Meteor disintegrates over Dallas, seen in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas
A bright meteor was observed over Dallas at 03:32 UTC on Friday, June 22, 2024, visible in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Bright fireball over Washington, U.S.
A bright fireball was seen over Washington U.S. at 05:18 UTC on October 13, 2022. The event lasted a couple of seconds.
Bright fireball streaks through the night sky over Indiana, U.S.
A bright fireball was recorded as it streaked through the night sky over Indiana at 01:04 UTC on December 8, 2021. The event lasted about 4 seconds. The American Meteor Society (AMS) has so far received 39 reports from witnesses in Ilinois, Indiana, Michigan and…
Very bright fireball over North Carolina coincides with the launch of Falcon 9 rocket, U.S.
A very bright fireball was seen over North Carolina at 02:12 UTC on November 11, 2021. Interestingly, the event took place just a few minutes after the Crew-3 Falcon 9 rocket lifted off the pad at Kennedy Space Center, Florida on its way toward the International…
Bright fireball over Georgia and Alabama, U.S.
A bright fireball streaked through the partially overcast skies over Georgia and Alabama at 23:39 UTC on November 9, 2021. The event was also detected by 3 NASA meteor cameras in the region, allowing the determination of trajectory and orbit.1 The meteor was first…
Bright fireball seen over the Midwest, U.S.
A bright fireball was reported by many eyewitnesses in the states of Iowa, Nebraska, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Missouri, U.S. at 01:37 UTC on October 31, 2021 (20:34 CDT, October 30). The American Meteor Society (AMS) received 101 reports, 1…
Boom-like sounds associated with fireball over northern Virginia and eastern West Virginia, U.S.
There are many reports of 'boom-like' sounds associated with a couple of fireball sightings from northern Virginia around 14:30 UTC on September 17 (10:30 EDT). It's possible this event produced meteorites in the northern Virginia/eastern West Virginia…
Bright fireball seen over Washington, D.C.
A bright fireball was seen over Washington, D.C. shortly before 02:00 UTC on Wednesday, May 26, 2021 (22:00 LT on Tuesday, May 25). The American Meteor Society (AMS) received 23 reports from witnesses in Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington….
Fireball streaks across Vermont, producing loud boom and shock waves that rattled buildings, U.S.
A bright fireball streaked across the night sky over Vermont, U.S., at around 22:36 UTC on Sunday, March 7, 2021. According to NASA, the meteor traveled at a speed of around 66 000 km/h (42 000 mph), producing a loud boom as it "fragmented so violently"…
Daylight fireball explodes over New York, creating a bright flash, U.S.
A bright daylight fireball exploded over northern New York, U.S. at 17:10 UTC on December 2, 2020, creating a bright flash in the middle of the day. Witnesses from parts of upstate New York said the visual event was followed by a sonic boom. The American Meteor…
