People in Southern California and Nevada report seeing a large fireball shooting across the sky Wednesday evening.
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Reported meteor was probably small piece of asteroid, expert says
Los Angeles Times
Thousands of people from Phoenix to Los Angeles reported seeing what they believed was a bright-green meteor. But the object was probably a "near-earth asteroid" no bigger than a basketball, said Don Yeomans, a Jet Propulsion Laboratory Fellow who ...
| Expert: Green 'Meteor' Sighting Was Probably a Piece of Asteroid KTLA LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- A mysterious ball of light spotted in the sky Wednesday night led to thousands of reports of meteor sightings from Los Angeles to Phoenix. But, an expert says, it was probably part of an asteroid. The California Highway Patrol... |
| Reports of 'glowing object' flying across Arizona sky NewsNet5.com A spokesman with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office said their aviation unit did confirm seeing the meteor over Deer Valley Airport, but there hasn't been any reports of an impact site. Sharon Roesch wrote, "It was huge and incredible- we were ... |
KTBS
Was it a meteor, a falling satellite or, perhaps, something more mysterious? A streak of light that some are describing as a fireball, was seen shooting across the night sky and law enforcement and media from Phoenix to Los Angeles to Las Vegas were ...
Coachella Valley residents report UFO - maybe meteor or asteroid - flying in ...
The Desert Sun
When a piece of that asteroid — known as a meteoroid — enters the Earth and vaporizes, the light phenomenon that results is called a meteor. That object becomes known as a meteorite if it survives its passage through the Earth's atmosphere and hits ...
People See Large Fiery Object in Sky
NBC Connecticut
A spokesman from the National Weather Service says it "sounds" like it was a meteor. Experts say it's not unusual for a meteor to appear to change colors. Many meteors are out there during the day. But, if they are seen at night, they appear much more ...
Strange Lights Seen In Sky, Residents Report
Patch.com
Curt Kaplan of the National Weather Service told the news station the object “was probably ameteor." Ed Krupp, director of the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, agreed. It was likely “a piece of interplanetary debris that passed through the Earth's ...
Green fireball in sky dazzles southwest US Technology & science ...
A brilliant bright light seen streaking over the Southwestern sky Wednesday night was most likely a fragment of an asteroid that entered Earth's atmosphere, ...
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Phoenixarea meteor activity reported
Phoenix-area meteor activity reported, Stargazers in a broad swath of the Southwest reported seeing a colorful, mysterious display in the night sky ...
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'Green' fireball in sky dazzles southwest US
msnbc.com
Experts said a fireball — or very bright meteor — was likely to blame. "I saw something that looked like a falling star but it must have been a fireball in the atmosphere," one witness told NBCLA. "It was huge. It had a green glow in front of it and ...
Mysterious light over Southwest likely a fireball
Newsday (subscription)
Click here Mysterious light over Southwest likely a fireball Published: September 15, 2011 3:18 AM By The Associated Press DENISE PETSKI (Associated Press) (AP) -- A brilliant bright light seen streaking in the night sky over the Southwest was most ...
California Meteor: Reports Of Possible Meteor In Southwest United ...
By The Huffington Post News Editors
LOS ANGELES — A NASA scientist says a brilliant bright light seen streaking over the Southwestern sky was most likely a fireball – a fragment of an asteroid that entered Earth's atmosphere. Don Yeomans, manager of NASA's Near Earth ...
Possible meteor sightings dazzle Arizona and California
Reuters
But the organization said that bright moonlight would obscure viewing for all but the brightest of heavenly fireballs this week. The sightings on Wednesday caused a stir on Twitter, with one observer reporting, "I saw a lot of red in it from my vantage ...
'Fireball' Seen Streaking Across SoCal Sky
KGTV San Diego
SAN DIEGO -- Numerous reports and viewer calls have stated that a “red fireball” was seen in the east sky around 7:40 pm 10News reported. “I was just outside smoking when I saw it zoom by,” said 10News viewer Mike Naegel. “It only seemed to last for ...
People See Large Fiery Object in Sky
NBC Los Angeles
It like green fireworks going across the sky." The FAA and the National Weather Service say they have both received many calls. A spokesman from the National Weather Service says it "sounds" like it could be a meteor. If you have any photographs of the ...
| Reports of 'glowing object' flying across Arizona sky ABC15.com (KNXV-TV) ABC15 started getting reports of the possible meteor around 7:45 pm Wednesday. Many of our viewers are also sounding off about it on the ABC15 Facebook page. Sharon Roesch wrote, "It was huge and incredible- we were driving and too much in shock. ... |
A fast-moving object, perhaps a meteor, was reported hurtling across the sky Wednesday night, officials said. In eastern Riverside County, the California ...
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Mystery light rips across Valley's western sky
KPHO Phoenix
... "I was just on the sofa and it really caught my eye." Resident Geneva Ward said, "I thought it was lightning but it went horizontal." "My hubby was outside," said Stephanie Scovell in a Facebook post. "He said it was like a meteor burning up."
Phil's Astronomy Blog: Fireball!!!
Fireball!!! While I was driving home from the gas station tonight, I observed a very large firebill/bolide streak ... Labels: Austin Texas, bolide, fireball, meteor ...
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 | meteor fireball 9/14/11 6 sec a crappy video i took with my flip-phone of tonight's fireball meteor 9/14/11 (Faked video- different meteor event NOT 14SEP2011 Meteor event!) youtube.com |
 | Meteorite in SW United States Wednesday 14 ... 6 sec A large meteorite or space junk entered the atmosphere over the SW United States on Wednesday evening September 14 2011 ... (Video of a different event - faked video!) youtube.com |
