Thibodaux Louisiana Bright Fireball 10NOV2010 Other Meteor Reports Meteor/Meteorite News 11NOV2010

Readers Meteor Sighting Reports:

Thibodaux La.(Southwest of New Orleans) 9:30pm CST 10NOV2010- Bright Fireball
"I'm from Thibodaux La.(Southwest of New Orleans) and I saw a very bright light streak across the sky tonight (Wednesday 11/9/10) at about 9:30pm. I was outside in my back yard and looking down when my whole yard lit up. I then looked up and saw a very bright ball streaking across the sky (I presume a meteor or space debris) with a long orange trail behind it. The white light burned out but, the long orange trail behind it glowed for about 2 to 3 seconds until it burned out. The event lasted about 4 to 5 seconds. It looked like something burning very hot across the sky. It was coming from the Northwest and heading to the Southeast but actually died out right overhead. I didn't hear a sound, although I thought I would possibly hear a crash or see something fall to the ground but, it seemed to disintegrate above me." -Morgan  (contact info)

Jackson,Mississippi 2100-2130 CST 10NOV2010

Guest694 (guest):"November 10,between 2100 and 2130 cst, fireball south of Jackson,Mississippi. It had a greenish tint and fragmented before it disappeared." Anon.

AMAZING FIREBALL OVER BATON ROUGE, LA 10NOV@9:30PM
My friend here at work just told me about an amazing earth grazer he saw last night around 9:30PM-10PM from a field behind his apartment as he walked his dog...
He saw it flash overhead and it was bright enough to see in his sky over Burbank and Bluebonnet in Baton Rouge. It appeared to be heading SE. Not only did the flash catch his attention, but it left a vapor trail that covered almost a full 90 degrees of the sky! It dissapated quickly within a second. Here's the really amazing part.. he heard either a low sonic boom or impact a few seconds later!!!! (mcramb please email me). mcaramb (no contact info)

New Orleans, Louisiana
Last night (11/10/10) at about 9:20-9:30 PM, I was near Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans and saw what I guess was a meteor shoot from East to NW very low overhead. It was bright neon green with a green tail that changed to orange as it sped by. It seemed to be about the size of a softball, and I thought it must be some kind of large Roman candle flare because it was so close to earth (not way up high like shooting stars). It seemed to be just a little higher than the roofline of my 2-story house. It lasted just a few seconds. I expected to hear something when it hit the ground, but I never heard or saw it because it fell behind a house out of my line of sight (or else it just burned up). I've seen many, many shooting stars in my 50+ years, but NEVER anything even close to this! It was so LOW and BIG! I doubt I'll ever experience it again. Did anyone else by chance see this? - NolaLady (no contact info)


Other Reports: 

London,Ontario 2:10AM EST 11NOV2010
 "I live in London,Ontario.Saw something bright possibly a meteor coming down NW while driving west down oxford street. Was gone in seconds. Never seen anything like it figured I'd tell you guys here. It happened around 2:10am~ EST" - JASON (no contact info)

Encinitas,California about 9:40 PST 10NOV2010

Guest219 (guest): "I live in Encinitas,California, near the Pacific Coast. At about 9:40 tonight I saw in the NW sky a bright meteor descend nearly straight down and end in a bright flash of white light before hitting the ground. I heard no sound and can not tell how far away it was. It lasted about 2 seconds but I could not see where it began due to the roof overhead." Anon

Charlotte NC 4:15am. Nov.10NOV2010 

"Meteor in the southwest sky of Charlotte NC area looked like a fireball. Nov.10/2010 @4:15am." Yvette (anon)


Barberton Ohio 6:40-7:00 pm EST 10NOV2010
Guest2 (guest): "just saw a fire ball in the sky like 20 mins ago
 im in barberton ohio, it was so clear i could see the fire"  (anon)



Flomaton, Alabama 4:59pm Date?  NOV2010
My children and I saw this in Flomaton, Alabama looking west. It was moving southwest and it was at 4:59 p.m. central time. Wasn't sure what it was and came across your website. -photo of UFO- plane?/meteor? (contact info)
 

Meteor/Meteorite News 11NOV2010


Meteorite Men: Meteorace : Video : Science Channel
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