Large Boom, Flash Of Light Seen In Night Sky Likely A 'Fireball'
WGAL Channel 8
POSTED: 12:17 pm EDT July 6, 2009
UPDATED: 6:20 pm EDT July 6, 2009
SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY, Pa. -- A number of viewers throughout the Susquehanna Valley have contacted News 8 about a bright light they saw in the night sky, and an explosion they heard and felt early Monday morning (01:05~01:10EDT).
States with reports include: Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Maryland.
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Whole Story: http://www.wgal.com/news/19966650/detail.html
Other Reports:A Mason-Dixon meteor?
The Baltimore Sunhttp://weblogs.marylandweather.com/2009/07/a_masondixon_meteor.html Comments (47)
The York Dispatch: In York County, Pa., police officers from Penn Township, Southwestern Regional and Newberry Township reported seeing a flash and hearing a boom around 1:15 a.m. Monday, July 6, according to local 911 centers. Officials in Harford County, Md. also reported seeing a flash and hearing a boom near the Mason-Dixon Line. Read comments
http://yorkdispatch.inyork.com/ci_12758435
Capital Gazette: An Annapolis city police officer reported that she and her partner both saw what she described as a "bright blue light in the sky" just after midnight. It was followed by "a light with a tail, falling from the sky," according to our informant. Annapolis police reported hearing a similar report on Baltimore County police radio.
Gary Moon, reporting to The Sun's News Tips: "I heard and felt a deep earth blast similar to an earthquake, which shook my home in Glen Rock, Pa., early Monday morning. I thought I would hear MUCH more about this one ... nothing."
Deborah Markow, Havre de Grace: "Last night, couldn't sleep, went out on back deck, laid on lounge, eyes closed and then it was like someone pointed a flash light in my eyes it was so bright. I saw another one streak through the sky ... It was one of the most thrilling sights to behold a ball of fire flying through the sky."
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