American Meteor Society
Daytime Fireball over Georgia
The AMS has received few reports (6 so far) of a rare daylight fireball event over Georgia on Wednesday June 8th 2016 around 07:45am EDT (11:43 UT).
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Daylight Fireball Over Midwestern USA
The AMS has received nearly 390 reports so far of a rare daylight fireball event over the Midwestern states of Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Indiana on Monday June 6th 2016 around 11:41am CDT (16:41 UT).
Bright Fireball over Arizona
The AMS has received over 340 reports so far about a fireball event over Arizona on June 2nd 2016 around 03:57am MST EDT (10:57 UT). The fireball was seen primarily from Arizona but witnesses from Utah, New Mexico, California, Texas and Nevada also reported the event.
Huge Fireball over Northeastern US
The AMS has received nearly 700 reports so far about a fireball event over Northeastern US on May 17th 2016 around 12:50am EDT (4:50 UT). The fireball was seen primarily from Maine but witnesses from Vermont, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Ontario (Canada) and Québec (Canada) also reported the event.
Fireball over SoCal – April, 26th 2016 (video)
The AMS has received over 160 reports so far about a fireball event over Southern California on April 26th 2016 at 9:40pm PDT (April,27th, 4:40 UT).
Fireball over Illinois – April, 15th 2016
The AMS received over 575 reports so far about a fireball event over Illiois on Friday, April 15th 2016 at 10:15pm CT (April, 16th, 3:15 UT). The fireball was seen primarily from Illinois but witnesses from...
Very large fireball over UK
The AMS received over 45 reports so far about a fireball event over UK (England) on Thursday, March 17th 2016 at 3:16 GMT. The fireball was seen primarily from England but witnesses from France and the Netherlands also reported the event. We expect more reports today.
It’s Fireball Season!
While March is the least active month for shower meteor activity (no major annual showers are active this month), Northern spring is a good time to see fireballs. In the weeks around the start of spring, NASA noticed that the appearance rate of fireballs can increase by as much as 30 percent.
Fireball Caught On Tape over Missouri on March 4th, 2016
The American Meteor Society has received about 40 reports so far of a bright fireball on March 4th, 2016. The fireball was seen primarily from Missouri and Oklahoma...
Bright Fireball over Southern France caught on video
The American Meteor Society received over 55 reports so far about a fireball event over Southern France on Wednesday, February 17th 2016 around 17:20 UT (18:20 local time).
Valentine’s Day fireball streaks over Northeastern US
The American Meteor Society has received nearly 110 reports of a bright fireball on Sunday, February 14th, 2016. It was observed over a large portion of the Northeastern US.
Major Daylight Fireball Over Southeastern US – January, 24th 2016
The American Meteor Society has received nearly 130 reports of an extremely bright daylight fireball on Sunday, January 24th, 2016.…
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.
Bright Fireball over Poland
The American Meteor Society and the International Meteor Association received over 60 reports so far about a fireball event over…
2 Bright Fireballs over Southern California
The American Meteor Society received over 300 reports so far reporting 2 fireballs over the far western USA on Friday,…
Major Fireball Event over the English Channel
The American Meteor Society and the International Meteor Association received over 50 reports so far about a fireball event over…
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…
Fireball over Pennsylvania and Maryland
The American Meteor Society received over 50 reports so far about a fireball event in Maryland and southern Pensylvania on…
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…
Huge Fireball Over Northeastern USA – December 29th, 2014
The American Meteor Society has received over 1500 reports of a bright fireball on Monday, December 29, 2014. It was…