Meteor Fireball Produces Sonic Boom over Japan
The night sky above Japan’s Kanto region was lit up by a space rock recently. via unexplained-mysteries: The phenomenon, which caught the attention of people living in Tokyo and the surrounding area, occurred in the early hours of Thursday morning at around 2:30 a.m. local time. Witnesses described a bright green and purple flash which lit up the sky for … Continue reading
Large Exploding Celestial Body Initially Mistaken for Fireworks
A bright flash has lit up the night skies over western Armenia, leaving local residents and scientists wondering about the origins of a mysterious object that looked like a fireworks explosion. A video published by Armenian weather service official Gagik Surenyan shows a bright, glowing orb traversing the sky over mountains to the north-west of the nation’s capital of Yerevan. … Continue reading
Meteor Fireball or Space Debris Lights up Night Sky Brightly over Spokane, Washington
A bright flash of light caught on many Spokane security cameras Thursday night was likely a small meteor or fireball, area astronomers say. The flashes of light, seen by many locals and captured on many dash and front-door cameras, occurred just before midnight Thursday. Videos posted on the American Meteor Society’s website show it disappearing after a few seconds. David … Continue reading
Meteor Fireball Seen over Parts of Southeast US
A fireball and bright flash were reported across portions of Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas early Thursday morning. A bright flash was seen by some in the Coastal Empire and Lowcountry around 12:45 a.m. The sight was even captured by some home security cameras. Several reports were logged by the American Meteor Society (AMS). Fireballs, shootings stars, etc. are fairly … Continue reading
Large Meteor Fireball Recorded over Brazil
A large meteorite crossed the Brazilian night sky and became extinct at an altitude of 67 kilometers, just one kilometer above the cities of Nova Petrópolis, Canela and Gramado, in the south of the neighboring country. This was reported this Saturday by the Heller and Jung Space Observatory, which recorded last Thursday how the bolide (a type of meteorite with … Continue reading
Bright Meteor Fireball over Peru Captured on Security Cam
A security camera was able to capture a bright fireball as it illuminated its surroundings over a town in Peru. According to the reports submitted by the eyewitnesses, the meteor that hit Earth and created the fireball event was brighter than Venus. The latest fireball event in Peru was reported via the International Meteor Organization (IMO). Based on the reports … Continue reading
Mystery Burning Object over Cambridgeshire, UK Leaves Smoky Trail for 20 Minutes
People in Cambridgeshire have been left scratching their heads over a mysterious plume of smoke that appeared over the county. A large flaming object was spotted spiralling in the sky at around 8pm by Gerry Underwood, 55. He was sitting outside his canal boat in Stretham, having a little fire, when he spotted the trail. He said: ‘It looked like … Continue reading
Large Meteor Fireball Lights up Florida Night Sky
Sighting of a meteor fireball over Florida on Wednesday 1st April resulted in 16 reports to the American Meteor Society (AMS) One witness uploaded a video to the AMS website (Credit:Joseph G.) And almost to the day a year ago (March 31, 2019 vs April 1, 2020) there was also a large meteor fireball event on 31st March of 2019 … Continue reading
At Least 2 Fireballs Seen in Oregon and SW Washington’s Night Sky
If you looked up at the sky last night, you may have seen a fireball visible from western Oregon and southwest Washington! The American Meteor Society Fireball log says there were numerous reports on the night of March 4. The first one was reported around 7:15 p.m. due southeast. A second fireball appeared around 12:50 a.m. early Thursday morning due … Continue reading
Numerous Reports Made of Bright Meteor Fireball over the Netherlands and Belgium
There were 165 reports made to The American Meteor Society (AMS) about a meteor fireball streaking over the Netherlands and Belgium on Monday, March 2nd 2020 around 23:38 UT. Wauw! Net viel er een meteoriet of vuurbal of vallende ster of vallende UFO of wat dan ook en het staat op beeld #meteoriet #vallendester #vuurbal #aaaargh #nijmegen pic.twitter.com/MlkK3udK57 — deBakkertjes … Continue reading
