Bright fireball south of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A bright fireball was seen and recorded just south of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at 01:08 UTC on February 23, 2023. The event lasted between 3 and 7 seconds before the object disintegrated.
The American Meteor Society (AMS) received 59 reports from Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.
The event has been recorded on a private dashcam from Staunton and by a meteor camera in Pittsburgh belonging to the NASA All Sky Fireball Network.
According to an analysis of the eyewitness accounts and video data, the fireball was first spotted at an altitude of approximately 83.7 km (52 miles) above the town of Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania.
It proceeded to travel a distance of 56.3 km (35 miles) in a slightly west-of-south direction, with a speed of approximately 72 420 km/h (45 000 mph), before disintegrating at a point 51.5 kilometers (32 miles) above Mt Morris, located just north of the Pennsylvania-West Virginia state line.
References:
1 Event #1178-2023 – American Meteor Society – February 23, 2023
2 Fireball over Pennsylvania – NASA Meteor Watch – February 23, 2023
Featured image credit: NASA All Sky Fireball Network
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