Loud Boom Shook Ground as Daytime Meteor Fireball Explodes over Cape Town, South Africa
A bright meteor exploded over Cape Town, South Africa around 18:05 UTC on January 16, 2019 (20:05 local time). Bright light produced by the object was followed by very loud sound and ground shaking. The American Meteor Society has so far received 6 reports about this event. If you witnessed it, please fill out this form. People from all over … Continue reading
Fireball Meteor Captured by Home Security Camera in Michigan
Last week, reports from states all over the Midwest started pouring in about a brilliantly bright meteor that streaked across the sky in the middle of the night. Dan Kloosterman’s home security camera in Byron Center was facing in just the right direction to catch the glorious sight at 3:10 a.m. Friday. In Plainfield Township, Christine Ford’s security camera got … Continue reading
Bright Meteor Fireball Witnessed over East Coast, US
If you saw a giant ball of burning light fall toward Earth this morning along the East Coast, you’re not alone. Multiple reports of a meteor have surfaced over the course of the day Wednesday, ranging north from New York through New Jersey, Pennsylvania and south to Virginia and North Carolina. The best available video of the burning object was … Continue reading
Loud Boom and Bright Flash over Twin Cities Caused by One of the Years Biggest Meteor Fireball
The fireball was reported above Cambridge, in Isanti County, about 2:10 a.m. One of the biggest meteors seen worldwide this year streaked over the north metro early Thursday, giving the night sky a light show and rattling homes with a sonic boom. The refrigerator-sized fireball entered the stratosphere above Cambridge, Minn., in Isanti County about 2:10 a.m. and illuminated the … Continue reading
Green Meteor Fireball from Captured on Indiana Police Officer’s Dash Cam
An Indiana officer got a stunning view of the Geminid meteor shower — known as one of the best meteor shows of the year — from his patrol car late Wednesday. Cpl. Chris Cramer from the Howard County Sheriff’s Department was driving on a roadway just before midnight when a flash of bright light caught his eye. “[He] caught what … Continue reading
Meteor Fireball Recorded Streaking Over Xochimilco, Mexico on Dec. 8 2018
What appears to be a fairly large and bright meteor fireball streaked across the sky above Mexico City on December 8, 2018. The fireball was captured by amateur photographer Jorge Diaz Henry who caught it on camera before it disappeared behind some trees, the video was later shared on social media. Some of the comments on the video seem to … Continue reading
Meteor Fireball Streaks over Toronto, Canada
If you looked up and saw what appeared to be a fireball in Toronto’s skies last night wasn’t Santa making his way to the city, it was a meteor. Many Torontonians saw the meteor in above Toronto around 9:15 pm on Thursday night, and there are up to 33 reports so far listed through the American Meteor Society. Scott Sutherland … Continue reading
Meteor Fireball Streaks Over Siberian Night Sky
Stunned locals have captured a glowing green fireball flying over the Russian city of Novosibirsk in Western Siberia. The phenomenon has created a buzz on social media and baffled scientists. The flyby was spotted by locals in several areas of the city on Tuesday morning when the sky was still dark and luckily clear. Videos showing the green glowing meteor … Continue reading
Blue Meteor Fireball Booms over Texas
Texas is fully living up to shining “big and bright” after it appears a meteor streaked across the sky Thursday night. In the Killeen area, video from Christopher Cato shows the burst of light caught on his dash camera as it traveled through the atmosphere. Others in central Texas said they heard a loud boom. One woman in Hempstead told … Continue reading
Meteor that Streaked over Alabama & Arkansas Caught on VIDEO
There was a time when these were not so normal and regular. via RT: With Halloween festivities been and gone, Mother Nature had a spooky and jaw-dropping show up her sleeve in the form of a fiery meteor blazing a trail across the sky near a US airport. The fiery space rock, part of the annual Taurid meteor shower, was … Continue reading
