to some trees. At first... I thought it was eitther someone shooting off fireworks or either a shooting star but it was to far up in the sky for a firework and the width of the train was wider than the trail you see on a shooting star. I have seen shooting stars all of which appeared white, this was green in color. The train I saw was going from north to south (I was facing west), it did not shoot straight across it came across at an arc. The way that a firework looks as its going up into the air with the trail of color behind right before it explodes is similiar to what it looked like only with a much greater size. Show more |
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929ae |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
EST |
gary wood |
ellicott city, MD |
148/68 - 165/68 |
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Y
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Y
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Y
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N
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Looked like a small firework display, all white an... d broke up with a flash. Small peices could be seen immediately afterward drifting downward but they stopped glowing quickly after the flash and I lost sight of them. Show more |
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929ad |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
CDT |
Carl Lee |
Milton, NY |
0/ - 0/ |
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N
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N
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N
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929ac |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
EST |
sam |
Washington, NJ |
167/68 - 0/ |
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Y
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?
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Y
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N
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it was amazing over too quick green flash and gon... e glowed green Show more |
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929ab |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
EST |
Callahan Colleen |
Freeland, MD |
0/45 - 0/45 |
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Y
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Y
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N
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N
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looked like the tail on fireworks train was fragme... nted like from fireworks Show more |
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929aa |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
EST |
Jane Carr |
North Attleboro, MA |
0/45 - 0/35 |
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?
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N
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N
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We traveling by car, heading south when we saw thi... s very bright light through the trees to the southwest. So bright, I was concerned it was something other than a meteor. So interesting to find your sight on the web and happy to see we weren't the only ones to witness this beautiful sight! Show more |
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929z |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
EDT |
Lina |
Sterling, VA |
0/60 - 0/55 |
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?
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Y
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N
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Please take my observations as a member of the gen... eral public with no knowledge of meteors. I went online to look for more information on what I saw, came across a link to report it on your site, and wanted to just let you know it was seen in my area. That's probably all the use my report will be. I know nothing about this ... am just a random person who saw it and went online to find out what I saw. So please excuse the nonscientific description -- all I can say is that it looked like a very bright ball leaving behind it bright, sharp sparkles. It may have ended in a flash but I\'m not sure. I was too surprised and too ignorant of this to register that kind of detail. Show more |
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929y |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
EST |
Jackie |
Milford, NH |
0/60 - 0/55 |
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Y
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?
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N
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N
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I saw the object while driving home from work. It ... appeared suddenly and traveled in a downward arc. It lasted several seconds and then was gone. Having never seen anything like it before, my first thought was a meteor but then I thought it might be a plane on fire falling from the sky. I expected to hear a crash but heard nothing. White-orange glowing train following an orange fireball. The train remained visible the entire time I saw the object. Show more |
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929x |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
EST |
Monica B |
Greenwich, CT |
144/46 - 294/38 |
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?
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?
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?
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N
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I was driving on the highway facing south west and... this HUGE "shooting star" flew over head from south to north. I saw it for more than a couple seconds and it was very bright. It looked extremely close and was rather breathtaking, which is why I am so interested and would love to find out more information. What a sight! Extremely bright in color, looked like fire. long, bright, glowing train. Show more |
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929w |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
EST |
Andrew Dutton |
Bethesda (but sighted in New Jersey), MD |
180/75 - 189/50 |
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Y
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Y
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N
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N
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An amazing sight. Was just exiting the toll plaza ... coming off of the NJ Turnpike to enter the GSP northbound...and this thing lit up the sky with amazing intensity. Both my wife and I saw it. It fell almost vertical. There were definitely fragments peeling off the lead portion. The fragments also burned brightly. An amazing sight. Was just exiting the toll plaza coming off of the NJ Turnpike to enter the GSP northbound...and this thing lit up the sky with amazing intensity. Both my wife and I saw it. It fell almost vertical. Imagine a very large firework that produces multiple trails. This meteor looked like one trail. It was very bright. Show more |
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929v |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
EDT |
Dawson |
Brooklyn, NY |
0/44 - 0/44 |
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Y
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N
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N
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beauiful! fireball with glowing smoke train streak... ed though the sky lasting 4 seconds or more train lasted a few more seconds Show more |
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929u |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
EST |
Stan Fisher |
Boyds, MD |
0/ - 0/ |
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N
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N
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Y
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N
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I saw another big meteroite in Boise Idaho many ye... ars ago. This one seemed brighter, but the other one was in the daytime. This object moved slowly accross the sky, like a helicopter only a quarter to a half mile off. It initally looked white, then elongated and changed to white and green, then broke apart and turned white, green and orange. The object initially looked like a single light source. Then it elongated to approximately 10 times its diameter. It initially was white, after it started to elongate it had green areas, when it started to break apart there were white, green and orange areas. I saw another big meteroite in Boise Idaho many years ago. This one seemed brighter, but the other one was in the daytime. This object moved slowly accross the sky, like a helicopter only a quarter to a half mile off. It initally looked white, then elongated and changed to white and green, then broke apart and turned white, green and orange. Show more |
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929t |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
EDT |
Jame |
Alexandria, VA |
63/53 - 38/42 |
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Y
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Y
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Y
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N
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This sighting was very exciting and slightly creep... y at the same time. I was alone at the time but live in a very populated area. There is an airport near by.....this was no airplane! As the object moved closer to the earth in it grew brighter and then burst in to a handful of fragments. The fragments were white and then turned to orange and then dissipated in to the dark sky. This sighting was very exciting and slightly creepy at the same time. I was alone at the time but live in a very populated area. There is an airport near by.....this was no airplane! The train was a sparking white dust that was very shirt lived. Show more |
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929s |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
EST |
Becky Herrick |
Johnson, VT |
191/21 - 206/0 |
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Y
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Y
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The meteor disappeared behind a mountain range on ... the southern horizon so I did not see it all the way to the end. The train was glowing but faded to look like smoke. There appeared to be sparks within the smoke. There\'s a mountain ridge on the southern horizon and the meteor dissappeared behind it so I can\'t estimate the full length of the train. Show more |
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929r |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
EDT |
Jeremy |
Virginia Beach, VA |
149/30 - 337/25 |
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Y
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N
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It looked like a burning plane crashing. Actually ... called 911 to report it in case it wasn't a meteor. Show more |
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929q |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
CDT |
bet |
Annandale, VA |
0/54 - 0/60 |
- |
?
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N
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N
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It had a long glowing tail. It was firey looking. ... My most dramatic celestial sighting ever. I was inside my house and saw it thru the window. Show more |
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929p |
2010-12-28 |
18:44
EST |
John |
hanover, MD |
0/35 - 0/30 |
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Y
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N
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N
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I immediately noted the time this happened because... I was sitting in a parking lot in my car. I got out right away to listen for a sound, but my car was idling and I heard nothing. I was looking right over BWI airport and am used to seeing jets take off at night. It caught my eye because it was much brighter than a jet's takeoff light. It was definitely heading westwards. Hope this helps. Burned out very quickly - looked just like sparks falling but was over very fast. Show more |
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929o |
2010-12-28 |
18:44
EDT |
Jerome |
Chinchilla, PA |
0/ - 0/ |
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?
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N
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N
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There was a burst of white light at the beginning ... when I first noticed the fireball. Show more |
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929n |
2010-12-28 |
18:44
EST |
John |
Takoma Park, MD |
45/33 - 0/27 |
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N
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N
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N
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N
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929m |
2010-12-28 |
18:43
EST |
John Haumersen |
mendham, NJ |
170/75 - 171/5 |
- |
Y
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?
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N
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Y
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It was extremely bright and lit up my entire yard.... It almost seemed like lightning had gone off until i looked up and saw something fly slowly across the sky It was extremely bright and lit up my entire yard. It almost seemed like lightning had gone off until i looked up and saw something fly slowly across the sky A very bright blue glowing trail, seemed to light up the whole sky like a firework went off over me. The tail seemed to be very bright Show more |
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929l |
2010-12-28 |
18:40
EST |
Tom Miller |
Wantage, NJ |
30/30 - 34/30 |
-14 |
Y
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N
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N
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Very bright even though there was a thin cloud cov... er. quickly disappeared Show more |
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929k |
2010-12-28 |
18:40
EDT |
David |
Danbury, CT |
0/35 - 2/15 |
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N
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N
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N
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N
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First sighting for me, glad other's seen it as we... ll. Heavy cloud cover over Danbury that night, which explained how this fireball could appear out of no where and disappear in seconds, but what a sight. Sent an email to our local weatherman, then checked the web and found this sight on google. Thrilled that I can file this report and add to the knowledge about this amazing event. Show more |
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929j |
2010-12-28 |
18:40
EDT |
lenore cantley |
centereach, NY |
0/45 - 148/45 |
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Y
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N
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I have seen a shooting star before, but I new this... must be something more then a star. It was so bright and big. It was amazing. glowing train Show more |
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929i |
2010-12-28 |
18:40
EST |
Matthew Oriani |
Cumberland, RI |
0/60 - 0/45 |
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N
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N
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N
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N
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i was driving atop a high point in my town, both m... y girlfriend and i saw the same thing. a huge fireball streaking across the sky and then we lost sight of it behind the tree line. Show more |
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929h |
2010-12-28 |
18:40
EST |
Matthew Oriani |
Cumberland, RI |
0/60 - 0/45 |
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N
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N
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N
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N
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i was driving atop a high point in my town, both m... y girlfriend and i saw the same thing. a huge fireball streaking across the sky and then we lost sight of it behind the tree line. Show more |
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929g |
2010-12-28 |
18:38
EST |
Christi Stephenson |
Franklinton, NC |
0/35 - 0/30 |
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Y
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N
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I am just glad we were able to witness this. It w... as amazing. My husband watches Meteorite Men all the time and I have never seen him so excited!! I am just glad we were able to witness this. It was amazing. My husband watches Meteorite Men all the time and I have never seen him so excited!! It looked like a orange/red and green tail behind a huge ball and it lasted for what seemed like a long time but was only a few seconds. It was in the Northern sky and we were sitting at a stop sign. I have never seen anything like it! I am not sure about all of these questions or if I gave completely accurate answers! But answered the best I could. Show more |
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929f |
2010-12-28 |
18:36
EST |
Robin Garlick |
Dummerston, VT |
181/59 - 137/32 |
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Y
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N
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I've seen plenty of shooting stars and this was n... ot one of them .I've never seen any thing so big and bright and so close! so far nobody else has seen it I would like to know if anybody else reported this sighting thank you Robin Garlick the ball was VERY bright I think it went behind a mountain I didn\'t see any thing after that it was a faint trail misty like that didn\'t last long but was thicker move near the end of the glowing object Show more |
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929e |
2010-12-28 |
18:30
EST |
Randy Snyder |
South Riding, VA |
50/50 - 35/40 |
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N
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N
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N
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N
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It was one of the more spectacular things I've se... en while walking the dog. The object fragmented into possibly 5-9 smaller white pieces. There was no flash. It was one of the more spectacular things I've seen while walking the dog. bright white, solid train which fragmented just before it disappeared. The train was thinnest right to left as the object moved toward the right and then broke apart. There was no smoke, after glow, or sound. The object was first seen in the NE and it tracked towards the NW. Show more |
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929d |
2010-12-28 |
18:30
EST |
william |
brookfield, CT |
267/48 - 0/44 |
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Y
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N
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N
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apart from the sun and the moon it was by far the ... brightest and largest object i hav ever seen in the sky Show more |
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929c |
2010-12-28 |
18:30
EST |
Michael Popp |
Clifton heights, PA |
90/45 - 0/45 |
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Meteor streaak across the sky from east to west lo... oking toward the north, seen bright flashes before the fire ball was seen then a delayed boom in the distance, looked very low attitude possibly lower the the cloud deck as i seen it under high thin clouds, i live just to the west of Philadelphia Pa happened around 6:45 eastern standerd time Meteor streaak across the sky from east to west looking toward the north, seen bright flashes before the fire ball was seen then a delayed boom in the distance, looked very low attitude possibly lower the the cloud deck as i seen it under high thin clouds, i live just to the west of Philadelphia Pa happened around 6:45 eastern standerd time left a smoke trail, lassted about 10 seconds then disapated Show more |
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929b |
2010-12-28 |
18:30
EST |
Michael Popp |
Clifton heights, PA |
90/ - 90/45 |
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Meteor streaak across the sky from east to west lo... oking toward the north, seen bright flashes before the fire ball was seen then a delayed boom in the distance, looked very low attitude possibly lower the the cloud deck as i seen it under high thin clouds, i live just to the west of Philadelphia Pa happened around 6:45 eastern standerd time Meteor streaak across the sky from east to west looking toward the north, seen bright flashes before the fire ball was seen then a delayed boom in the distance, looked very low attitude possibly lower the the cloud deck as i seen it under high thin clouds, i live just to the west of Philadelphia Pa happened around 6:45 eastern standerd time left a smoke trail, lassted about 10 seconds then disapated Show more |
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929a |
2010-12-28 |
17:10
MST |
Terri Kleimann |
Columbus, TX |
123/45 - 136/45 |
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Y
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We have 3 photos to send you. Disappeared behind a... mountain. We have 3 photos to send you. Bright fireball with glowing train. We have 3 photos of meteor that we would like to send you. Show more |
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929a |
2010-12-28 |
18:45
EST |
william barber |
edgewater, MD |
88/65 - 90/65 |
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Y
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ill never forget the meteor and how bright and gre... en it was, but the fish dying in the bay nearby is sort of ironic so i thought maybe id post this thank you 3 fragments exploded off the main object ill never forget the meteor and how bright and green it was, but the fish dying in the bay nearby is sort of ironic so i thought maybe id post this thank you It was very long and bright green like a signal flare...about 20 seconds in the sky then exploded with three fragments coming from the explosion. the trail was long Show more |
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929a |
2010-12-28 |
19:30
EST |
Cathy |
Sighted outside Clayton, NC |
249/60 - 229/55 |
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| Event 928 |
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928f |
2010-12-28 |
06:48
EDT |
Rita Casady |
Exeter, RI |
186/62 - 304/25 |
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It was so beautiful. When it first came out of the... sky, it was white and I started to make a wish, and before I could, it became very large, turning green and it was surrounded by a coppery color and a coppery tail and then it dissappeared into the tree line. I went directly home, but nothing was on TV or on the web, until I found this today. I feel pretty honored. Show more |
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928e |
2010-12-28 |
06:48
EST |
Gabriel |
norfolk, VA |
0/90 - 0/90 |
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N
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Was driving when I saw the meteor. It was very clo... se to the ground(thought it was a plane landing over the highway at first) but as I looked again I saw it wasn't, then it went dark, but I could still see the object falling. Show more |
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928d |
2010-12-28 |
06:45
CDT |
Steve |
Fleetwood, PA |
0/ - 0/47 |
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928c |
2010-12-28 |
06:45
EST |
WWM |
Malvern, PA |
155/90 - 163/ |
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Y
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Stupendous!!! Stupendous!!! |
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928b |
2010-12-28 |
06:45
EST |
rplus |
Westchester, NY |
160/45 - 160/45 |
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i was waiting in the car and i saw the fireball co... ming almost strait down through some trees without leafs Show more |
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928a |
2010-12-28 |
06:45
EDT |
IVO |
annapolis, MD |
0/45 - 0/45 |
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This shooting star was the closest star i have see... n since living on Kent Island, I was on rear deck facing north with three friends who all witnessed the meterore. Show more |
| Event 927 |
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927a |
2010-12-28 |
03:18
EDT |
Suzanne Yurenka |
Rochester Hills, MI |
324/46 - 333/35 |
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N
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It was definitely brighter than any shooting star ... I have ever seen.
Just a second or two..
Thanks you Show more |
| Event 926 |
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926a |
2010-12-27 |
23:10
EST |
Christopher Ryback |
Pittstown, NJ |
317/60 - 316/40 |
-9 |
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I saw a larger one aprox three years ago over my h... ouse in same area but did not know about this site. I won't be able to sleep all night. I hope I wasn't the only one to see this beautiful sight tonight. Thanks, Chris Ryback It might of been fragmentation that was coming off the tail end that were reddish sparks. I saw a larger one aprox three years ago over my house in same area but did not know about this site. I won't be able to sleep all night. I hope I wasn't the only one to see this beautiful sight tonight. Thanks, Chris Ryback At first sight it was very bright white then green with glowing particules falling off the tail end. Show more |
| Event 925 |
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925a |
2010-12-27 |
22:15
EST |
mary |
mechanicsburg, PA |
0/65 - 0/57 |
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N
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It was like a star flying through the sky that evaporated |
| Event 924 |
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924a |
2010-12-27 |
22:01
CDT |
Keith Murphy |
Clayton, MO |
170/90 - 170/83 |
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Y
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N
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very unusual for my location in town... only brigh... test stars were visible this night glowing, faded quickly unusual to see one here with so much light pollution and a hazy sky tonight Show more |
| Event 923 |
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923b |
2010-12-27 |
21:30
CDT |
dale |
kenosha, WI |
0/45 - 0/45 |
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N
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it was breaking up quickly in a tight stream |
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923a |
2010-12-27 |
21:30
CDT |
Lynne Whitehorn |
Appleton, WI |
165/5 - 160/4 |
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N
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White pinpoint with white trail exploded into a ha... lf-dozen or so pieces Show more |
| Event 922 |
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922a |
2010-12-27 |
21:22
MDT |
Gunny |
Ketchum, ID |
12/45 - 358/0 |
4 |
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ALTHOUGH IT LOOKED TO BE PARELLEL WITH THE GROUND ... IT DID HAVE A SLIGHT DOWNWARD ANGLE WHEN IT DISAPPEARED OVER THE NEXT RANGE. AS IT APPEARED OVER THE MOUNTIAN RANGE TO MY EAST IT HAD SEVERAL PIECES BREAK OFF, DROP AND FADE IN BRIGHTNESS ALTHOUGH IT LOOKED TO BE PARELLEL WITH THE GROUND IT DID HAVE A SLIGHT DOWNWARD ANGLE WHEN IT DISAPPEARED OVER THE NEXT RANGE. I DIDN\\\'T SEE A TRAIN Show more |
| Event 921 |
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921b |
2010-12-27 |
20:55
EST |
Mathieu |
Danville, |
132/42 - 68/21 |
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Y
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N
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It disappeared below sightline from nearby buildin... gs, so I don't know exactly where it ended. When it disappeared it was large enough to continue burning for some time. I was looking at the sky with my 2 year-old-son, and it lasted long enough for me to tell him to look at it and him to see it and remember it. smoke trail Show more |
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921a |
2010-12-27 |
20:15
EST |
James Smith |
Chapin, SC |
319/35 - 318/30 |
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Y
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N
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nothing further red sparks |
| Event 920 |
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920b |
2010-12-27 |
18:45
EDT |
John Hart |
New York, NY |
206/81 - 156/39 |
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Y
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Y
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N
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did anyone else see this? Flashed very brightly an... d the train had stopped. Glowing train - disappeared after 5 seconds. Show more |
| Event 919 |
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919a |
2010-12-27 |
17:40
CDT |
jon |
shawnee, OK |
156/45 - 156/46 |
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N
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N
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N
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N
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Caught this out of corner of my eye, just at sunse... t. It fell to the North of my house and I lost it before terminancy. Show more |
| Event 918 |
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918a |
2010-12-27 |
02:41
EST |
Meg |
hampton, VA |
0/ - 146/30 |
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Y
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| Event 917 |
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917a |
2010-12-26 |
20:04
PST |
Rick Hollar |
Bakersfield, CA |
352/25 - 46/9 |
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N
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Bright blue, slow moving. Initially looked like a ... firework or blue flare but realized it was moving in a straight line from approx North at +25 altitude degrees to the left/east at maybe a 15 degree angle. Lost behind trees. Show more |
| Event 916 |
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916a |
2010-12-26 |
19:00
EST |
jennifer |
tamarac, FL |
266/ - 250/25 |
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Y
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N
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Bright Orange cone shape arching downward in a as ... direction it got smaller and lower till no longer visible Show more |
| Event 915 |
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915a |
2010-12-26 |
18:30
CDT |
Russell Rose |
Eureka springs, AR |
0/ - 0/90 |
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N
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| Event 914 |
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914p |
2010-12-26 |
18:21
PST |
Ricardo |
Corvallis, OR |
66/68 - 70/34 |
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N
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914o |
2010-12-26 |
18:00
PST |
todd rutledge |
orange, CA |
341/52 - 25/41 |
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Y
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It was just remarkable to me considering the densi... ty of the cloud I observed it through. I described the flash in the previous section, the fragmentation was barely visible but I could tell what had happened despite the obstruction from the cloud. It was just remarkable to me considering the density of the cloud I observed it through. train was visible just a moment after the lead ball went out. If the length of train was 30 degrees, there was a brighter flash from the fireball at approx the 25 degree point just before it faded out. This was all seen through fairly low cloud cover... overall conditions were partly cloudy. Show more |
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914n |
2010-12-26 |
17:45
PST |
Jerry Andes |
Fullerton, CA |
300/45 - 60/45 |
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N
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N
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Has anyone else reported this? |
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914m |
2010-12-26 |
17:20
PDT |
Michael Jolly |
Reno, NV |
174/42 - 0/38 |
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N
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N
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N
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I just wanted to report this siting because I look... ed at the local news sites and no one had reported on it within 30 minutes after I had seen it while running. So I don't know if it was for sure a meteor, but it was traveling faster than any aviation equipment I've seen in my life. And I was in the military and have seen some fast planes. Did not see any. Glowing train but did not trail too far behind the meteor and left no smoke. It remained constant and was at cloud level until it went over the sierra mountains from where I was in Reno,NV Show more |
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914l |
2010-12-26 |
17:08
PDT |
Mike Herman |
San Diego, CA |
0/35 - 90/30 |
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Y
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N
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N
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It missed the top of a snow capped peak on the eas... ter edge of the SIerras by 300 feet, just cleared it. Most spectacular thing I have ever seen!!!!! Long White Streak, traveled about 5 miles in 3 secs. Glowing white Train. This was not more than 1500 feet of the ground traveling west to east, it barely cleared the eastern ridge of the Sierras on the CA/NV border. It crossed highway 395 about 1 mile north of Pine Grove, CA. It was traveling almost horizontal. It literally cleared the snow capped peaks by 200-300 feet. Show more |
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914k |
2010-12-26 |
17:05
PST |
Betsy |
Henderson, NV |
326/36 - 2/36 |
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N
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N
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N
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N
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914j |
2010-12-26 |
17:05
PST |
Alan Corker |
Death Valley, CA |
310/45 - 100/30 |
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N
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N
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?
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N
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If this was a planned event, and your colleagues h... ave an image - or any further info, I'd be interested in getting a copy. I was too busy wondering what was going on to take an image - and I was standing behind my camera, but too slow.
Thank you. This thing was spewing sparks/flames sideways as it went. There was a long white train behind the object of a consistent length. It was pitch-black with no moon. As the object passed from west to east I could clearly see the (it\'s hard to describe objectively) train which was mainly white and very bright - way brighter than the moon, but observable with the naked eye. As the object was passing in front of me, I could clearly see burning debris being pushed sideways from the front of the object. And then it just disappeared. My (untrained) guess it was at very high altitude, and what I witnessed was the object \'grazing\' on the high atmosphere, and then rapidly burning up on re-entry at high altitude? If you know what it was - I\'m guessing controlled/planned satellite burn up - or you have any images, I\'d love to get a copy as it was a ABSOLUTELY REMARKABLE sight. Pitch-black sky, star-light, standing on the Playa and this things travels relatively sedately across in front of me!! Mind blowing..! Show more |
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914i |
2010-12-26 |
17:03
PST |
Mike |
Reno, NV |
148/60 - 90/40 |
-2 |
N
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N
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N
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N
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Trajectory was west to east. It was greenish and ... bluish. I lost it behind a cloud at about 30 deg. above local horizon. Small pieces broke off during the five seconds I could see it. They faded out almost immediately. Show more |
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914h |
2010-12-26 |
17:01
PST |
Noreen Trombley |
Yosemite National Park, CA |
152/65 - 152/33 |
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N
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N
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N
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N
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It was strange. Silver globe descending north to n... ortheast..........................looks like it was heading for Nevada.
There was no tail. It was NOT an airplane or jet. It was heading downward Silver globe sinking north to north east. There was still daylight in the sky Show more |
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914g |
2010-12-26 |
17:00
PST |
Wendy |
San francisco, CA |
0/45 - 0/20 |
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N
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N
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N
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N
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We were driving south on 395 from Tahoe to Mammoth... and my son saw a bright green ball in the sky to our left. Then we (four of us) all saw it for at least 3 seconds. It disappeared for a second and then reappeared (behind a cloud?) again for several seconds before disappearing behind the mountains. It was much larger than any asteroid any of us have seen and was moving much faster than any plane. It was larger than Mars, probably twice the size. The main color was green or greenish blue with pink or magenta around it. It was bright enough to leave an after image but did not seem to have a real trail. Show more |
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914f |
2010-12-26 |
17:00
PDT |
Nancy Fitzgerald |
Coarsegold, CA |
0/60 - 0/30 |
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N
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N
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N
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N
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It came from the South west over our heads. We we... re driving in the Sierra Foot hills and so the vie was soon cut off by the hills. It was shortly before sunset, and it was very bright, like a large round blue bead - about as big as Venus looked this morning 12/27. We had not seen anything like this before, and found it lovely and remarkable. Show more |
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914e |
2010-12-26 |
17:00
PST |
kit10000 |
Beatty, NV |
0/38 - 0/30 |
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N
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N
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N
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N
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It was dusk, not really dark yet, and we were dri... ving on a lonely rural desert highway near the California-Nevada border. The fireball was brilliant as it streaked across the sky in the twilight and disappeared behind a mountain peak then reappeared on the other side of the peak, continuing on until it disappeared for good behind another peak. It was moving very fast, yet it was visible long enough for me to say, "OMG look! DId you see that?," and for my husband then to say (as it reappeared), "I see it, oh wow!" Truly amazing!!!! Show more |
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914d |
2010-12-26 |
17:00
PST |
shawn heneghan |
hawthorne, NV |
324/56 - 21/46 |
-13 |
N
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N
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N
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N
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914c |
2010-12-26 |
16:45
PST |
Frank Odom |
Owens Valley, CA |
235/44 - 0/11 |
- |
?
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?
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?
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N
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914b |
2010-12-26 |
16:45
PST |
Jerry Andes |
Fullerton, CA |
300/45 - 45/45 |
- |
N
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N
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N
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N
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Has anyone else reported this? |
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914a |
2010-12-26 |
16:00
CDT |
Jerry |
Bishop, CA |
275/45 - 88/45 |
- |
Y
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?
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N
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N
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I was sitting in my livingroom, it was still light... outside. My bay window faces north, and this thing came into view on the east side of the window, super bright, and lasted long enough for me to say "It's still going!" 3 times to my friend. Owens Valley is 10 miles across or there about, and the glowing trail streched the entire length before fading... just awesome. It was still light out and the thing lasted, glowing green for a few seconds. Show more |
| Event 913 |
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913c |
2010-12-26 |
17:04
PDT |
Steve Reiter |
Las Vegas, NV |
338/25 - 348/20 |
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N
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N
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N
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N
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913b |
2010-12-26 |
17:04
PST |
Robin Mackay |
Mammoth Lakes, CA |
0/30 - 0/20 |
- |
N
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N
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N
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N
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We were driving north on 395 near Lone Pine. At f... irst I thought it was a low flying, very fast airplane and we were seeing it's green navigation light but it was a strange color. I had time to yell to my wife in the passenger seat "What in hell is that?". We both looked at it for about five seconds and then it disappeared behind a mountain in my opinion. My wife thought it just went out. Show more |
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913a |
2010-12-26 |
02:55
GMT |
Timothy Long |
Fairbanks, AK |
50/43 - 55/15 |
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N
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N
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Y
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N
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Yellow flash with small shower of yellow, quickly-... disappearing fragments. Show more |
| Event 912 |
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912a |
2010-12-24 |
23:11
CDT |
Elizabetha Rodican |
Hamden, CT |
149/45 - 154/010 |
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Y
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N
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| Event 911 |
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911a |
2010-12-24 |
18:45
GMT |
David Hallett |
st austell, |
303/60 - 136/53 |
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N
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N
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N
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I could see it was on fire but not until it was al... most above a very bright orange/red it was a dead straight line across the night sky, no sound at all what was kind of weird i was expecting a sonic boom/crack of noise but nothing the item was traveling at least 2 to 3 times of a adv commercial aircraft very very fast .The fireball as i could see it extinguished to the sw of me it flickered for a few seconds then it was gone i hope this helps you thank you. Show more |
| Event 910 |
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910a |
2010-12-24 |
01:20
CST |
Charles |
Monroe, LA |
0/50 - 0/45 |
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?
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N
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N
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This fireball was big, about three times the size ... of a Venus in the sky. I was sitting right by the window, and it caught my attention. I watched it for what seemed like four seconds as it slowly glided from west-to-east in my field of vision. It had a bright green round head and the back of it was red. Looking through the window from this lighted room, I couldn't see a tail, and there was no visible explosion. It really looked a lot like the one above this form (LOL). It was cloudy around here during the eclipse the other night, and seeing this fireball from the comfort of my office chair certainly made up for that. I've seen hundreds of "stray" meteors, but this one is going in the top two sightings of my life. I did not see any flash or fragmentation, but I was damn sure hoping I would. (heh). I think it might have skipped off the atmosphere, but it was moving so slowly. This fireball was big, about three times the size of a Venus in the sky. I was sitting right by the window, and it caught my attention. I watched it for what seemed like four seconds as it slowly glided from west-to-east in my field of vision. It had a bright green round head and the back of it was red. Looking through the window from this lighted room, I couldn't see a tail, and there was no visible explosion. It really looked a lot like the one above this form (LOL). It was cloudy around here during the eclipse the other night, and seeing this fireball from the comfort of my office chair certainly made up for that. I've seen hundreds of "stray" meteors, but this one is going in the top two sightings of my life. I was inside when I saw the fireball so I don\'t know if it had a train. I was looking through a big picture window, and the fireball was big and bright enough to get my attention. After the initial shock of amazement, I ran outside, but there was no trace of a train by then. Show more |
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909.5a |
2010-12-23 |
20:00
GMT |
Stuart Flett |
Portsoy, |
355/35 - 320/30 |
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N
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N
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| Event 909 |
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909a |
2010-12-23 |
01:50
PST |
Sarah Wilson |
Oceanside, CA |
289/55 - 284/43 |
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Y
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Y
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Y
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N
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A long blue train ending in a bright orange glow ... A blue train, trailing off with an orange glow. Show more |
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908.5a |
2010-12-23 |
01:15
PST |
Evan |
Ashland, OR |
254/68 - 285/2 |
-7 |
N
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N
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N
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N
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| Event 908 |
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908a |
2010-12-22 |
21:50
PST |
Courtney S |
San Diego - Allied Gardens, CA |
0/49 - 21/50 |
- |
N
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N
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N
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N
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It was a bright, white fluorescent ball that just ... kind of streaked down from the sky... too big and bright to be anything mechanical, and it was very round. Show more |
| Event 907 |
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907a |
2010-12-22 |
21:40
EST |
Corey Lime |
North Manchester, IN |
343/53 - 347/31 |
- |
?
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N
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N
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We were driving down the road and then two of us s... aw a tail of fire falling down to the ground. It was an orange train, falling just barely from left to right. It lasted for a few seconds and then dissapeared before hitting the ground in mid air. Show more |
| Event 906 |
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906a |
2010-12-22 |
07:33
PDT |
david willson |
juneau, AK |
0/31 - 309/34 |
- |
Y
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?
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?
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N
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bright white going to a gray tail |
| Event 905 |
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905a |
2010-12-21 |
19:50
CDT |
Glorivee Vazquez |
Stratford, CT |
0/60 - 0/70 |
- |
?
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?
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N
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904.5a |
2010-12-21 |
17:30
EST |
Ryan |
Aventura, FL |
345/60 - 202/35 |
>-13 |
Y
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Y
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N
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Y
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The size of the fireball scared me. Simply put, I ... thought if this hits, we're all toast. It looked so big that when I saw an airplane in the distance, in comparison, the fireball looked like what I assume a space shuttle launch would look like if you were standing beneath the launch pad. And before I forget, it seemed to glide across the sky from north to south slowly, as if saying, "HEY LOOK AT ME!" It honestly felt like many minutes before it disappeared over the horizon, probably the most helpless period of time in my life. Seriously, the sheer size of this object in the sky had me frozen with fear. If you need to contact me, do so at: solidfoundationfitness@gmail.com Very small pieces seemed to be breaking off The size of the fireball scared me. Simply put, I thought if this hits, we're all toast. It looked so big that when I saw an airplane in the distance, in comparison, the fireball looked like what I assume a space shuttle launch would look like if you were standing beneath the launch pad. And before I forget, it seemed to glide across the sky from north to south slowly, as if saying, "HEY LOOK AT ME!" It honestly felt like many minutes before it disappeared over the horizon, probably the most helpless period of time in my life. Seriously, the sheer size of this object in the sky had me frozen with fear. If you need to contact me, do so at: solidfoundationfitness@gmail.com It literally looked like material was being ejected by the fireball that was on fire but there was little to no smoke, just flaming fiery material that would trail behind it Show more |
| Event 904 |
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904a |
2010-12-20 |
23:12
EDT |
Cody Moody |
Sneads Ferry, NC |
17/69 - 18/66 |
-13 |
N
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N
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N
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N
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Driving home, object was spotted between the trees... down a straight road, slightly off to the right. It was there for perhaps 1 second. There was a quick streak in a curved fashion downward, then it was gone. The object did not hit the ground unless it burnt out on decent thus becoming non-visible to me. Show more |
| Event 903 |
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903a |
2010-12-19 |
00:05
EDT |
skyeler maas |
wildwood, FL |
0/25 - 0/20 |
- |
Y
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?
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N
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N
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i can best describe it as it looked like someone s... hot a flare gun. It is hard to say how big, and far up it was. It looked like it was about 150 to 200ft off the ground going from north to south and seemed to be going at flat and, didnt seem to be coming down at all. I have never seen anything like it before. it could have been very large and very high up. It happened so fast. there was a small trail behind it and it looked like \\ Show more |
| Event 902 |
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902c |
2010-12-18 |
22:16
CDT |
Nikki |
Cleburne, TX |
148/35 - 150/30 |
- |
Y
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Y
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N
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N
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One of the brightest meteors I've seen. The head ... of it seemed to glow bright red before the end & tail seemed to spark before gone. I think this was fragmentation. One of the brightest meteors I've seen. Glowing train, no smoke. Seemed to spark before it was gone. Show more |
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902b |
2010-12-18 |
21:20
CST |
Christopher K |
Baton Rouge, LA |
340/55 - 276/25 |
- |
Y
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?
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N
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N
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It was a smoke trail--the first I\'ve seen in B.... R. city limits! Show more |
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902a |
2010-12-18 |
21:19
CDT |
Ben Toman |
Prairieville, LA |
88/77 - 0/38 |
- |
Y
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?
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N
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N
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I was driving on I-10 East when I saw this. I cal... led my friend at the local observatory (they are open to the public every Friday and Saturday night) and learned he had seen it as well and was reporting it here. To me it was just a sparkling white trail. Show more |
| Event 901 |
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901a |
2010-12-18 |
19:30
CDT |
Scott Wilson |
Peoria, IL |
346/40 - 333/32 |
- |
N
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N
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?
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N
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| Event 900 |
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900a |
2010-12-18 |
16:48
CDT |
rebecca guo |
Iowa City, IA |
170/45 - 157/90 |
- |
Y
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?
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N
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N
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Thank you. I just would love to know what is fire ... ball with a tail is? Hemet vs. meteoroid. the train went longer and longer and brighter and I was driving and could not find a way to stop. .. glowing train Show more |
| Event 899 |
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899a |
2010-12-17 |
19:37
EDT |
David |
oneco, CT |
147/80 - 163/70 |
- |
N
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N
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N
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N
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| Event 898 |
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898c |
2010-12-17 |
19:37
EDT |
Ralph Milone |
East Elmhurst, NY |
16/65 - 15/47 |
- |
Y
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Y
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Y
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N
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The terminal flash was a brilliant white. It initi... ally appeared to be an abnormally bright star. It caught my eye because this "star" clearly appeared to be moving in a downward direction. The "star" then developed into what I would call a falling comet -- it had a clear trail that was essentially blue-ish / white with a number of other colors, including red. Show more |
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898a |
2010-12-17 |
19:35
EST |
Aj Young |
Springfield, VT |
158/63 - 165/35 |
-9.6 |
Y
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Y
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N
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N
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I was heading down hill on an open highway. There ... were a hand full of cars. A slightly hazey moon lit blue sky. I surprised and happy to have seen it. The body could have been compared to a sparkler. It was a specatular show of color. A beautiful, bright kelly to emerald green at the finish. Show more |
| Event 897 |
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897a |
2010-12-17 |
19:30
EST |
Shelley Chaloupka |
Kingston, GA |
171/85 - 170/25 |
- |
?
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?
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N
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N
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Suprised nobody else in GA saw this. It was awesom... e, but pretty short lived. Seemed to drop almost straight down from the sky. Show more |
| Event 896 |
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896b |
2010-12-17 |
16:30
PDT |
Christine |
Culdesac, ID |
313/72 - 0/85 |
-13 |
Y
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?
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N
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Y
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Burning and smoking train |
| Event 895 |
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895a |
2010-12-16 |
03:15
CDT |
Amber Elizabeth |
Dallas, TX |
151/75 - 0/55 |
- |
Y
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?
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Y
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N
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It was beautiful. |
| Event 894 |
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894a |
2010-12-15 |
20:20
EDT |
Barbara |
Orlando, FL |
0/65 - 317/65 |
- |
N
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N
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N
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N
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The fire lasted for a few minutes from the time we... spotted it to the fire diminished. We kept watching the fragmentation but after a bit, it was hard to see it because it was around 8:20pm. There was only one that we saw... The fragmentation looked like a big rock in the sky. The fire went out slowly while the fragmentation moved very quickly North to South. After the fire was gone the fragmentation was moving very quickly, at times it was \ Show more |
| Event 893 |
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893a |
2010-12-15 |
20:00
CDT |
Wally |
Lake Jackson, TX |
250/60 - 260/20 |
- |
Y
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Y
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?
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N
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Two witnesees... Both stated was one of the best m... eteors seen in many years. Do not recall seeing flash at fragmentation. Seem to recall that, instaed of white trail, then trails... ...that the color might have appeared a little amber after fragmentation. WED 12-15-10 @ ~8:00 pm, Lake Jackson, TX, 29.04°N 95.44°W (Elev. ~15 ft) beautiful meteor in SW at 70 degrees. Glowing train in WSW ~30 degrees above horizon -- broke into two distinct parts, with two distinct trains. Show more |
| Event 892 |
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892a |
2010-12-14 |
23:00
PST |
carmen |
Pasay, |
163/45 - 163/45 |
- |
Y
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Y
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Y
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N
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This Fireball was so amazing and its really glowin... g in the dark of the sky. I think many fireball falls here in the Philippines because some came out ahead of my back so you can noticed that someone on your left shoulder appeared very fast because I was in the street standing by and while walking tried to see the stars but this was really surprised to my eyes. Other stars are dropping and fastforwarding everywhere eventhough the sky is a bit cloudy.Lots of stars appeared in the sky everywhere. They also appeared to be a jack n' stone when they flew. Similar to the above drawing of American Meteor Society its almost the same. This Fireball was so amazing and its really glowing in the dark of the sky. I think many fireball falls here in the Philippines because some came out ahead of my back so you can noticed that someone on your left shoulder appeared very fast because I was in the street standing by and while walking tried to see the stars but this was really surprised to my eyes. Other stars are dropping and fastforwarding everywhere eventhough the sky is a bit cloudy.Lots of stars appeared in the sky everywhere. They also appeared to be a jack n' stone when they flew. glowing train and it has yellow with white color its very slow while flying going to south metro manila. Its really very long train. Show more |
| Event 891 |
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891a |
2010-12-14 |
22:57
EDT |
Tom Gary |
Millersport, OH |
123/69 - 172/30 |
- |
Y
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Y
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?
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N
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I hope someone else got to see this great sight! I... t was steller! I was in Fairfield County, In Ohio, just north of the City of Lancaster looking South/Southeast as I traveled south on State Route 37. It appeared in my regular field of view out the front of my windshield of my car. It appreared to be south/southeast towards Bremen, Ohio moving left to right towards the City of Lancaster or someplace farther south such as Suger Grove, Ohio. It was VERY bright and also VERY large. Was bluish ini color and had a VERY long and bright tail. Duration was approximately 20 seconds and disappeared below the horizon from my viewpoint. Possible impact to ground location is unknown, but from its large size and brightness, it is possible for touchdown. The fireball was VERY large in size to start out then as it neared the horizon (from my viewpoint) it appeared to fragment into many smaller pieces that continued to glow with a long tail blue in color Was a VERY bright glowing tail of bluish color that lasted for a long time as the fireball streamed forward. Show more |
| Event 890 |
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890a |
2010-12-14 |
22:21
CDT |
Virginia Massey |
Batesville, AR |
129/74 - 331/68 |
-11 |
Y
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?
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N
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N
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glowing, not as bright as the fireball and blinked... out completely in the NW sky Show more |
| Event 889 |
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889a |
2010-12-14 |
22:20
WET |
Åsa Bergqvist |
Skara, |
213/51 - 208/55 |
- |
N
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N
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N
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N
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| Event 888 |
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888a |
2010-12-14 |
21:58
EDT |
Allen |
Kimball, MI |
270/90 - 270/45 |
- |
N
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N
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N
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N
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I was surprized at how bright this one was. I was ... in Roseville with all of the bright city street lights by a gas station and I still noticed the fireball, it really caught my attention. Thank God I was stopped at a traffic light or I might have been tempted to take my eyes off the road to watch it, it was so beautiful! The train was only a couple degrees long with a few sparks. It was very bright and I was amazed at how \'slow\' it appeared to move across the sky. Show more |
| Event 887 |
|
887a |
2010-12-14 |
21:50
CDT |
jerry |
butler, IN |
157/45 - 157/5 |
- |
N
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N
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N
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N
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Maybe toward the last bit I saw it was fraging. Li... ke I said it was almost sparkling but couldn\\\'t realy call it that. This was almost slow motion also compared to the ones I normally see way ocerhead. This was witnessed from a livng room window. I sat in house toward tv directly north of me. window about four foot left of tv was where it appeared. It was very bright almost sparkling but not like fireworks. the tail was about the 10degrees long. It appeared to me that it was coming down at maybe a 5-10 degree angle from above and that it could not be but a few miles away if that much. It dissappeared quickl as we have a privacy fence up. Show more |
| Event 886 |
|
886e |
2010-12-14 |
21:45
EST |
Matt Sweeney |
Bloomfield, NJ |
31/30 - 15/90 |
- |
N
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N
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?
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N
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see previous comments see previous comments see pr... evious comments Not specifically a \\ Show more |
|
886d |
2010-12-14 |
21:35
EDT |
peter |
staten island, NY |
28/45 - 209/45 |
- |
Y
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Y
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N
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N
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object broke into several pieces and became bright... glowing white train with what loooked like sparks flying of it Show more |
|
886c |
2010-12-14 |
21:35
EST |
Guylaine |
Fairfield, CT |
239/66 - 341/70 |
- |
Y
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?
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N
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Y
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It was big! Bright and unexpected! It was big! Bri... ght and unexpected! The fire ball was big as an orange from my window and was followed by a blue trail tinted with red about three times the size of the \\ Show more |
|
886b |
2010-12-14 |
21:30
EDT |
Louis |
stamford, CT |
250/63 - 266/63 |
- |
N
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N
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N
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N
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Completely caught me by suprise. Laying in bed abo... ut to go to sleep watching tv in dark room. I saw it out of corner of my eye, I turned and saw it. Very bright and cool. The really funny thing to is that I was watching "Meteorite Men" on the Science channel when it happened! Show more |
|
886a |
2010-12-14 |
21:20
EST |
Brian Gallagher |
Hoboken, NJ |
162/45 - 0/45 |
- |
N
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N
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N
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N
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I've seen shooting stars in the past and they app... ear to be fleeting streaks far out in space. This fireball seemed unbelievably close that I thought it was a firework or missle only it appeared to be a round ball of fire with a fiery trail behind it. It moved much slower than a shooting star. I thought I would go home and turn on the news and hear of other sightings in the area but was surprised that I didn't. I would be curious if anyone else reported such a sighting Tuesday night in the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area. I was standing in the middle of an urban 2 lane street with 4 story buildings on either side. I noticed it directly overhead moving from east to west and it disappeared over the rooftops. I didn\'t see where it ended but it appeared to be low enough that I thought it would land somewhere off in the distance. I've seen shooting stars in the past and they appear to be fleeting streaks far out in space. This fireball seemed unbelievably close that I thought it was a firework or missle only it appeared to be a round ball of fire with a fiery trail behind it. It moved much slower than a shooting star. I thought I would go home and turn on the news and hear of other sightings in the area but was surprised that I didn't. I would be curious if anyone else reported such a sighting Tuesday night in the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area. Meteor seemed rather low in the sky heading east to west ( if the moon appears to be the size of a basketball this appeared to be the size of a softball with a train that appeared to be apprx 5 to 7 feet ). Looked like a stray firework traveling horizontily from east to west Show more |
| Event 885 |
|
885a |
2010-12-14 |
18:25
CST |
justin huff |
Hollister, MO |
0/47 - 0/25 |
-27 |
Y
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Y
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N
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N
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i would like to know if there are any results foun... d please. i saw it all of a sudden and it just flew completey from my right to left view, it lasted 5 seconds. a super bright white. with a thin yellow ring around the object and trail. Show more |
| Event 884 |
|
884f |
2010-12-14 |
17:45
PST |
suzan wharton |
bend, OR |
0/45 - 0/25 |
- |
N
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N
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N
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N
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None |
|
884e |
2010-12-14 |
17:40
PST |
Tina Schweickert |
Corvallis, OR |
144/75 - 169/23 |
- |
?
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Y
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Y
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N
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Interesting that this occurred the early evening o... f a day when a very rare tornado hit the same area (EF-2). It was breathtaking to watch - thought at first it was a shooting star but just kept going, getting brighter, and turning green. I was speechless - could hardly tell my grandson in the back seat to look, but finally did (though he could not see it from the back seat). It's hard to estimate the total time. I didn\'t see the terminal flash, but my son who was driving from the west toward the east at the same time saw only a flash of light. I saw a fragmentation into two parts that held close together. Interesting that this occurred the early evening of a day when a very rare tornado hit the same area (EF-2). It was breathtaking to watch - thought at first it was a shooting star but just kept going, getting brighter, and turning green. I was speechless - could hardly tell my grandson in the back seat to look, but finally did (though he could not see it from the back seat). It's hard to estimate the total time. Didn\'t see the train until further on its path, near time when ball broke into two. Glowing and tapered. Show more |
|
884d |
2010-12-14 |
17:40
PST |
Patricia |
Salem, OR |
249/ - 69/ |
- |
N
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N
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N
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N
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884c |
2010-12-14 |
17:38
PST |
Charlie Gilson |
Philomath, OR |
157/45 - 148/45 |
- |
Y
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?
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Y
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N
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minimal, but a small flash glowing, sparkling trail |
|
884b |
2010-12-14 |
17:35
PST |
Richard Woodford |
Silverton, OR |
111/65 - 70/37 |
- |
Y
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?
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N
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N
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It did glow brighter but no distinct flash. Glowi... ng streak, broken. Show more |
|
884a |
2010-12-14 |
17:20
PST |
Brooke |
Okanogan, WA |
145/75 - 171/50 |
- |
N
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N
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N
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N
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I don't know anything about these except what I s... aw. It was AWESOME. I was driving south on US 97. It caught my eye to the east and I watched it go west and blow out about the mountain line. It wasn't a shooting star. It was a fireball all the way. fireball with a thin glowing train Show more |
| Event 883 |
|
883a |
2010-12-14 |
09:35
CDT |
Marty Jackson |
Newcastle, OK |
13/45 - 7/45 |
- |
Y
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?
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N
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N
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A brief glowing trail |
| Event 882 |
|
882b |
2010-12-14 |
05:53
EDT |
Andrew Smith |
Albany, NY |
270/80 - 319/20 |
? |
N
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N
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N
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N
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There was 100% cloud cover and it was snowing at t... he time! I cannot estimate the magnitude becasue of the clouds. Show more |
|
882a |
2010-12-14 |
05:52
EDT |
Michael Zaccagna |
brick, NJ |
38/76 - 58/18 |
- |
N
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N
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Y
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N
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I was looking down the street as I was driving. I ... saw a white streak through the top of my windsheild that was traveling from left to right and also appered to be traveling away from my position (it seemed more like up to down than left to right. I blinked (not puposely) and noticed the streak was much longer extending down to the horizon and the lead was large and brighter the the trail. It was very bright. I thought about where it had impacted and realized it had to drop into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast on NY and NJ. This thing must have come from directly over head as it very clearly move away from my location. The flash got brighter then fell behind trees. Show more |
| Event 881 |
|
881b |
2010-12-14 |
05:45
PST |
Nathan Dunn |
Albany, OR |
206/57 - 158/57 |
- |
N
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N
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Y
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N
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This was the coolest meteor I have ever seen due t... o the close proximity and color. Usually they are the very high white ones that burn up in the atmosphere. I usually don't report such things but this one was so unusual I had to find a site to report it. I looked for others in case it was a shower but this was the only one I saw. Pretty small and orange in color like a spark. This was the coolest meteor I have ever seen due to the close proximity and color. Usually they are the very high white ones that burn up in the atmosphere. I usually don't report such things but this one was so unusual I had to find a site to report it. I looked for others in case it was a shower but this was the only one I saw. Stayed green the entire time. It was large at the front and tapered down to a point. Show more |
| Event 880 |
|
880b |
2010-12-14 |
05:35
CDT |
David Bewley |
Crestview, FL |
169/55 - 154/ |
- |
N
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N
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N
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N
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Driving eastbound on Hwy 90 in Florida at about 5:... 35 am. I didn't see the full burn because the meteor was basically coming from behind me and also moving to the east. Show more |
|
880a |
2010-12-14 |
05:30
CDT |
C. Northrop |
Baton Rouge, LA |
314/20 - 0/20 |
- |
Y
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?
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N
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N
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solid glowing train |
| Event 879 |
|
879b |
2010-12-14 |
02:00
PDT |
Diane |
La Mesa, CA |
66/73 - 252/73 |
- |
Y
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?
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N
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N
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I saw seven (7) shooting stars in one hour all aro... und the same location as the big dipper that was also visible. (I ran out of "wishes!") Very exciting. I saw seven (7) shooting stars in one hour all around the same location as the big dipper that was also visible. (I ran out of "wishes!") Very exciting. I actually saw seven (7) shooting stars between 1:30am and 2:20am. Some trains longer than others, the brightest was white brighter at start then narrower and less bright at end. Show more |
|
879a |
2010-12-14 |
01:13
PST |
Robert Lunsford |
Chula Vista, CA |
0/15 - 0/5 |
-5 |
N
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N
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N
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N
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This fireball was a member of the Geminid meteor shower. |
| Event 878 |
|
878c |
2010-12-14 |
01:00
CDT |
Trevor McGuire |
Baton Rouge, LA |
116/45 - 119/10 |
-6 |
N
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N
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N
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N
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Right at the end of my Geminid observing. Went str... aight down from when I saw it, with very uniform brightness the whole time. Show more |
|
878b |
2010-12-14 |
00:59
CST |
Christopher K. |
Baton Rouge, LA |
45/35 - 0/10 |
- |
N
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N
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N
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N
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Out of my peripheral vision (I was initially looki... ng south) it seemed almost spherical. Show more |
|
878a |
2010-12-14 |
00:30
CST |
Lane |
Arab, AL |
120/50 - 180/20 |
- |
N
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N
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N
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Y
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|
878a |
2010-12-14 |
01:43
CDT |
Steve |
Nashville, TN |
90/ - 25/ |
> -9 |
Y
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Y
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Y
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N
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Streaked due west from the zenith, across Taurus a... nd ended in fragments about 25 dgrees off of horizon. Nice one. At the end of the arc of travel, the meteor fragmented into at least three pieces with a terminal flash Quickly disappearing glowing train Show more |
| Event 877 |
|
877a |
2010-12-14 |
00:10
EST |
brindell-watt chris |
hendersonville, NC |
275/77 - 275/28 |
- |
N
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N
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N
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N
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| Event 876 |
|
876b |
2010-12-13 |
22:00
EST |
Michael Neumann |
Eaton Rapids, MI |
0/70 - 0/30 |
- |
Y
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?
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N
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N
|
what was this? glowing train |
| Event 875 |
|
875a |
2010-12-13 |
21:00
PDT |
sarah schaefer |
fort jones, CA |
0/ - 0/45 |
20 |
?
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?
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?
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Y
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this event was witnessed in surrounding areas of s... cott valley as well. i initially thought it was a jet crash. i grew up on a naval weapons testing center so im very familiar with sonic booms. we live in a mountainous area and i was looking down when the flash occurred. this event was witnessed in surrounding areas of scott valley as well. i initially thought it was a jet crash. i grew up on a naval weapons testing center so im very familiar with sonic booms. we live in a mountainous area and i was looking down when the flash occurred. i was sitting in the car on a cloudy night and the sky was totally lit up. Show more |
| Event 874 |
|
874a |
2010-12-13 |
20:41
EDT |
Allen |
Smiths Creek, MI |
0/45 - 315/30 |
- |
Y
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?
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N
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N
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I am amazed that this is the 5th fireball I've se... en this year. All 5 of them have been in approximately the same area of the sky and all while I was driving NE on I-94 towards Port Huron. The train was in 2 parts as if there were 2 objects entering the atmosphere one right after the other, or, the object skipped like a stone on water and made a \'broken\' train made up of 2 equal parts. It was slightly hazy and beginning to snow when I saw it so it may have actually been much brighter. The train was a gold-orange color with sparkles and lasted 1-2 seconds until it faded. Show more |
| Event 873 |
|
873a |
2010-12-13 |
18:28
CDT |
Stephen Wilkinson |
Jackson, WY |
48/69 - 168/69 |
- |
Y
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?
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N
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N
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Looking through clouds, but suddenly appeared out ... of the NE towards SW and all of us saw it. Appeared to have a light auro around it. Quite intense and moved horizontally which caught our sight. Show more |
| Event 872 |
|
872e |
2010-12-13 |
17:10
CDT |
LOUIS HUGHES |
STEWARTSVILLE, MO |
298/30 - 53/45 |
- |
Y
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?
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N
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N
|
I KNOW GENERAL AREA WHERE IT LANDED GREEN TAIL W/ ... LITTLE SMOKE Show more |
|
872d |
2010-12-13 |
18:00
CST |
pat |
Edmond, OK |
0/30 - 30/15 |
- |
?
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?
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N
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N
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I stopped to fill up with gas about 1 1/2 miles aw... ay. Another person filling up at the same time said he saw this in about the same manner I did. I was driving so couldn\'t really look but I think there was a trace of a glowing train that dissapaited fairly rapidly. Show more |
|
872c |
2010-12-13 |
18:00
CST |
Jack |
Edmond, OK |
305/60 - 67/52 |
- |
Y
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?
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N
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N
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glowing white |
|
872b |
2010-12-13 |
18:00
CST |
kathyw |
edmond, OK |
160/66 - 0/ |
- |
N
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N
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?
|
N
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It was bright white. it disappeared when the object did |
|
872a |
2010-12-13 |
17:45
CDT |
Jennifer |
Edmond, OK |
158/60 - 343/77 |
- |
N
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N
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N
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N
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I was traveling northbound on US-235 (Broadway Ext... ension) in Oklahoma City, when I saw the object. It was to my left (west) and was headed in a N/NEasterly direction. It had a greenish yellow glow and appeared quite large, much larger than any other space object I have seen, with the exception of the moon. I first saw it about 60 degrees to my left (west) and when it disappeared (no blast), it was approximately 80 from the horizonline to the north. It lasted about 15 seconds. This occurred on the night of the Gemininds, but according to some, was too early in the evening to have been one. Show more |
| Event 871 |
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871e |
2010-12-13 |
17:48
EST |
Medford |
Indian Trail, NC |
136/53 - 0/19 |
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N
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N
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Unsure of source, didn't look in direction of obj... ect until approximately 50 deg above horizon, traveling little horizontally and more vertically. Show more |
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871d |
2010-12-13 |
17:47
EST |
Sylvia Folk |
Charleston, SC |
349/60 - 159/46 |
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N
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N
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N
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WOW! My girlfriend and I were driving home from w... ork on Monday, Dec. 13. Not long after sunset around 5:45 p.m., we both saw a greenish blob (like an elongated snowball) falling almost straight down about halfway up the sky toward the Northwest. When I got home, I googled and saw that we were entering the Geminid meteor shower. I've seen numerous meteors over the years, but this was my first fireball. I was so glad I had a friend with me who also witnessed it! Show more |
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871c |
2010-12-13 |
17:47
EDT |
Liz |
Mount Pleasant, SC |
0/45 - 0/10 |
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N
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N
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Y
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It appeared as a large extraordinarily bright whit... e fireball, which then fragmented into smaller fireballs, which stayed close together, then disappeared before reaching the horizon. It appeared to be only a mile or so away. Show more |
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871b |
2010-12-13 |
17:45
EDT |
Robert Pelletier |
Lakeland, FL |
162/30 - 341/20 |
-2 |
Y
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N
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Clear field of view I was in my car drive due nort... h close to home. The fireball was right at dusk and entered my field of view through the windshield traveling SSE to NNW the train was shorter than the previous three fireballs I\'ve witnessed and was a pale bluish green.We were under high pressure with unlimited visibility. Show more |
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871a |
2010-12-13 |
16:45
CDT |
Wayne McCullough |
Dothan, AL |
94/55 - 154/29 |
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Y
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N
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N
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Very interesting greenish color to this one or els... e I wouldn't mention it. like a contrail for an airliner but went away very quickly, glowed green at source and trailed off to dull gray and was faintly visible at the farthest edge Show more |
| Event 870 |
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870a |
2010-12-13 |
08:01
AKST |
Mark |
Kodiak, AK |
204/20 - 144/10 |
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N
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N
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N
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N
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Very Bright, fast moving, seemed to be in the lowe... r atmosphere. Size 8 times venus Show more |
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869.5a |
2010-12-13 |
05:30
MDT |
Maritza |
Scottsdale, AZ |
0/19 - 0/0 |
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N
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N
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N
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See earlier remarks. From the 12th through the 13t... h I saw 4 what looked to be "falling stars" that thirty minutes apart to 24 hours apart appeared to glow as they fell to the ground right past my balcony on the 6th floor of a building that faces north. These were small. I did not know that this was possible. Since then I have seen one more on the 30th of December at about 8:00 pm phoenix arizona time. Show more |
| Event 869 |
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869a |
2010-12-13 |
00:18
CDT |
Tim Cline |
Willamson, IA |
80/80 - 70/70 |
-11 |
?
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Y
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N
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Gradually was brighter as it fell and then explode... d with a bright flash as it hit the lower atmosphere. Show more |
| Event 868 |
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868a |
2010-12-13 |
00:05
CDT |
J. Cefalu |
Folsom, LA |
240/15 - 115/15 |
-8 |
Y
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?
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N
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N
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It was following the curvature of the Earth. I gue... ss it could resemble a terminal orbit, possibly like one from spacecraft re-entry. The train was a deep red glow with brighter orange-red meniscus. Show more |
| Event 867 |
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867a |
2010-12-12 |
22:18
MST |
Kurt |
Aztec, NM |
86/90 - 22/90 |
- |
N
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N
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N
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N
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| Event 866 |
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866a |
2010-12-12 |
22:05
CDT |
Ali Zari |
Houston, TX |
61/0 - 276/0 |
-25 |
?
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?
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N
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N
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| Event 865 |
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865a |
2010-12-12 |
20:08
CST |
Zack Cooper |
Shreveport, LA |
62/68 - 0/61 |
- |
N
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N
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N
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N
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appeared to be a geminid meteor as at was blue and... appeared to originate near the constellation Gemini. Show more |
| Event 864 |
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864a |
2010-12-12 |
17:00
AKST |
Shawn |
Anchorage, AK |
0/38 - 0/37 |
- |
N
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N
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Y
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N
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I'm an air traffic controller and noticed a light... moving pretty fast through the sky just after the sunset during twilight. When I looked up from my computer to see what could be moving that fast through the air, I was looking through a window shade in the tower and to make sure it wasn't a reflection off the ground (vehicle) I moved to view the object through a different window that did not have a shade on it. At this point I realized that it was not an aircraft or vehicle reflection and looked like a meteorite. Shortly after determining what it was it broke up into pieces and disappeared. Total time that I saw the object was maybe 2-3 seconds. Just before it disappeared it got slightly brighter and broke up into about 4 different pieces. I'm an air traffic controller and noticed a light moving pretty fast through the sky just after the sunset during twilight. When I looked up from my computer to see what could be moving that fast through the air, I was looking through a window shade in the tower and to make sure it wasn't a reflection off the ground (vehicle) I moved to view the object through a different window that did not have a shade on it. At this point I realized that it was not an aircraft or vehicle reflection and looked like a meteorite. Shortly after determining what it was it broke up into pieces and disappeared. Total time that I saw the object was maybe 2-3 seconds. I didn\\\'t notice too much of a train but the sun was just below the horizon and I was initially looking through a window shade. Show more |
| Event 863 |
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863b |
2010-12-12 |
18:30
CDT |
Derek Pogorels |
Hibbing, MN |
0/60 - 0/25 |
- |
?
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Y
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N
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N
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Looked like sparks coming off as it fell Looked l... ike it was sparking as it fell Show more |
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863a |
2010-12-12 |
18:30
CDT |
Sarah Abel |
Sauk Centre, MN |
0/50 - 0/29 |
- |
N
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N
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N
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N
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| Event 862 |
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862a |
2010-12-12 |
05:30
CDT |
Michael Garcia |
Plano, TX |
0/90 - 0/90 |
- |
N
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N
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N
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N
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In the telescope view it looks like a blue ball th... at is burning and facing towards us like a comet. It's very bright and no tail, I don't know what it is but I haven't seen something like it so bright. its a blue ball that is heading this direction, very bright and no tail that I can see. In the telescope view it looks like a blue ball that is burning and facing towards us like a comet. It's very bright and no tail, I don't know what it is but I haven't seen something like it so bright. Show more |
| Event 861 |
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861a |
2010-12-12 |
02:40
PST |
Chanell |
woodcrest, CA |
0/56 - 0/22 |
- |
N
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N
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N
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N
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The object appeared out of nowhere in the eastern ... sky and continued east in a bright white light with red before it disappeared over the horizon. Show more |
| Event 860 |
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860a |
2010-12-12 |
02:17
PST |
jabber jaw |
Huntington Beach, CA |
0/76 - 160/50 |
4 |
Y
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?
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N
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N
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for some odd reason i always see them. maybe, i'm... looking up too much... It streaked strait across downward from just below center of night sky for a little over a second. I saw another earlier but more North Westerly and thicker at around 8pm. Show more |
| Event 859 |
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859a |
2010-12-12 |
00:03
CDT |
patrick leabo |
magnolia, TX |
205/45 - 0/45 |
- |
N
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N
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Y
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N
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bright-blue-ish flourecent like light like an LED |
| Event 858 |
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858b |
2010-12-11 |
22:30
GMT |
Jean |
Bridgend, |
93/34 - 0/20 |
- |
?
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?
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N
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N
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I cannot stress enough just how low the object was... - I was on a raised motorway and was looking straight across at it in its shallow progression. Quite frightening in its intensity. I have seen lots of shooting stars and this was nothing like those. It was VERY big and VERY low. I cannot stress enough just how low the object was - I was on a raised motorway and was looking straight across at it in its shallow progression. Quite frightening in its intensity. I have seen lots of shooting stars and this was nothing like those. It was VERY big and VERY low. It had a sparking, smoky trail whilst it was falling but I didn't see one after it disappeared, unless it was momentary. The fireball was huge, glowing, yellow, with orange and sparking. Show more |
| Event 857 |
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857a |
2010-12-11 |
22:00
CDT |
Copeland |
New Roads, LA |
170/45 - 0/45 |
- |
Y
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Y
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N
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N
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Yes it looked like it was burning off parts. It w... as like fireworks coming from the train. But it was very cloudy and it was hard to tell. Show more |
| Event 856 |
|
856d |
2010-12-11 |
21:30
CDT |
Donna |
Glen Elder, KS |
0/55 - 0/54 |
- |
Y
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Y
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N
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N
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Ive seen meteor showers - this was a lot closer th... an those. Just a single yellow flashlight beam kind of light in the sky. I assumed it was a meteor. I've seen single engine airplanes landing at night, my father kept a light plane at Phillipsburg airport. I've watched the lights on small planes over the night pararie, taking off and landing. That is the only comparitive night light I've seen in the sky. In a meteor shower the trails of light look more white and very tiny up in the night sky. Donna I saw only bright white/yellow trail in the sky. It was moving slowly in a slow downward curve. AT one point I saw bright sparkling bit behind the yellow trail, they disappeard and I saw just the yellow beam of light continue. Then it was just gone. No flash. Still in the air, but seeming low down. Ive seen meteor showers - this was a lot closer than those. Just a single yellow flashlight beam kind of light in the sky. I assumed it was a meteor. I've seen single engine airplanes landing at night, my father kept a light plane at Phillipsburg airport. I've watched the lights on small planes over the night pararie, taking off and landing. That is the only comparitive night light I've seen in the sky. In a meteor shower the trails of light look more white and very tiny up in the night sky. Donna Something made me look up and to my left as I was driving out of Glen Elder. It was yellowish, bigger than star. First saw trail then scatterings behind it. It was low, and seemed close to me. Then it disappeared = in the sky I think. Color was good and solid as it shot along a downward curve, shallow curve. Some glowing bits of light that I thought of as hot bits breaking off behind. The scattering bits visible briefly then did not see any more as the solid looking trail continued across and down. I hoped it would not fall into the Lake. My guess is it might have landed somewhere west and south of Downs, Kansas. Behind the light was dark, clear starlit sky. A strong wind was as I drove. I could see distant dark stuff of land behind it, maybe some low hills or trees. I waa driving to a family emergency in Phillipsburg, Ks. I was going only 50-55, in a cold car with little heat. I was alert, enjoying the night drive, watching for deer. Some miles later, I saw an law enforcement van stopped by the roadside - I want to say sometime after I'd driven to or from Downs, Ks. I did not see any other vehicle stopped so I did wonder why he was setting there. All this on HWY 24. Show more |
| Event 855 |
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855b |
2010-12-11 |
20:50
PST |
Will Torman |
Ventura, CA |
347/36 - 161/23 |
- |
N
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N
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Y
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N
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The flash was diffuse with uniform brightness, of ... a green tinged white color, with a broad fan shape originating from the initial streak. It faded quickly. Show more |
| Event 854 |
|
854a |
2010-12-11 |
19:55
EDT |
Cindy Brockman |
Hamburg, NY |
153/64 - 166/45 |
- |
Y
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?
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N
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N
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I saw this in a parking lot with a lot of light po... lution. I wonder is anyone had seen it closer to Lake Erie which is not too far from this location. It did not flash, and I do not know what a fragmentation is. Sparkling white Show more |
|
853.5a |
2010-12-11 |
18:00
EST |
STELLA |
Debary, FL |
239/90 - 241/90 |
- |
N
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N
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N
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N
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I already explained exactly what I saw and actuall... y would like very much to know what was that, since the journey was different to the downfall of a Meteor or a comet. It was very interesting to see that because it is first time that I see something out of the normal sky, clouds and sun rising or sunset. If you have some questions, just let me know. I already explained exactly what I saw and actually would like very much to know what was that, since the journey was different to the downfall of a Meteor or a comet. It was very interesting to see that because it is first time that I see something out of the normal sky, clouds and sun rising or sunset. If you have some questions, just let me know. I came in a Delta plane from Cincinnati to Orlando and I was in the window 19 E and probably 20 minutes before planning in Orlando Airport MCO I was looking ouside the sunset which I still could see, and suddenly I saw this big fireball, but the way it fell down was not in the way the comets or meteorites fall down, leaving a trail, I mean, the fireball fell down in opposite way, like a big tear. I am so sorry, I do not know how to explain it without the chance to make a draw. Anyway, when I saw it I asked the person in my side if he had seen that and unfortunatley he was reading and I had to keep quiet since no way to explain him what I saw and I just told him tha maybe it was a firework, but we were still to high and no chance that it were a firework because of the size. Show more |
| Event 853 |
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853a |
2010-12-11 |
06:48
MST |
Tanya |
Pocatello, ID |
155/45 - 0/37 |
- |
N
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N
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Y
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N
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It reminded me of a transformer flash at the end. ... The trail was very wide compared to any other meteor I had seen and it was vibrant blue increasingly lighter toward the ball part. Show more |
| Event 852 |
|
852a |
2010-12-10 |
22:42
CDT |
Chloe |
Niceville, FL |
47/60 - 0/25 |
- |
N
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N
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N
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N
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My mom and I were driving on a slow speed neighbor... hood road with the windows up with the radio playing. It was a quite a shock to see and a bit frightning. Now in the light of day I think of it as being a cool thing to see. My mom thinks she saw some pieces come off. Show more |
| Event 851 |
|
851a |
2010-12-10 |
19:25
MST |
Sheila Plowman |
Hailey, ID |
91/45 - 50/25 |
- |
?
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?
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N
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N
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When we first saw it it might have already been in... progress as we had just stepped outside our house. It appeared to go behind a mountain and dissapeared. Show more |
| Event 850 |
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850a |
2010-12-10 |
18:35
CDT |
adom ross |
port bolivar, TX |
226/45 - 225/27 |
- |
N
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N
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N
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N
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Ther was no trail and, in fact, I am not even sure... if it was a fireball. It seemed like some sort of super-compacted fire sphere every time I looked at it through the miniature Levenger telescope I currently possess and both appeared and diappeared about four-to-five times. I would descend, dissapear, and reappear in its origional position, never ascending from the ground, or at least not visibly. It didn't explode, merely appearing perfectly in shape and moving, retaining such form; it was as if looking at the strange appearance of miniature suns in the sky; like splendid, perfect balls of fire, utterly spherical. It was very strange, excitingly strange. Oh, and there was no flash, just stable presensce. Ther was no trail and, in fact, I am not even sure if it was a fireball. It seemed like some sort of super-compacted fire sphere every time I looked at it through the miniature Levenger telescope I currently possess and both appeared and diappeared about four-to-five times. I would descend, dissapear, and reappear in its origional position, never ascending from the ground, or at least not visibly. It didn\\\'t explode, merely appearing perfectly in shape and moving, retaining such form; it was as if looking at the strange appearance of miniature suns in the sky; like splendid, perfect balls of fire, utterly spherical. It was very strange, excitingly strange. Oh, and there was no flash, just stable presensce. Ther was no trail and, in fact, I am not even sure if it was a fireball. It seemed like some sort of super-compacted fire sphere every time I looked at it through the miniature Levenger telescope I currently possess and both appeared and diappeared about four-to-five times. I would descend, dissapear, and reappear in its origional position, never ascending from the ground, or at least not visibly. It didn\\\'t explode, merely appearing perfectly in shape and moving, retaining such form; it was as if looking at the strange appearance of miniature suns in the sky; like splendid, perfect balls of fire, utterly spherical. It was very strange, excitingly strange. Oh, and there was no flash, just stable presensce. Show more |
| Event 849 |
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849b |
2010-12-10 |
06:12
EDT |
Nancy Sexton |
Davie, |
166/40 - 168/25 |
- |
Y
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Y
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Y
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N
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IT happened so fast, I was amazed that I had seen ... it. I was so excited that I actually saw it. First time in my life! flash was like fireworks glowing train Show more |
|
849a |
2010-12-10 |
06:05
EST |
Aline Giroux |
Punta Gorda, FL |
0/65 - 173/45 |
- |
N
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N
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Y
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N
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I have never seen one before so I have answered th... e questions as best as I could. I am also not knowledgeable of the terminology so I hope the information is helpful for your data. It just happened to quickly, a huge bright tail that appeared about 3 or 4 times as long as it was wide and then what appeared to be an impact explosion and then disappeared. Thank you Aline Giroux Show more |
| Event 848 |
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848a |
2010-12-10 |
05:06
EST |
Billy Hurlburt |
Bristol, VT |
96/45 - 0/45 |
- |
?
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?
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N
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N
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It did not seem that high when I had seen it. I wa... s driving to work and seen it clear as day out the drivers side window! If when talking about train. I would guess it was a couple second train. To be honest I was so amazed on the fire ball and the long trail of fire behind it! I am not sure of what train is. All I know it was not a plain going down! not a alien ship or shooting star. It was a ball of FIRE and it was was close and big. I am totally pump i had a chance to see this! I been telling everyone at work and they asked what I had to drink this morning. I laughed at them. I also asked one other coworker that lives in the same area I do and he said he also had seen it. All I can say is WOW and actually that is what I did say when I seen it. I then called my girlfriend a minute or two after and proceded to tell her! Show more |
| Event 847 |
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847a |
2010-12-09 |
21:20
MST |
Erin |
Helena, MT |
143/82 - 67/62 |
- |
Y
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?
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Y
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N
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| Event 846 |
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846c |
2010-12-09 |
20:31
EST |
Jason Howard |
Boston, MA |
167/73 - 194/61 |
- |
N
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N
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N
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N
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846b |
2010-12-09 |
20:25
EST |
John Wax |
Clifton Park, NY |
156/30 - 155/20 |
- |
N
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N
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N
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N
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846a |
2010-12-09 |
20:23
EST |
Bill Sommers |
Clifton Park, NY |
130/67 - 151/68 |
- |
Y
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?
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Y
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N
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When i noticed it , it appeared that it had alread... y traveled a distance across the clear sky from the oposite direction already burning. bright orange then went out A glowing train that showed the arc of travel. Burned very bright before going out. Show more |
| Event 845 |
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845a |
2010-12-09 |
20:15
GMT |
Paul Healy |
St Ives Cornwall, |
152/30 - 163/35 |
- |
N
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N
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N
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N
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It was very low and large and bright moving quite ... slowly with a blue core. It was the largest thing I have seen in my life.
I am 63yrs and have seen lots of meteors in my life usually high streaks. this was low with a flame type effect surrounding it and following behind.
I observed it moving from a north north easterly direction moving towards a south south easterly direction Show more |
| Event 844 |
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844b |
2010-12-08 |
23:50
PST |
Geoff |
Oxnard, CA |
0/80 - 161/50 |
- |
Y
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Y
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N
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N
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844a |
2010-12-08 |
22:45
PDT |
Jimmy sanchez |
carson, CA |
157/80 - 155/60 |
- |
?
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?
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Y
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N
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| Event 843 |
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843a |
2010-12-08 |
22:30
GMT |
annette lemaire |
bournemouth, |
211/43 - 0/43 |
- |
Y
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?
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Y
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N
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when i was watching it it looked like hot glowing ... metal sparking through the sky, i expected to watchit carry on on its path, but it just exploaded and then was gone it loooked like it has hit something as there was a large flash like an exploason, and then it was gone, no trail it was a glowing yellow orange tail Show more |
| Event 842 |
|
842a |
2010-12-08 |
19:30
PST |
Maureen Smith |
Quesnel, British Columbia, |
225/45 - 226/45 |
- |
N
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N
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N
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N
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it disappeared over the Chilcotin area SW of Quesn... el, BC glowing train and then disappeared Show more |
| Event 841 |
|
841g |
2010-12-08 |
18:15
PST |
Bill Trout |
Kent, WA |
245/37 - 235/19 |
- |
N
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N
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N
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N
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841f |
2010-12-08 |
18:15
PST |
Suzan Lowell |
Beverly, WA |
340/64 - 302/34 |
- |
N
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N
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N
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N
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I was driving north on Hwy 243 when I saw the (?) ... in the northwest sky. It traveled northwest to west and disappeared behing the mountains to the west. Show more |
|
841e |
2010-12-08 |
18:10
PST |
shirley |
selah, WA |
166/34 - 173/22 |
- |
Y
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?
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?
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N
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It was absolsutely beautiful and looked like a Chr... istmas start that's red and green. I've NEVER seen a meteor in my neighborhood up so close, so large, and that is colored!!! i don\\\\\\\'t know what fragmentation is. it looked like it burnt out or went down so far i couldn\\\\\\\'t see it anymore (down the hilll behind houses) the meteor was huge and very close-it looked like it feel in the nearby neighborhood. the train was bright reddish-orange and stayed for awhile. I don\\\\\\\'t understand the degreee of the train thing, but it was very long compared to the star, which was glowing brightly Show more |
|
841d |
2010-12-08 |
18:05
PST |
Jeidre |
Gillies Bay, |
0/70 - 0/57 |
- |
N
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N
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Y
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Y
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841c |
2010-12-08 |
18:00
PST |
Jill Fancher |
Vancouver, WA |
336/35 - 323/28 |
- |
Y
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?
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?
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N
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It was a darker blue glowing train after the fireb... all. It actually looked quite similar to the trail before the fireball. Show more |
|
841b |
2010-12-08 |
18:00
PST |
noreen |
surrey, |
273/80 - 265/76 |
- |
Y
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?
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N
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N
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I didn't look at the time, so 6pm is approx. +-5 ... minutes I was driving due west so it wasn\'t directly overhead, but rather at the very top of windshield. white, same as the fireball Show more |
|
841a |
2010-12-08 |
17:55
PST |
Connie Barnes |
West Richland, WA |
0/90 - 0/0 |
- |
?
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?
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?
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N
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Wow an awesome sight just wonder how many others w... itnessed this! Almost like a flickering tail of fire about twice as long as length of original green fireball which my husband stated started out as bright orange. We live very near the Hanford Nuclear Reservation and felt that it may have \\ Show more |
| Event 840 |
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840h |
2010-12-08 |
17:46
GMT |
James Barker |
Leeds, |
45/50 - 0/50 |
- |
N
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N
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Y
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N
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it seemed to just explode and you could see little... bits of it fly off then it all disappered looked kind of like a trail of fire Show more |
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840g |
2010-12-08 |
17:45
GMT |
Sue Hayes |
Chester, |
0/30 - 0/30 |
- |
Y
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Y
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?
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N
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It did suddenly disappear so not sure if it was a ... terminal flash or not. There was definite fragmentation as it moved a glowing train which appeared to have bits falling from it Show more |
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840f |
2010-12-08 |
17:40
GMT |
Hemming Caroline |
Heswall, |
43/64 - 309/34 |
- |
N
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N
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Y
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N
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I was amazed at the size and closeness (proximity)... of what I saw. I have seen shooting stars etc but this was so large in my view it was incredible. I think that the shape of what I saw was also amazing, as it was not a single streak of light but a semi circle with trails at both sides. Amazing. Actually, the image above, on this last page.... is almost exactly what it looked like, except it was a semi-circle (like a crescent) and not a ball at the front. I saw a semi circle of light pass in front of me. At each side of the semi circle, was a blazing trail of light. Just before it disappeared the semi circle turned red in a flash I was amazed at the size and closeness (proximity) of what I saw. I have seen shooting stars etc but this was so large in my view it was incredible. I think that the shape of what I saw was also amazing, as it was not a single streak of light but a semi circle with trails at both sides. Amazing. Actually, the image above, on this last page.... is almost exactly what it looked like, except it was a semi-circle (like a crescent) and not a ball at the front. Show more |
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840e |
2010-12-08 |
17:37
CDT |
James Brown |
Stafford, |
135/63 - 313/55 |
- |
N
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N
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Y
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N
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A very bright, very fast moving, star-like white l... ight that, as it moved across the sky from south east to north west, much faster than a normal meteor shower like object, suddenly increased in brightness then disapeared while still well above the horizon (45 degrees aprox). I did not see any sign of fragmentation but there was light polution from traffic etc, and I was driving and watching other traffic. The most striking features were its brightness, the speed at which it flashed across the sky, and its sudden increase in brightness followed by total disapearance. Show more |
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840d |
2010-12-08 |
17:35
GMT |
John Shaw |
Stafford, |
0/ - 0/45 |
- |
?
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?
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N
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N
|
Please contact for further discussion if necessary... . A glowing train approximately 10 - 15 degrees which was White in colour and looked distinctlyLike a firework (rocket). It was approximately star height and descendedAt an angle of 40 degrees from northwest to northeast. The train was equally as brightAs a very bright star. The train appeared as a wide trail in the sky but could not be observed for longAs it was viewed from a moving vehicle. Show more |
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840c |
2010-12-08 |
17:35
GMT |
Robert Jameson |
York, |
37/53 - 303/36 |
- |
Y
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Y
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N
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N
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Fireball looked very large and relatively low trav... elling moderately fast across the sky, lost sight of the nucleus once it passed behind scenery. There was another witness in the car and multiple people on the road who should have seen the object Bright sparks/glowing fragments were breaking away from the main body Fireball looked very large and relatively low travelling moderately fast across the sky, lost sight of the nucleus once it passed behind scenery. There was another witness in the car and multiple people on the road who should have seen the object Smoke + Glowing, was white/red with sparks (bright white fragments) breaking off from the main nucleus. Train followed the meteor Show more |
|
840b |
2010-12-08 |
17:35
GMT |
Richard Scott |
York, |
36/67 - 334/57 |
- |
Y
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Y
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N
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N
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Was a very clear night and got a very good view of... the fireball, very beautiful colour, Fireball fragmented into 3 different parts and almost immediately stopped glowing Was a very clear night and got a very good view of the fireball, very beautiful colour, Glowing train the same colour as the fireball, didn\'t change colour, disappeared very quickly Show more |
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840a |
2010-12-08 |
17:35
GMT |
Stuart Amos |
winslow, |
147/90 - 0/90 |
- |
N
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N
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N
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N
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It was mental!!! It was mental!!! just flames flic... kering and licking. White at the tip and then cooler red/orange further back Show more |
| Event 839 |
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839a |
2010-12-08 |
17:12
PDT |
Amy |
92649, CA |
0/ - 0/ |
- |
Y
|
?
|
Y
|
N
|
|
| Event 838 |
|
838a |
2010-12-08 |
02:30
EST |
Linda |
Clearwater, FL |
161/0 - 0/0 |
- |
N
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N
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Y
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N
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I was standing under the far edge of a covered dri... veway. I do not know where this fireball came from...direction...how far...anything other than when it cleared the cover. It was traveling very fast....visable for approximately 3 seconds. It appeared to be very close. As it all happened very fast and I was in shock at seeing this...it disappeared into a red/orange ember from a brilliant white flickering light...was the size of a beachball from my view point The distance covered that I saw was approximately 300-500 ft. It satyed on the same horizontal path from the earth surface until it disapeared, there was not an arch of any sort. There were no sounds at all to this "ball" ball like object appeared in my line of sight. Traveled east to west when I was facing south. Appeared directly over trees approximatly 500 ft from the ground running parrell. It remained visable for approximately 3 seconds fading from a brillant white to a glowing red ember to nothing. I do not remember seeing a trail. I thought it was a shooting star. I was standing under the far edge of a covered driveway. I do not know where this fireball came from...direction...how far...anything other than when it cleared the cover. It was traveling very fast....visable for approximately 3 seconds. It appeared to be very close. As it all happened very fast and I was in shock at seeing this...it disappeared into a red/orange ember from a brilliant white flickering light...was the size of a beachball from my view point The distance covered that I saw was approximately 300-500 ft. It satyed on the same horizontal path from the earth surface until it disapeared, there was not an arch of any sort. There were no sounds at all to this "ball" Show more |
| Event 837 |
|
837a |
2010-12-08 |
02:00
EST |
Debora Lewis |
Cincinnati, OH |
0/ - 173/ |
- |
?
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?
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Y
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N
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Green and yellow meteor with a bright flash when it hit |
| Event 836 |
|
836a |
2010-12-07 |
20:35
CST |
Jim Dexheimer |
Madison, WI |
303/63 - 303/27 |
- |
Y
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?
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Y
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N
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At the end of it\\\\\\\'s trajectory the o... bject widened significantly, appeared to twists, causing an apparent break in the train. It then appeared nearly square, moved several degrees. appeared to have another gap in the train, flared to the same wide, square shape and disappeared. I would estimate that the width of the object in the last second was as wide or wider than the crescent moon tonight. The entire trajectory from my location was straight down toward the horizon. I have seen fireballs in the past that have had a more distinct explosion but this still seemed to be a terminal flash. Appeared to be broken twice in the last few degrees before the fireball disappeared. Show more |
| Event 835 |
|
835b |
2010-12-07 |
17:59
CST |
Chad Phillips |
Hext, TX |
146/72 - 0/37 |
- |
Y
|
Y
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N
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N
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The main \\\\ Yesterday evening at about 5:59,... I saw a beautiful green fireball. From my perspective it was in the West, falling almost straight down (though it moved slightly from NW to SW.) It left a nice trail which included “sparks.” I heard no sound. I was struck by the intensity of the greenish color. Show more |
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835a |
2010-12-07 |
16:45
MST |
Wiley Robinson |
El Paso, TX |
133/90 - 137/90 |
- |
N
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N
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N
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N
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This thing streaked down very fast and went out ... about 30 degrees above the horizon Show more |
| Event 834 |
|
834a |
2010-12-07 |
11:50
MST |
Katie Bauer |
Scottsdale, AZ |
150/60 - 251/50 |
- |
Y
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?
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?
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Y
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the end was glowing The train was fairly average in size, |
| Event 833 |
|
833j |
2010-12-07 |
06:05
EDT |
Paul Brandt |
Belchertown, MA |
241/45 - 46/40 |
-4 |
Y
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?
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N
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N
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I have to say, "The most spectacular low level Me... teor I ever seen". This meteor lit up few of the straggling clouds in the sky that morning.....I would believe that object was pretty LOW. Show more |
|
833i |
2010-12-07 |
06:00
EST |
William Shakalis |
Storrs-Mansfield, CT |
235/65 - 205/41 |
-4 |
N
|
N
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N
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N
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Viewing brilliant Venus out of my kitchen window a... fter I shortly awakened and started my day preparing breakfast. I was aware that the Geminids were displaying during this time. I saw no other Geminids or other meteors. It came generally from the direction of Castor, the radiant point of the Geminid shower, but the overhange of the roof blocked a broader view of the sky. Very green all the way. Since it was this green color, and I have estimated magnitudes of whitish or other color stars and comets before, my magnitude estimate was a little difficult since it was green. But seems to count as a fireball. I have seen yellow fireballs and other meteor showers before. A short train that followed the brighter head of the meteor for a few degrees, but disappeared as it traveled. It did not leave persistant traces over the track it travelled. Show more |
|
833h |
2010-12-07 |
06:00
EST |
joe |
Manchester, CT |
90/55 - 90/55 |
- |
Y
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?
|
?
|
N
|
glowing train |
|
833g |
2010-12-07 |
06:00
EST |
Chuck Straub |
Mansfield, CT |
0/55 - 87/37 |
- |
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
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|
833f |
2010-12-07 |
05:58
EST |
Joe |
Winchester, MA |
0/38 - 0/23 |
- |
Y
|
?
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N
|
N
|
The object was bright and fuzzy, diffuse, not star... -like. It looked almost like the classic UFO. broad, fuzzy Show more |
|
833e |
2010-12-07 |
05:55
EST |
Steven Brinkley |
Boston, MA |
180/45 - 160/40 |
- |
Y
|
?
|
?
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N
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I have seen a "shooting star" before, which was in... a very starry, clear night. The shooting star was the same size/brightness of any other star. In this case I was driving before sunrise, and I would describe this as a very large, very bright, very green object in the sky that appeared out of nowhere, and was gone. It was impossible to miss. there may have been an increase in brightness before the object disappeared, but i am not sure. I have seen a "shooting star" before, which was in a very starry, clear night. The shooting star was the same size/brightness of any other star. In this case I was driving before sunrise, and I would describe this as a very large, very bright, very green object in the sky that appeared out of nowhere, and was gone. It was impossible to miss. the object was green, and left a green train approximately the same color and brightness of the object. Show more |
|
833d |
2010-12-07 |
05:55
EST |
Jonathan |
Northboro, MA |
269/45 - 0/35 |
- |
?
|
?
|
?
|
N
|
Only saw the tail end of the flash due to narrowne... ss of view (looking out the south facing window of my home) and proximity of trees. There might have been a terminal flash, but I lost it in the tree line Show more |
|
833c |
2010-12-07 |
05:55
EST |
Mary |
Gardner, MA |
289/80 - 133/45 |
- |
N
|
N
|
N
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N
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This body was moving faster than any other firebal... l I have ever seen. Came so quickly into my field of view (across my windshield/over my head) that I ducked. Very interesting! Very strong, bright trail, fragmenting as it passed just ahead of me traveling across my path from right to left. Pieces lit for only a moment after breaking off. Show more |
|
833b |
2010-12-07 |
05:55
EST |
Liesa |
Rocky Hill, CT |
0/23 - 0/17 |
- |
?
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?
|
N
|
N
|
It was very low on the horizen |
|
833a |
2010-12-07 |
05:55
EST |
Neil |
Amesbury, MA |
74/67 - 75/62 |
- |
Y
|
?
|
?
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N
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Seen from car driving south on route 95, at the in... tersection with 97. Seen from car driving south on route 95, at the intersection with 97. Show more |
|
832.5a |
2010-12-07 |
05:15
MST |
William Andersen |
Portales, NM |
0/40 - 0/30 |
- |
N
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N
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N
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N
|
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| Event 832 |
|
832a |
2010-12-06 |
22:26
CST |
Kelly Franks |
Fenton, MI |
105/47 - 117/33 |
-10 |
Y
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Y
|
Y
|
N
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it was AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! as it trav... eled closer to the horizon, it broke off into 2. The first one was white, and had a clear tail trail, then it broke off into 2 balls, when it broke, the 2nd one turned into a greenish color It started out as a bright white light, then as it traveled it had a whitish green tail, and then it seemed to break off into 2 at the very end, which was when it turned green...the 2nd tail lasted a little bit longer than the host. Show more |
| Event 831 |
|
831a |
2010-12-06 |
21:28
CST |
Logan |
Litchville, ND |
135/60 - 224/50 |
-9 |
N
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N
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N
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N
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did anyone see it ? the glowing mass appeared, fra... gmented into four glowing pieces, then faded did anyone see it ? Show more |
| Event 830 |
|
830a |
2010-12-06 |
20:15
EDT |
matthew meyer |
beaufort, SC |
171/90 - 0/41 |
- |
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
it went right over parris island in beaufort blue ... train that dissappeared right away Show more |
| Event 829 |
|
829d |
2010-12-06 |
06:22
MDT |
RE Morris |
Helena, MT |
145/45 - 153/45 |
- |
Y
|
?
|
N
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Y
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Gkowing train |
|
829c |
2010-12-06 |
06:20
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