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Witness position (rotation angle = looking direction)
The witness heard a
delayed sound
The witness heard a
concurrent sound
First seen direction
The witness saw the fireball going from right to left.
The witness saw the fireball going from left to right.
Fireball direction vertical or unknow.
Last seen direction
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| Id | UTC Date & Time |
Local Date & Time |
City | State | Magn. | Az./El. | Delayed Sound |
Concur. Sound |
Exp. Level | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1224a | 08/30 01:20 UTC |
08/29 21:20 EDT |
Henry | VA | >-13 | P1: 254°/55° P2: 283°/40° |
No | 2 | As I mentioned before, the fireball and train moved mostly... | ||
| 1224aa | 08/30 01:50 UTC |
08/29 21:50 EDT |
ROANOKE | VA | -13 | P1: 187°/50° P2: 241°/30° |
No | No | 3 | It was far beyond the airport. We thought it was... | |
| 1224ab | 08/30 01:50 UTC |
08/29 21:50 CDT |
Kingsport | TN | >-13 | P1: 117°/37° P2: 183°/27° |
No | 3 | This was an amazing sight: bright glowing neon green --... | ||
| 1224ac | 08/30 01:50 UTC |
08/29 21:50 EDT |
Smithton | PA | -9 | P1: 164°/40° P2: 170°/25° |
No | No | 1 | - | |
| 1224ad | 08/30 01:50 UTC |
08/29 21:50 EDT |
charlotte | NC | P1: 301°/45° P2: 284°/30° |
No | No | 1 | - | ||
| 1224ae | 08/30 01:50 UTC |
08/29 21:50 EDT |
Kannapolis | NC | -7 | P1: 270°/60° P2: 271°/27° |
No | No | 2 | - | |
| 1224af | 08/30 01:50 UTC |
08/29 21:50 EDT |
Salisbury | NC | P1: 257°/80° P2: 258°/60° |
No | No | 1 | I was driving my car when I saw it. ... | ||
| 1224ag | 08/30 01:50 UTC |
08/29 21:50 EDT |
Ferrum | VA | -5 | P1: ?/? P2: ?/? |
No | No | 1 | - | |
| 1224ah | 08/30 01:50 UTC |
08/29 21:50 EDT |
Elizabethton | TN | >-13 | P1: 168°/50° P2: 255°/14° |
No | No | 3 | - | |
| 1224ai | 08/30 01:52 UTC |
08/29 21:52 EDT |
lucasville | OH | -13 | P1: 186°/45° P2: 256°/45° |
No | No | 1 | this thing was as large as a full moon and... | |
| 1224aj | 08/30 01:55 UTC |
08/29 21:55 EDT |
bristol | VA | P1: 57°/40° P2: 35°/30° |
No | 1 | - | |||
| 1224ak | 08/30 01:55 UTC |
08/29 21:55 EDT |
Ridgeway | VA | >-13 | P1: 212°/29° P2: 281°/22° |
No | No | 1 | I saw this fireball pass over my backyard from my... | |
| 1224al | 08/30 01:55 UTC |
08/29 21:55 EDT |
Roanoke | VA | -13 | P1: 189°/51° P2: 220°/26° |
No | No | 3 | The biggest and brightest fireball I\'ve ever seen. It... | |
| 1224am | 08/30 01:55 UTC |
08/29 21:55 EDT |
greensboro | NC | -9 | P1: 258°/45° P2: 279°/30° |
No | No | 1 | Large green fireball traveling from left to right and descending... | |
| 1224an | 08/30 02:00 UTC |
08/29 22:00 EDT |
Asheville | NC | -9 | P1: ?/45° P2: 246°/45° |
No | No | 3 | I have been fortunate to see several fireballs in my... | |
| 1224ao | 08/30 02:00 UTC |
08/29 22:00 CDT |
Asheville | NC | -11 | P1: 87°/81° P2: 268°/75° |
No | No | 2 | This is the largest meteor I ever saw, and it... | |
| 1224ap | 08/30 02:00 UTC |
08/29 22:00 EDT |
Blacksburg | VA | -13 | P1: 256°/42° P2: 260°/26° |
No | No | 1 | I just happened to be looking out the window and... | |
| 1224aq | 08/30 02:00 UTC |
08/29 22:00 EDT |
Lexington | NC | -11 | P1: 272°/34° P2: 358°/33° |
No | 1 | - | ||
| 1224ar | 08/30 02:00 UTC |
08/29 22:00 EDT |
Richlands | VA | >-13 | P1: ?/? P2: ?/? |
No | No | 3 | - | |
| 1224as | 08/30 02:00 UTC |
08/29 22:00 EDT |
Johnson City | TN | -9 | P1: 164°/35° P2: 192°/30° |
No | No | 2 | It was a hazy night. At that time it passed... | |
| 1224at | 08/30 02:00 UTC |
08/29 22:00 EDT |
Shady Spring | WV | >-13 | P1: 181°/40° P2: 248°/20° |
No | No | 1 | This was my first sighting. It was the size... | |
| 1224au | 08/30 02:00 UTC |
08/29 22:00 EDT |
Asheville | NC | P1: 140°/55° P2: 160°/51° |
No | No | 1 | - | ||
| 1224av | 08/30 02:00 UTC |
08/29 22:00 EDT |
Taylorsville | NC | -13 | P1: 203°/45° P2: 290°/45° |
No | No | 2 | largest meteor I have ever seen. Very bright. | |
| 1224aw | 08/30 02:00 UTC |
08/29 22:00 CDT |
kannapolis | NC | P1: 122°/45° P2: ?/90° |
No | 1 | - | |||
| 1224ax | 08/30 02:00 UTC |
08/29 22:00 EDT |
Mount Holly | NC | -11 | P1: 195°/70° P2: 282°/35° |
No | No | 1 | I was looking at the moon while walking my dogs... | |
| 1224ay | 08/30 02:00 UTC |
08/29 22:00 EDT |
Gastonia | NC | -11 | P1: 156°/45° P2: 262°/26° |
No | No | 3 | - | |
| 1224az | 08/30 02:07 UTC |
08/29 22:07 CDT |
parkersburg | WV | -13 | P1: 276°/36° P2: 289°/27° |
No | No | 1 | - | |
| 1224b | 08/30 01:23 UTC |
08/29 21:23 EDT |
Winchester | MA | -5 | P1: 36°/65° P2: 27°/52° |
No | No | 1 | - | |
| 1224ba | 08/30 02:15 UTC |
08/29 22:15 EDT |
Concord | NC | -7 | P1: 235°/90° P2: 250°/45° |
No | No | 2 | It was bright enough to see it through the clouds... | |
| 1224bb | 08/30 02:48 UTC |
08/29 22:48 EDT |
Iron Station | NC | -13 | P1: 93°/54° P2: 276°/38° |
No | No | 2 | - | |
| 1224c | 08/30 01:25 UTC |
08/29 21:25 EDT |
Pembroke | VA | -13 | P1: 197°/65° P2: 249°/50° |
No | No | 2 | It was beautiful! Bright green, my husbands first one! | |
| 1224d | 08/30 01:30 UTC |
08/29 21:30 EDT |
charlotte | NC | >-13 | P1: 233°/71° P2: 291°/22° |
No | No | 3 | Please let me know of any other submissions on this... | |
| 1224e | 08/30 01:35 UTC |
08/29 21:35 EDT |
Clayton | NC | >-13 | P1: 283°/30° P2: 262°/30° |
No | No | 3 | - | |
| 1224f | 08/30 01:35 UTC |
08/29 21:35 EDT |
Kannapolis | NC | -13 | P1: 195°/59° P2: 196°/62° |
No | No | 3 | A white streak of light, similar to but larger than... | |
| 1224g | 08/30 01:45 UTC |
08/29 21:45 EDT |
Burlington | NC | -11 | P1: 210°/60° P2: 230°/28° |
No | No | 1 | Wow!! | |
| 1224h | 08/30 01:45 UTC |
08/29 21:45 EDT |
Erwin | TN | >-13 | P1: 200°/? P2: 199°/? |
No | No | 1 | - | |
| 1224i | 08/30 01:45 UTC |
08/29 21:45 EDT |
Kingsport | TN | -13 | P1: 183°/60° P2: 180°/55° |
No | No | 1 | - | |
| 1224j | 08/30 01:45 UTC |
08/29 21:45 EDT |
Green | OH | >-13 | P1: 182°/? P2: 233°/45° |
No | No | 3 | Initially I thought I was seeing a nearby firework exploding... | |
| 1224k | 08/30 01:45 UTC |
08/29 21:45 EDT |
Raleigh | NC | -5 | P1: 260°/65° P2: 261°/25° |
No | No | 1 | When I first saw the meteor, I was driving in... | |
| 1224l | 08/30 01:45 UTC |
08/29 21:45 EDT |
Cedar Bluff | VA | >-13 | P1: 101°/45° P2: 116°/27° |
No | No | 1 | Thanks, it was the coolest thing I\'ve ever seen :) | |
| 1224m | 08/30 01:45 UTC |
08/29 21:45 EDT |
Altavista | VA | -11 | P1: 242°/45° P2: 276°/35° |
No | No | 3 | This was an extremely bright fireball! | |
| 1224n | 08/30 01:45 UTC |
08/29 21:45 EDT |
Columbus | OH | -7 | P1: 167°/30° P2: 195°/20° |
No | No | 1 | So Cool! | |
| 1224o | 08/30 01:45 UTC |
08/29 21:45 EDT |
Raleigh | NC | -9 | P1: 295°/65° P2: 310°/40° |
No | No | 3 | Beautiful, I feel lucky to have seen it. | |
| 1224p | 08/30 01:45 UTC |
08/29 21:45 EDT |
Greensboro | NC | >-13 | P1: 108°/52° P2: 254°/26° |
No | No | 1 | Wow!!! I have never seen anything that big come down... | |
| 1224q | 08/30 01:47 UTC |
08/29 21:47 EDT |
Winston Salem | NC | -11 | P1: 223°/43° P2: 262°/23° |
No | No | 1 | - | |
| 1224r | 08/30 01:48 UTC |
08/29 21:48 EDT |
LAWNDALE | NC | -13 | P1: 153°/76° P2: 344°/60° |
No | No | 4 | I am a member of the NMSU Sentinel All Sky... | |
| 1224s | 08/30 01:48 UTC |
08/29 21:48 EDT |
Old Fort | NC | -9 | P1: 101°/70° P2: 136°/65° |
No | No | 1 | I live in a chalet in the foothills of the... | |
| 1224t | 08/30 01:48 UTC |
08/29 21:48 EDT |
Greeneville | TN | >-13 | P1: 85°/45° P2: 188°/45° |
No | No | 3 | - | |
| 1224u | 08/30 01:48 UTC |
08/29 21:48 EDT |
kingsport | TN | -13 | P1: 30°/? P2: 87°/? |
No | No | 1 | - | |
| 1224v | 08/30 01:49 UTC |
08/29 21:49 EDT |
Bedford | VA | -7 | P1: 231°/070° P2: 230°/45° |
No | No | 1 | It was very visible, however the location of observance may... | |
| 1224w | 08/30 01:50 UTC |
08/29 21:50 EDT |
Lewis Center | OH | >-13 | P1: 158°/45° P2: 183°/25° |
No | No | 1 | I have never witnessed anything so bright and beautiful! So... | |
| 1224x | 08/30 01:50 UTC |
08/29 21:50 EDT |
roanoke | VA | -9 | P1: 178°/60° P2: 231°/31° |
No | No | 3 | it was one of the coolest things i ever saw... | |
| 1224y | 08/30 01:50 UTC |
08/29 21:50 EDT |
Bedford | VA | -13 | P1: 253°/45° P2: 309°/20° |
No | No | 3 | The intensity of the green was surprising; at first I... | |
| 1224z | 08/30 01:50 UTC |
08/29 21:50 EDT |
Boones Mill | VA | -13 | P1: 197°/37° P2: 200°/25° |
No | No | 3 | A military helicopter preceeded the ocurrence by 5-7 seconds. The... |