Italia / Switzerland / Germany Fireball Meteor 5DEC2011

Italy / Switzerland / Germany Fireball Meteor 5DEC2011


05DEC2011 Bianca Tuebingen, Germany approx. 18:00 GMT+1 approx. 5 sec direction south, travelling from left (east) to right (west), altitude approx 40-50 degrees no sound, red/orange/yellow with sparks coming off about as bright as the moon sparks coming off no comments

05DEC2011 Rudy Argegno, Italy 18:05:00 5 sec E-W white/blue Moon Yes,like an explosion I've seen the meteor and then it's exploded

05Dec2011 Wali near Luterbach, Solothurn, Switzerland 18:06 / UTC +1:00 Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit/Central European Summer Time (MESZ/CEST/CEDT) 4-6 sec E-W left to right with long tail. No variability in color big greenish bright (bright like moon) a large little bit fireball.. some small sparkling pieces on "the head" Via Facebook I asked for any other was saw this spectacular light. There was someone who saw the same, 35km away at 18:00. This was my third meteor I saw. First was in summer 2008 and May 2009 in Mauritius. This time i called the university for pictures and for confirmation if it was a meteor. Hope it helps...

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