MBIQ Indicates Arizona California Meteor 17APR2013

MBIQ Indicates Arizona California Meteor 22:00 PDT 17APR2013

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Confirmation - Initial Sighting Reports-
17APR2013 Nick Nicholson Phoenix, AZ USA 2204 PDT 6 sec North to South Bright white, orange at end, no sound Bright as the moon No fragmentation Very fast, bright trail.  Winked in and out a few times (orange coloration there), then went out with a "flashbulb" like flash.

17APR2013 Mandy Los Angeles, CA  USA 22:00 PDT maybe less than 10 secs was headed in between skyscrapers downtown ..I am northwest of downtown L.A., facing southwest bright greenish white bright as the sun no fragmentation, just a big fireball Did anyone else see it?

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MBIQ Data Set-
Phoenix, Arizona arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Phoenix, Arizona Fireball Meteor 12FEB2013" by searching for phoenix meteor.
14:16:51 -- 33 minutes ago

Hereford, Arizona arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for huge blue green fireball in sky.
14:24:24 -- 26 minutes ago

Phoenix, Arizona arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for meteor over flagstaff april 17 2013.
14:38:15 -- 13 minutes ago

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MBIQ Indicates Netherlands Meteor 12/13OCT2012

MBIQ Indicates Netherlands Meteor 12/13OCT2012
Meteor Bot Internet Query (MBIQ) Bot has just detected a meteor event seen in Holland on the night of 12/13OCT2012.

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Witness Report:
12OCT2012 Jamy Lobato Almere, flevoland, Netherlands 22:00:00 3 sec E-W Orange long tail Not very bright Didnt see I saw a flash in the corner of my eye. A long orange tail swiping tru the sky when i was walking the dog. It was a blimp but very close.

MBIQ Data:
Nieuwegein, Utrecht arrived from google.nl on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 13OCT2012" by searching for meteoriet 13 oktober 2012.
20:17:52 -- 1 hour 10 mins ago

Netherlands arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Zagora, Moroc Meteorite Fall Reported 12OCT2012".
21:13:08 -- 15 minutes ago

Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant arrived from google.nl on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 13OCT2012" by searching for 13 oktober 2012 meteoriet.
21:20:47 -- 8 minutes ago

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland arrived from google.nl on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 12OCT2012" by searching for meteoriet 12-10-2012.
21:22:43 -- 6 minutes ago

Epe, Gelderland arrived from google.nl on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for meteoriet 13 oktober 2012.
21:36:38 -- 10 minutes ago

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Breaking News -MBIQ Indicates NY NJ MD PA VA Meteor Fireball 28JAN2012

MBIQ (Meteor Bot Internet Query) Bot Indicates NY NJ MD PA VA Meteor Fireball 28JAN2012

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28JAN2012 Tara foy Gilbertsville, PA USA 22:00:00 10 sec N-s bright White Extemely bright Slight bright trail behind ball Looked like a falling star but 100x brighter and bigger, sharp drop

28Jan2012 June Cook Newtown, PA 21:40:00 4 sec NE, toward NJ and NY bright white Very bright, beautiful Yes. Larger than other shooting stars I've observed.

28JAN2012 Vincent McManus Queens, New York, USA 21:35 EST 4 Sec NW to SE (Southern Sky) Bright White/Faint Orange ball with long White Tail Moon No parts (single object) Appeared to be traveling on approx heading of 100 degrees. Very bright, long tail. Spotted while heading South approaching Whitestone Bridge (NY). Visible in Southern sky traveling right to left (NW to SE) over Queens & Western Long Island. Heading approx. 100 degrees. High visibility. Clear sky at time of sighting.

28Jan2012 Kim Romanchuk New Market, MD, USA 21:42, EST ~3 seconds slight north to south, headed mostly straight down to earth surface. orange/yellow fireball with long tail Hard to compare - small sun not that I could see seen while driving east on I-70.

28JAN2012 kirsten new york, new york, 10011 21:50:00 4 seconds 160 degrees south yellow and red light very bright, sun looked like it it was a very large bright falling object. fell east

28Jan2012 Jolene Reedy Stafford VA USA 2150 5 seconds NE Towards the Ground Bright Yellow and Orange same as the sun No It was huge and had a masive bright orange tail

28JAN2012 Melanie Bayonne, NJ 21:45:00 4 seconds upper right down slight left (looking towards Staten Island) Saw a bright white look like it fell from the sky Like a streetlught couldnt tell thought it was a plane falling from the sky

28JAN2012 Michael davison Rock Tavern NY 21:45:00 Roughly 4 seconds SW Yellow, orange, red Moon Yes, lot of debri Followed it to ground, guessing Chester NY area

28JAN2012 Brian Union, NJ, 07033 21:45pm  EST 3 sec South, right to left White Venus No parts falling off Was moving really fast was pretty big did not look like a fire ball it was very white colored and I wish there were not trees in my way because it definitely reached the ground.

28JAN2012 Trish Johnson Jenkins Montross, VA  22520 9:44 PM EST Less than 20 seconds Start East Traveled to the right Bright Yellow and Teal with a long tail...was huge!!!  Not like the shooting stars I have seen. Moon...I don't know how bright Venus is I don't think so...it happen so fast! It was beautiful!!!  If anyone got a picture I would love to have one.  Please share.

28JAN2012 Carla New York, NY USA 22:00 EST 5 sec W-E; right to left at around a 45degree angle bright white brighter than moon & venus no was like a larger, slower moving shooting star. was pretty awesome to see!

28JAN2012 Devaney scarsdale, ny 10:00pm eastern time 3 sec W-E yellow moon maybe looked like it fell somewhere

28JAN2012 Alexis Fair Lawn, NJ, USA 21:55:00 2 seconds falling diagonally and left-wards bright ball of fire about equal to an uncovered lightbulb (but tiny) no I was facing NW. It looked like something was falling out of the sky.

28JAN2012 Giles Nowlan Riverside 21:45:00 5 seconds United States Green Smaller than the moon but larger than venus Yes Meteorite was falling from the sky toward the ground.  Was extremely bright green and fizzled out well before it would have contacted the ground which was a couple degrees above the tree line on the horizon.  Looked as if sparks were falling off of it (little orange sparks).  Was amazing looking, glad I was driving home and got a chance to see it.

28JAN2012 Shubha Murti Sayreville, NJ USA 21:42 ET 4-5sec very low to the ground and straight down white venus no We were on the parkway driving at 70mph and saw this happen about 30 yards away and saw it burn up about 20 feet from the ground

28JAN2012 Morrisa Vollmerhausen Columbia, Maryland, USA 21:30:00 About 10 seconds, maybe a little less East Looked like falling from the sky and pieces falling from it.  Golden color. Like a sparkler in the sky Yes Was driving down the road on 175 in Columbia, my husband and I both saw it in the sky.  Looked like something was falling from the sky but too slow for a shooting star. Pieces were falling from the tail of it.  Disappeared after a few seconds.

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MBIQ Sample:
Brooklyn, New York arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for falling star nyc today.
11:43:52 -- 14 minutes ago

Bronx, New York arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for asteroid over long islsnd.
11:44:12 -- 14 minutes ago

Whitestone, New York arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for did anyone just see the metoer in queens.
11:45:16 -- 13 minutes ago

Baltimore, Maryland arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for green shooting star seen ten minutes ago.
11:46:53 -- 12 minutes ago

New York arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for did a shooting star just fall over nyc?.
11:48:33 -- 10 minutes ago

Fredericksburg, Virginia arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for something just fell from the sky virginia.
11:50:18 -- 9 minutes ago

Centreville, Virginia arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for meteor shower on saturday january 28 2012.
11:51:59 -- 8 minutes ago

Berlin, Maryland arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for recent meteor strikes.
11:53:24 -- 7 minutes ago

Paoli, Pennsylvania arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: OT: Just Breaking News -Japan Earthquake 5.2+ 28JAN2012" by searching for meteor 1/28/12.
11:56:28 -- 4 minutes ago


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MBIQ Indicates Texas Meteor Fireball 12JAN2012

MBIQ (Meteor Bot Internet Query) Bot Indicates Texas Meteor Fireball ~11:00 pm CST 12JAN2012
The MBIQ Bot system has just indicated that a meteor event occurred over Texas 12JAN2012; more details as they are available.

12JAN2012 Lauren Dallas, TX 23:00:00 2 seconds NW Yellow Fire ball Yes I saw two about a minute apart. The first split into two pieces then went out. The second was two pieces then also went out.

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MBIQ data:

Dallas, Texas arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for falling debree in sky tonight january 12 2012.
13:53:36 -- 10 minutes ago

Austin, Texas arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for saw orange ball of light across night meteor.
14:00:10 -- 4 minutes ago

Carrollton, Texas arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for did i just see a meteor.
14:02:49 -- 2 minutes ago

Dallas, Texas arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for meteor january 12th 2012.
14:03:44 -- 1 minute ago


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MBIQ Indicates Montana, Washington, B.C. Meteor Fireball 11JAN2012

MBIQ (Meteor Bot Internet Query) Indicates Montana, Oregon Meteor Fireball ~19:50 MST 11JAN2012
Data indicates that this may have been seen also in Alberta, Canada.

11JAN2012 Mike Helena MT 1950 MST 3-5 seconds ESE-WNW Green turning white in fireball brighter than moon or Venus none observed Observed while driving westerly on cloudless evening; arcing downward so ruled out fireworks due to trajectory; disappeared behind mountainous horizon


11Jan2012 Gary lockhart Port Angeles, WA USA 2145 2 SSE-NNW Brilant White light moon none streak then ball flare.  Appreared to burn up over northern British Columbia, Canada

1/11/2012 Jessica Macgregor East Sooke, Sooke British Columbia,Canada 21:40:00 5 to 10 sec Came from behind me  south and went down in front north in the bay Started off white like shooting star then the head got bigger and the tail was white moving to the head was bright orange with red like a little fire ball with a long tail and green just b4 it disappeared  was beautiful Brighter then the moon No As it got closer to the water got bigger and brighter and then it was gone no noise at first I thought it was a shooting star but the way it fell and how bright it was was like nothing I've ever seen

11jan2012   gary maccormack victoria bc canada 21:43:00 2 sec sw-ne very large brighter not apparent at first i thought it might be a flare but it was moving much too fast

1/11/2012 Hilary Canty Olga, Washington, USA 21:45:00 5 seconds NW, direct drop Bright white center, orange flame like surrounding Moon Looked whole and on fire Sure was a wild sighting and made the dog walk memorable!

1/11/2012 Erica Seattle Wa., USA 21:40, Pacific 2 sec Northwest, and fell straight down Blue green very bright none none


1/11/2012 Diana Port Angeles, WA USA 21:30:00 3-5 seconds straight downward trajectory Heard a loud roar, then from my living room window, saw a huge white ball of light falling straight down toward the Straight of Juan De Fuca, about a mile from my home on a hill above town.   As bright or brighter than the moon and looked from the distance about half the size of the moon Only saw the huge bright light then it fell out of view behind trees. I don't know if the huge roaring sound just before that was connected, although I opened my door and there were no planes in the sky, then right after that I saw the meteor.

1/11/2012 Brooke Whiterock/South Surrey, BC 21:49 pst Maybe 5 - 10 seconds by the time I was asking the rest of the people with me if they were seeing it or saw it it was done It came from behind me over my head in a Northwest direction No sounds  it was bright white and than seemed to get brighter and than disappear As bright as a sparkler Yes as it passed over my head it looked like sparks were flying of the tail of it It was the most coolest thing I have ever seen


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11JAN2012 Maureen Medford, OR USA  19:00 PST 3-5 seconds E - W  White/Green color, sparkled in a line Bright as the moon No Moved too quick to get a pic

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Missoula, Montana arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: British Columbia Meteor 12JAN2011 13JAN2011" by searching for meteor january 11.
12:31:25 -- 2 minutes ago

Bozeman, Montana arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for falling star tonight western sky montana.
12:28:29 -- 6 minutes ago


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MBIQ Indicates South Carolina, Alabama, Florida Meteor Fireball 11JAN2012

MBIQ (Meteor Bot Internet Query) Bot Indicates South Carolina, Alabama, Florida Meteor Fireball ~9:26 pm 11JAN2012

11JAN2012 Sarah Kirk Jacksonville, Florida, United States 9:26 PM Eastern Time Zone The duration of its fall that I could see inside my vehicle was 5 seconds, tops. In the Eastern sky; saw it to my left as I was traveling South A significantly large, circular object engulfed in flame with a fiery tail rapidly falling towards earth. The fire surrounding the object was bright orange, but certainly not blinding like the sun. Probably a little brighter than the severity of the moon. Definitely notcable but not overwhelming. No, the object was completely in tact and no particles that I could see were being scattered. I wish I had a photo but all I have is a memory!

11JAN2012 Thadeu Sarasota, FL, USA 9:26 PM EST 3 seconds Eastern Sky Orange - A fireball No. Just a fireball No. It was big, very big, like 50x bigger the the dot of a shooting star No photo.

11JAN2012 Jordan Orlando, Fl 9:25pm EST 3-5 sec STRAIGHT DOWN Green and then white/orange same as moon not that i could tell Really odd that it went straight down, seemed to be in Earth`s atmosphere.

11JAN2012 my husband MELBOURNE, FL,USA APRROX 9:30p.m. maybe 5 sec. E-STRAIGHT DOWN reddish/orange. no sound bright as the moon did not notice looked like a fireball...he waited to hear the sound of any impact because he never saw anything like this before and thought it was close by

11JAN2012 ladyw bradenton, fl 2136 15 sec due west to due east orange exterior glow, yellow orange fiery center, no sound very bright orange glow, like a street light, only orange no very large, similar in size to a helicopter at 200 feet up


11Jan2012 TS Clermont, Florida 21:30:00 5 seconds Straight down Orange, then bluish and green Dimmer than moon, much brighter and larger than ordinary falling star Tail dragging behind Seemed to be very close and large

11JAN2012 Heather SARASOTA, Florida, USA 9PM 7 Seconds North to South A bright green and orange trail falling from the sky. Fell in front of the full moon, and behind some clouds that were lit up by the moon. Full Moon, Few Clouds no one single piece beautiful


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MBIQ Data:
Jacksonville, Florida arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for meteor sighting southeast sky january 11th 2012.
11:54:46 -- 1 minute ago

Melbourne, Florida arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for anyone see the bright fireball in eastern sky tonight?.
11:54:40 -- 2 minutes ago

Smiths Station, Alabama arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for shooting star january 11.

United States arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for falling from sky daytona fire.
11:41:49 -- 9 minutes ago

Port Saint Lucie, Florida arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for what fell how of the sky tonight in south florida.
11:47:04 -- 5 minutes ago

Tampa, Florida arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for meteor hits earth 01/11/2012.
11:51:30 -- 2 minutes ago

Charlotte, North Carolina arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for Shooting star tonite in columbia sc.
11:50:06 -- 3 minutes ago

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MBIQ Indicates Possible Bolide Meteor in Saudi Arabia 2JAN2011

MBIQ Indicates Possible Bolide Meteor in Saudi Arabia 2JAN2011

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Dubai arrived from search.yahoo.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Fireball Meteor or space debris over Doha, Qatar / Saudi Arabia ~9:00pm 30APR2011" by searching for saudi massive fireball.
22:02:19 -- 28 minutes ago

Dubai arrived from google.ae on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 5APR2011 News With Lots of Ketchup" by searching for ketchup meteoroid.
21:47:42 -- 43 minutes ago


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Breaking News: MBIQ Indicates MA, NY, VT, NJ, PA, MD,VA, DC Meteor 22DEC2011

MBIQ (Meteor Bot Internet Query) Bot has just indicated that a meteor was seen over MA, NY, VT, PA, MD, DC, VA and NJ ~03:25 EST 22DEC2011.  Meteor seen in 8 states!

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Confirmation Reports:
Driving south on rt 218 King George, VA.. I saw a bright white flash that turned into a green streak then broke apart, lasting 1 to 2 seconds in the southern sky. It was heading straight down. This happened at about 3:27 am on 12/22/11. I think this was a meteor but not for sure. Please let me know what you think about it. -John Gedney  Thank you John!  You saw a meteor; please file a report on this site.   Thank you!


22DEC2011 Kristen Reed Springfield, VT 3:30 am EST 3 seconds South - down at a left to right angle Fireball with tail... Blue around tail Bright... But less so than the sun ? Wow!

22DEC2011 Greg New Bedford, MA, US 3:25 a.m 2-3 sec straight down bright blue brighter than moon non parts falling off no photo

22Dec2011 Chris Brooklyn, NY, USA 3:28:00 2 sec. NE Yellow/ orange brighter than moon. not as bright as the sun on the brightest day. no unusal< and i have worked around aviation in the military.

22Dec2011 Dave Clifton Arlington, VA (Pentagon City) 0325 eastern 2-3 sec Straight down Greenish blue streak. Very pronounced visual. Wide streak. Very bright. More than moon. No parts falling off. No photo

22DEC2011 Alex Johnson Framingham, MA, USA 3:25:00 4 Seconds SW Top to Bottom Bright Yellow/Green with tail shooting straight down between Saturn and Sirius. No noise heard Sun. No No photo, was just amazed by what I saw.


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MBIQ Data:
Brooklyn, New York arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for large light over new york city december 22, 2011.
18:42:20 -- 5 minutes ago

Arlington, Virginia arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Breaking News: MBIQ Indicates MA, NY, NJ, PA, MD, VA, DC Meteor 22DEC2011" by searching for dc meteor .
18:24:56 -- 9 minutes ago

New Bedford, Massachusetts arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Italia Bolide Fireball Meteor 18DEC2011" by searching for meteor december 2011.
17:53:30 -- 2 minutes ago

New Bedford, Massachusetts arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for meteor sighting dember 22 2011.
17:48:51 -- 6 minutes ago

Everett, Massachusetts arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Woburn, MASS. Meteor? 28NOV2011" by searching for meterite woburb ma.
17:48:47 -- 6 minutes ago

Washington, District of Columbia arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Portsmouth, New Hampshire Green streak in sky 12NOV2011" by searching for green streak in night sky.
17:46:30 -- 8 minutes ago

Wayne, Pennsylvania arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for meteor nj.
17:38:31 -- 13 minutes ago

New York arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for Neon green flashin streak in sky.
17:37:09 -- 14 minutes ago

Rosendale, New York arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for I think I just saw a meteor massachusetts.
17:34:58 -- 7 minutes ago

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Breaking News - MBIQ Indicates Montana / North Dakota Meteor 30OCT2011

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MBIQ (Meteor Bot Internet Query) Bot Indicates Montana, North Dakota Meteor 30OCT2011

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Dickinson, North Dakota arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for bright light in sky 10/30/11.
19:15:15 -- 27 seconds ago

Emigrant, Montana arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Updated w/ Video- Montana, Washington, Idaho, Alberta, British Columbia Meteor Detected 13/14MAY2011" by searching for Meteor just hit montana.
19:03:21 -- 5 minutes ago

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MBIQ Indicates Large South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia Meteor Event 24OCT2011

MBIQ (Meteor Bot Internet Query) Bot Indicates  Large South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia Fireball Meteor Event 24OCT2011 with video

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Athens, Georgia ~7:22 PM 24OCT2011
I just saw a bright object (similar to a shooting star but much bigger and brighter) fly through the sky for about 3 seconds then disappear behind the trees. Similar to a post from Athens two days ago, the object was also going NE. -Ilaina B.  Thank you Ilaina!

Athens, Ga at approximately 7:25 pm.
Bright very fast moving meteor over Athens, Ga at approximately 7:25 pm. Very cool!

- Christy Norton  Thank you Christy!


Columbia, South Carolina FIREBALL IN SKY 19:15 Eastern 24OCT2011
Hey I am located in Northeast columbia/ Pontiac area in what is call The Summit, around 19:15 tonight what looked to be a fireball entered the sky to the southwest and burned out to the northeast and lasted about 4 to 5 seconds, It was fiery red in color and got the brightest 2 seconds in, I wish I could have got a picture or video but i have never seen anything like this and was awestruck let me know if you need any more info and keep me updated. -Adam Gilliland

Thank you Adam!


Clarkesville, GA Meteor ~7:20-7:30 PM
hi I spotted a fireball over north GA near clarkesville . i think it was the one reported to have landed in S.C. the road i was on faces in that direction. it caught our attention and lasted for around 6 to 10 seconds it also had pieces coming off as it came down. the color was a very bright white some of the pieces burned a pink to red color. the time was around 7:20 to 7:30 pm eastern time. -Christina P

Cruso, North Carolina, 19:20 (7:20 PM). Yellow in color
Viewed from Cruso, North Carolina, 19:20 (7:20 PM). Yellow in color, roughly 20 degrees above the SSE horizon. No sound. Fragments seen falling away from main body. Magnitude greater the Jupiter, less than Luna (sorry so vague). Went out for a cigarette and there it was! -Jay DeKingThank you Jay!


Midland, North Carolina at approximately 7:15 PM eastern time
In Midland North Carolina at approximately 7:15 PM eastern time I witnessed a fireball traveling from southwest and burned out to the southeast and lasted about 5 seconds.-Slokey1 Thank you!


Lexington, South Carolina 7:35PM 10-24-11

I was walking around my neighborhood with my friend, and we saw a light coming from behind us. We looked up, and a massive fireball was passing right over us! I could see pieces of it chip off and burn! It was amazing!-Cameron C  Thank you Cameron!


Edisto Beach, SC  Meteor ~7:20 PM 24OCT2011
Around 7:20pm Oct 24, 2011 I saw a bright orange ball slowly moving across the sky. It had a long orange tail with flecks of orange coming out from the tail all around it. I was on Edisto Beach, SC with my back to the Atlantic Ocean walking back to the main road and it was moving from the left to the right and then disappeared. It was oddly slow moving compared to ones I have seen before.
Thanks, -A. R.  Thank you Anna.!


Meteor in S,C,
Approximately 7:23 PM on October 24, 2011 - While parking my car at home, I witnessed an apparent meteor moving from SW to ENE. The object was significantly lower in the sky that most meteor sightings I've had. It was bright orange/red in color. Brightest object in the sky without question. Lasted close to 2 seconds from my sightline. -Kevin Thank you Kevin!

Watkinsville, Georgia

Tonight, around 7:20 PM, as we were leaving the Dairy Queen in Watkinsville, Georgia, we saw a bright object falling slowly from the northeast to the east. It lasted about 3 to 4 seconds. It was white for the most part, with a faint orange/red around the edges. It then started to go green as it fell behind the trees. It was gone by the time we cleared the trees on Highway 53. We were in an SUV so if it made any sound, I didn't hear it. It was as bright as maybe negative 2 magnitude or so. This is the second one I have spotted this year. I also saw the one back on May 29th of this year. -Ira Thank you Ira!

Charlotte, North Carolilna 28262 Meteor ~7:30 p.m. Monday October 24
I was sitting on the porch last night and witness this huge red ball of fire with a short but broad white tail streaking across the sky. It was not quite dark and the sky was still light and cloudless. This thing was huge - bigger and closer than any other meteor that I have ever seen. And it actually seemed very low in the sky. I would say that it was going in a eastwardly direction - maybe east/northeast. It passed by very quickly maybe a matter of seconds. I ran out in the yard to see if I could still see it beyond the trees but by that time it was gone. Did anyone else report this and do you know what it was? I would like to hear back from somebody.
Thanks, Lynda C.  Thank you Lynda!


Charleston, SC
I saw a pretty cool fire ball last night around 7:15 EST. I live On James Island in Charleston,SC. It was moving from southwest to northeast and was about 20 degrees in elevation + or - 5 degrees. I saw it for about 4 seconds. It had pieces falling off and fizzing out and was at times red and/or yellow. One of the best I have seen. -Steve L  Thank you Steve!


Clemson, SC
Saw a very large, slower moving object travel across the southern sky. From Clemson, SC it appeared at an elevation of ~45 degrees and traveled west to east. This object was the only object visible against a darkening sky. It glowed bright yellow. Three smaller pieces broke off of the main object and trailed it until it dropped below the treeline. This is the brightest meteor I've ever seen! My son and I were outside with his Cub Scout group when the meteor passed over. 

-Samuel Gray  Thank you Samuel!

Waynesboro, GA (30 miles S of Augusta) at approx. 7:25
I saw a very large bright object going ENE in the N sky around 50 degrees above the horizon. I assume it was a meteor--it seemed low, but not moving as fast as some meteors I have seen. It lasted several seconds; I saw it from the position of 11 o'clock to 2 o'clock. Four of us were in the yard; it caught my eye and disappeared behind the trees. The brightest and longest-lasting one I have ever seen. Thanks to all who have validated what we saw by posting. -Tim M  Thanks Tim!


Charlotte NC: 7:15 pm EST:10/24/2011

Looking towards the south west horizon at 7:15 pm 10/24/2011 a very large and bright fireball that was comet looking with a long tail coming from the North and traveling Southeast. It was the brightest event I have ever seen and it was also the lowest fireball I have seen. It looked to be on fire and at normal airplane height. It was traveling very slow and burning bright. It lasted so long that I told my wife to look at that and she turned around and saw the whole thing. I’d say about 5 seconds. -John P  Thank you John!


Charleston, SC -  24OCT2011 - 7:21 p.m.

Started in the NW part of the sky, very bright with grayish tail, heading eastward. 30 degrees above horizon, lasted 3-4 seconds, much brighter than any planet, not as bright as the moon, brighter than approach lights from aircraft. Color was white leading fireball with grayish tail.- Jamie J. Thank you Jamie!

Elko, GA Time Here:7:20 Date Here10/24/11

My wife and I saw the same meteor as posted by others in Georgia for October 24, 2011; bright object entered atmosphere headed easterly at approximately 35 degrees above the horizon. We visually saw it for about 3 seconds; I could still see it traveling through tree limbs as it moved to the east finally losing sight of it because of the trees. At first we suspected a satellite then we read the German satellite had entered Sunday. Moving much slower than a shooting star, it was a bright ball, seen just after the sun set but still had a blue sky. Thanks, Mike.  Thanks Mike!


Fort Mill, SC.
Saw very bright light last night around 7:30 as my wife and I were walking, in Fort Mill, SC
She saw it first and said “Look at that airplane … or is that a shooting star.”
I looked up and saw it and said “that’s exactly what it is”, as the light extinguished.
Traveling from west to east across the southern sky, last for about 4 or 5 secs, very bright light with long tail, moving very fast, and appeared to be just beyond the overhead trees. Really neat –
Charles Sides  Thank you Charles!


Suwanee, GA
I was at my horse farm with my daughters and some friends, located on Old Atlanta Road, Suwanee, GA 30024.  We were petting the horses talking and my friend looks over me and screams what is that!!?? we all saw it!  Looking east * projector line of view would be north of the north Carolina and South Carolina border* we saw a very bright light coming towards or away from us and headed down to earth to a fade.. Lasted about 5 seconds.. Very bright greenish with somewhat of a trial... Gorgeous we were all amazed! :) -Helen  Thank you Helen!


BURNSVILLE, NC

Observed a spectacular fireball as I was leaving my deerstand around 720 PM EDT 24OCT2011
Much brighter than any other object in the sky. Travelled roughly SE for 3-4 seconds fairly low in the sky and began to break apart before disappearing. Bright white in color.
Much larger and closer than any shooting star I've ever seen. -David N. Thank you David!


Greenville, SC
We were setting on our patio and saw large fireball/meteor shoot over from West to East.
Biggest one either of us has ever seen. What a sight! It was low and big and looked like it would make it to the ground eventually.-Terry Mcglone  Thank you  Terry!


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Frederick, MD. USA Meteor ~8:00 PM Local 23OCT2011
Meteor or Shooting star. Possible tail or blur.
Travelling towards East Over Frederick, MD. USA 8:00 PM local
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Photo Clips of Meteor from Security Camera at Lincoln, Nebraska Airport 19OCT2011
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Ft. Collins, Colorado Bright Neon Green Meteor 02:30 19OCT2011Date/Time – 10/19/2011 0230 Mountain Time
your location when viewed (city, country) – Fort Collins, Colorado (Campust West)
location in sky for the start and end of the meteor with angle from the horizon for the start and end) – Became visible about 30-40 degrees above horizon, ended at almost horizon level, disappearing behind downtown.
direction you were facing and meteor was moving right or left? – I was facing almost directly North West, the meteor was moving to the left (north)
color(s) – Bright neon green trail, the yellow flash of the meteor itself was visible only for a 5th of a second or so. Also certain I saw brief flashing streaks of blue or purple.
meteor direction of travel – down left at an almost exact 45% angle, moving north
duration (secs) – The fall itself was probably between 3/4ths and a full second, it was significantly faster than most I've seen, but the green trail, in the early morning pure dark, lingered for a full 5-6 seconds
brightness (bright as Venus, Moon, Sun?) – Go to the planetarium. Watch a laser-light show. That incredibly neon green vivid light? That. That's almost exactly the color and intensity.
any sounds (sizzle or booms) – Couldn't be sure if the pop I heard a split second later was related. There was definitely siren background noise from the direction it was in while it was falling, which may have covered up any sound it may have made
fragmentation were pieces falling off ? – There was one major clear meteorite which flashed for a split second at about 15% off horizon, but while falling at least a half dozen other pieces fell off, as there were at least that many secondary, slightly less bright, slightly off angle, green trails.
and other comments that you think are important – Definitely have never seen anything that left a trail for that duration or that brightness before. Much less in that color. By far the most beautiful celestial event I've witnessed.
Jacob Bernal Thank you very much Jacob!

Plymouth, MN Meteor 3:25 AM Central 19OCT2011

I've never seen a meteor before, but I found your website while trying to figure out what I saw this morning. At approximately 3:25 AM, I was in Plymouth, MN looking almost directly south when I saw an extremely bright streak of light with seemingly rainbow-colored fringes. It lasted just a fraction of a second and ended in a brief burst of white light like an explosion. I didn't hear any sound. While burning it was easily as bright as the moon. I thought it was lightning at first, but it moved in a perfect arc, and there was no other lightning activity at the time. I'm not much of a sky watcher, so I can't really tell you much about where it was exactly in the sky, but I hope this report helps. -Joel K.  Thank you Joel!

Brandon, Manitoba, Canada Bright Neon Green Meteor 3:30 am Central Time 19OCT2011
Start and Stop location in sky? Started approx. 45 degrees above horizon, and ended right at the horizon
Direction of movement? I was facing South, and it was traveling West
Duration of Event (seconds)? 1 second, if that. It was Quite fast
Brightness ( in comparison with Venus, Moon, Sun) color, sounds? It was a bright neon green at the tail, and then turned into a blueish purple. It was fairly bright (like a neon glow stick!)
-Britta A. Thank you Britta!

Sioux City, Iowa
I've never seen a meteor of this size before. It was about 3:30am 10/19/2011 I'm from Sioux Center, IA. I went on my porch facing south. I was lighting my cigarette and was looking down and suddenly it was like bright daylight outside, I ducked not knowing what was happening. It only lasted less than a second. Then I looked up seeing and hearing nothing. I looked to the west and I could see a very long line of smoke hanging in the air heading west and it lingered there for maybe 30 secs. It was a pretty intense experience. - Nathan N.  Thank you Nathan!

Crooks, South Dakota
I found your email address as I was searching today for any information about something I saw in the night sky last night as I was letting my dog use the bathroom. I know it was the same thing the other sighter saw because it was exactly as I would describe it. It was at 3:25 am on 10/19/11 almost directly above me. I leaned over the grass to set my little dog down to do her job and there was this incredible flash of light. It seemed even brighter than lightening and the sky was clear so I knew that wasn’t it. It flashed very quickly and I was almost afraid to look up to see what I’d see. It was a great light that streaked across the sky but it seemed to burst from the center instead of shooting across. I was in Crooks, South Dakota, just outside Sioux Falls. What I saw wasn’t much of an arch but more of a straight line, but I too saw the wonderful colors and then watched as the straight line turned into almost a curly autograph that began to fade. It took several minutes for it to fade entirely. I wanted to get my husband up to see it, but I was afraid it would be gone by the time I got him out there. It was incredible and I’ve never seen anything like it. -Maria   Thank you Maria!

York, Nebraska

October 19…3:30 am…Driving West on Interstate 80 near York, NE. To my North, it descended at a 45 degree arc and ended about 1/3 of the way above the ground with an amazing bright light. The tail trail of the path was visible for the next 15 seconds. The most amazing sight I’ve seen from the sky, ever. It stopped before the horizon so I assume it burned up before impact. It was BRIGHT white with a blue and orange tail and a burning path behind it. I hope someone has video! -Scott Thank you Scott!

Between Hebron and Geneva, Nebraska

While driving between Hebron and Geneva Nebraska, I was startled by a meteor that flared a green and bluish color which was bright enough to light up the road for a second! It was traveling westward and only lasted for a few seconds. I’ve seen plenty of meteors before, but nothing like this. It occurred approximately 03:45 am on 10/19/2011 it was also seen by fellow company drivers, one was in York Nebraska, and the other driver was near Kearney Nebraska, both commented that it was almost like a firework. -Adam  Thank you Adam!

Cameron, Missouri
Attn Lunar Meteorite Hunter, My dad witnessed what I believe to be the same meteor this morning. He was driving along I35 thru Cameron MO. Oct 19 2011 2:24 Central time Cameron MO
Started 75 deg West-North-West ,Stopped 40 deg West-North-West
Appeared to be traveling straight down. Duration of Event (seconds)? 2-3 seconds. Bright as a bolt of lightning. Started white, then transitioned to green. Most of the life was green, only white at the beginning.. Fragmentation - Yes, at the end of travel Thank you, Joe Bockemehl  

Thank you Joe!

Orchard, NE.
My husband and I happened to wake up for a around 3:20 this morning, Oct.19, 2011. We suddenly saw a flash of light, like a huge explosion, and looked to the sky northeast of us to see a cloud of smoke followed by a 45 degree smoke trail toward earth. We were actually quite alarmed and sure we had just witnessed a plane being shot out of the sky. Glad to find out it was a meteor. We'll have to keep our imaginations in check if we ever see anything like this again. -Linn  

Thank you Linn!

Kansas City, Missouri Downtown airport (MKC) at 3:30 AM
I was taxing after landing at the Kansas City Downtown airport (MKC) at 3:30 AM, looking north. I witnessed a very bright meteor, that left a smoke trail visible in the night sky. This was the most colorful meteor I’ve ever seen. It was green, orange and yellow. It seemed to burst into a very bright white ball just before disappearing.-Mark K.  Thank you Mark!

Torrington, Wyoming Meteor 2:30 AM Mountain

I live in torrington wy. I was driving home from work it was about 2:30 am. I thought it was a firework.when I seen it it was like a shooting star. It was bright green blue. Beautiful! -Sarah

Thank you Sarah!

Ipswich, South Dakota at 3:30 am GIANT Green Fireball 19OCT2011
It was seem in Ipswich South Dakota at 3:30 am CST South East of Town.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKLrO6k1zvg

Mary Greeley  Thank you Mary!


Sidney, Nebraska Meteor Fireball ~02:27 AM MT 19OCT2011
On eastbound train between Sidney and Sunol Nebraska at 02:27 MT on 10-19 saw meteor fireball in sky to the north appeared to be traveling from southeast to north, northwest with various colors of aqua green to bluish with a white tail and was bright enough to light up the sky and surrounding area for a split second, but lasted 2-3 seconds in the sky. Exploded and fragmented into several pieces, faded and went dark, but was still able to see a smoke trail in the darkened sky for about 15 seconds. Never seen anything like it before with such brightness and colors. A spectacular sight. Nightrider. -Myshabah  Thank you Myshabah!


Blair, Nebraska

I saw the meteor on 10/19/11 as well. I just finished reading some of the other witness' accounts and thought I'd send you mine. I saw it while driving home from work. I was driving north-northwest on US30 about 3 miles south of Blair, NE. I saw it almost directly in front of me just slightly to the right at about 330am. I saw it streak from an almost green color starting at about 80 degrees above the horizon slightly north or directly overhead, into a very thick bright white that lit up the entire sky from about 60-30 degrees above the northern horizon, then into a reddish-brown just before dissipating about 10 degrees above the northern horizon. It lasted maybe a second. I was fully expecting to see some kind of explosion from impact, but saw nothing (thank goodness). The smoke trail hung in the atmosphere for about ten minutes with the thickest part starting to twist around being where it had flashed bright white. - Justin  Thank you Justin!

Sycamore, KS.
Over the past several decades I have tried to watch various large meteor showers (Perseids, Leonids, etc) with varied success. I've never seen anything like this. I was driving North on a 2 lane highway in SE Kansas. At 3:24 am (according to my synchronized cellphone clock) I saw the meteor. I don't think it flashed or lit the sky before it entered my field of view. There was a very bright trail, like a flash, which first appeared about 35 degrees above the horizon on the far left side of my windshield. It traveled upper right to lower left at an angle of about 30 degrees. The object seemed to hit the ground with a large flash, fairly close by, behind some trees, and was as bright as a large flash of lightning. Estimating distance is hard for something like that, but I am guessing it hit the ground 2 to 5 miles away. The most amazing thing to me was the remaining trail in the sky. It was relatively short in distance, extending from the ground only about 35 degrees above the horizon at an angle to the right of about 30 degrees, but for the one to two seconds the trail remained in the sky it was very bright-- brighter than the moon that night-- and was mostly white but showed every color of the rainbow. There was no dominant color, but all colors were very vivid; brighter than jewel tones. Like the colors you see in a black opal under bright light, but far brighter. Not quite sparkling, but during that brief moment the colors changed as the heat dissipated. Then it was gone.
I immediately hit the location button on my gps, and I was here: 37.342185,-95.708084. The location of the ground strike might be about 3 to 6 miles NNW of Sycamore, KS.
From your map it looks like I was on the south end of a major event, all occurring at about the same moment. Any idea what might have caused this? Surely not a random meteor shower, like the Orionids. It's like a single object broke up, high in the atmosphere and scattered and landed all over the upper midwest at the same time. It wasn't the German satellite, was it? Or did we all see the same object at the same time from different vantage points? It was so bright and vivid on a cold, clear winter-like night (breezy, low humidity, dry, clean air), is that possible? That a single major meteorite fell and we all thought it was close to us? If I extrapolate direction from my sighting, it could be on a line that includes Lincoln, Sioux City and Sioux Falls? And if it was that far north, it would have been quite low on my horizon, as it was, and almost overhead further north, like it apparently was in SD, MN, NE, IA?
Thanks for the stills of the security camera. Would love to see any other security video as it becomes available. I will be checking your site for more info and maybe a solution to this mystery!
~ Ted  Thank you Ted!

Storm Lake,IA.
I saw this as I was driving my semi due west. South, southeast of Storm lake,IA. I saw a flash that was VERY bright, but it was in the left corner of my windshield. didnt see the flash, but general idea of where it came from. then I saw the "meteorite" come down on the right side of my windshield. I still cannot understand how this streak came from the direction of the flash. The speed and angle just did not match up. The streak was bigger than anything I have ever seen, and I see countless shooting stars, as I drive 90% from midnight on. This was NOTHING like anything I have ever seen. The size of it was like holding a pencil in my right hand, straight out at arms length. The angle was about 4 oclock, maybe 4:30. But surely NOT where the flash that caught my attention from the road came from. Its color depth was amazing, all blue streak, them seemed to split apart going to red, then white then GONE. I saw no arc, it seemed very intent, almost like it was aiming for a certain spot. I pulled over(understatement), and waited for the nuclear blast to vaporize me, as I scanned the sky for more nukes. I truly thought thats what it was. I have seen plenty of strange things in the sky, and have came to overlook most, but this had me truly scared, then baffled as to what it was. The lines of the trail were so defined, almost etchasketch like, two stair steps back to back .The bigger trail, just stopped, changed color into the smaller trail, then just vanished. It changed so fast, the color, the size. It just looked like the redone special effects in Star Wars, just so out of place, and artificial, overcolored... just not something natural. Someone surely has video of this I hope, as I find it hard to believe it was a meteor. If so where is it? The crater would have to be huge. I have to see it. Have to know. -Mike S. Thank you Mike!
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Sioux City, Iowa

I live in sioux city iowa and was driving home northbound on or about 3600 hamilton blvd when a bright light illuminated the sky as if fireworks were being detonated, which is strange considering it was about 330 am cdt. i looked out my window to the west and saw one very large and bright object moving towards the east (approximately). its brightness was much MUCH more than any meteor or shooting star ive ever seen. it left a trail of greenish smoke like a jet but much larger, the meteors smoke trail stayed in the sky for a considerable time 30-60 sec. it was very close and low not like anything ive ever seen it was quite incredible, i even thought i might hear about it the next day on the local news which i did. its brighness was more than venus or even the moon but still able to look directly at it. It was less bright than the sun but very close. does anyone know where it hit? if i had to guess it was closer to the ground than a commercial airplane flies.
-Brett B.  Thank you Brett!

Press coverage begins:

Nebraska man reports meteorite breaks into hundreds of 'rainbow colored' pieces Examiner.com He saw the meteorite fly past overhead directly over my farmhouse completely lighting up the farm a half mile north of his location with hundreds of smaller meteorites. Then as it went behind the farm he heard-felt a thump and saw a brighter flash ...

Lost from space: Where is meteorite that lit up Lincoln's night sky? Lincoln Journal Star These images, which were pulled from video taken at the Lincoln Airport, show the object moving across the sky. (Courtesy images) The fireball fell from the sky -- streaking the colors of the rainbow and trailing smoke -- at 3:24 am, while most of ... First, the news stories I just discovered from a brief search. Then my story. ~Ted http://www.dglobe.com/event/article/id/52585/ http://www.kdlt.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12762&Itemid=57 http://www.argusleader.com/article/20111020/NEWS/110200322/UFO-over-Sioux-Falls-Experts-think-meteor http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/8f8d2d43e3bc498499e065fe5e959549/SD--Sioux-Falls-UFO/ http://www.brandoninfo.com/article/20111020/NEWS/111019004

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