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Meteorites Recovered in Mississippi from April 27th, 2022 Morning Fireball
A daytime fireball that occurred over Natchez, Mississippi this past Wednesday morning April 27th, 2022 resulted in a meteorite recovery
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Mike Hankey
Mike Hankey is a software developer, entrepreneur, amateur astronomer, astrophotographer, meteor observer and meteorite hunter. Mike's enthusiasm for meteors led him to the American Meteor Society where he volunteered his time and the services of his software development company to redesign the AMS website and fireball reporting tool. In 2011 Mike was awarded the society's C.P. Olivier award for his work. In 2012 Mike was promoted to the role of Operations Manager. Mike and his company continue to maintain and enhance the AMS website and fireball reporting tools. You can see Mike's photography work and read more of his posts on his astronomy blog: MikesAstroPhotos.com. Mike can be contacted here.
Bright Fireball over Lancaster County, PA
The AMS has received over 200 reports so far about of a fireball event seen above Maryland and Pennsylvania on September 17th, 2017 around 00:59am EDT (04:59 Universal Time). The fireball was seen primarily from Maryland and Pennsylvania but was also seen from New York, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, Ohio and Massachusetts.
Mississippi Morning Fireball
AMS Event#3903-2016 caught on dashcam by Youtube user “jrtech99” Over 550 witnesses have reported a large early morning fireball seen…
November 2015 – Fireball Surge
The American Meteor Society has logged a record number of fireball reports in the last two weeks. In the whole of 2015 there have been 472 unique fireball events witnessed by 5 or more people each. 172 of those have been logged in the last 11 days.
Fireball Seen From Brazil
Videos of a slow moving, large bright fireball started popping up online shortly after a major fireball event seen from…
Bright, Slow Fireball Over Central Texas
Over two dozen witnesses reported a bright, slow moving fireball over central Texas last night slightly after 9:00 PM local…
Mystery Event over Colorado
The AMS received nearly 150 reports this morning of a bright fiery object traveling from the east to the west…
Space Debris Reentry Over Western USA
The American Meteor Society received over 195 reports from western states last night (February, 23th 2015) about a slow moving…
Florida Fireball with Boom
The American Meteor Society received over 230 reports so far about a bright fireball event in northern Florida just east…
Early Morning Pittsburgh Fireball
A bright fireball was seen and reported near Pittsburgh in the early morning on February 17th. The AMS has received…
Buffalo Fireball
Over 200 reports were logged within the first hour following a bright fireball event near Buffalo New York, Wednesday night…
Major Fireball Over San Antonio Texas
The American Meteor Society has received over 300 reports about a bright fireball over San Antonio Texas Saturday night at…
Four Large Fireball Events over USA
Four large unique fireball events were reported to the AMS last night. Event #2305-2014 was seen at approximately 1:11 local…
Alabama Fireball
Over 65 witnesses have reported a bright fireball over Alabama Saturday night around 10:20 PM Eastern Time. Witnesses from Tennessee,…
Daylight Fireball over Ontario and NE USA May 4, 2014
An extremely bright daylight fireball was seen from Ontario and the state of New York earlier today. Preliminary reports place…
New Jersey Fireball
A large and bright fireball was seen and reported by approx. 100 witnesses across Northern US East Coast (February 24th…
Bright Mid West Fireball
The American Meteor Society has received over 100 reports of a bright fireball seen from mid western states at approximately…
New England Fireball
A large, bright, long duration fireball was seen and reported by hundreds of witnesses last night across New England (January…
Massive Fireball Over Iowa and Minnesota
The AMS has now received 1489 reports which makes this event the most widely reported fireball occurrence since the fireball…
Large Tennesse Fireball – December 17th, 2013
The AMS has received over 40 reports so far about a fireball over central Tennessee last night around 8:20 central…
Large AZ Fireball With Sonic Booms
Over 30 witnesses from Arizona and New Mexico reported a brilliant fireball last night a little after 7:00 PM Mountain Time.…