Green fireball streaks over Washington and British Columbia
Featured image: Fireball over Washington and British Columbia February 19, 2018. Credit: L. Bricker
A bright fireball streaked across the night sky over Washington, US and British Columbia, Canada at 04:55 UTC on February 19, 2018. The event lasted several seconds.
The American Meteor Society received 39 reports, mostly from Washington and several from British Columbia and Oregon. There were no reports of a sound associated with the event.
Witnesses said the object had green-turquoise color and an unusually long tail.
Fireball over Washington and British Columbia February 19, 2018 – heatmap. Credit: AMS
Video courtesy L. Bricker
Teo Blašković founded The Watchers in 2011 and edited it until 2026, covering seismic and volcanic activity, extreme weather, space weather and near-Earth objects. Articles on this page are his archive.
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