Breaking News- MBIQ Detects NJ MD DC VT NY PA ME MA VA WV DE NC RI OH ONT Bolide Fireball Meteor 22MAR2013
Bright, long duration, fragmentation - Meteorites MAYBE!?
This was a MAJOR meteor event! Seen in at least 15 STATES!
Map will be completed ASAP, given my time allowance; this will be in several hours given over 350 reports.
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First Video of Maryland/DC/East Coast Fireball 3/22/13 [legit]
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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports- OVER 350 Sighting Reports!
22MARCH2013
Cliff Livesay
Sykesville, MD, USA
19:55:00
4 sec
W-E
Bright white
Moon
No
Caught it from the corner of my eye out the window, watched it streak acrross and burn out.
22MAR2013
Mark Nucker
Ellicot City, MD 21042
19.57
2-3 seconds
left to right north to east
green-blue
bright as moon
don't know
moved quickly descending
22MAR2013
Eric Schwartz
Middletown, DE USA
19:55:00
~2 seconds
N-E Fasing NE
multi-colored aqua orange, red
bright as the mood
it seems like little flashes of light traled off the main object, object disapeared after a coupled of seconds, cloudless conditions
none
22MAR2013
Stephen
Clarksburg, MD, United States
7:56 PM EST
4 seconds
South East
White, yellow and orange. Huge
Full moon bright
Yes one piece fell off
It looked like 20 times the size of a normal shooting star. looked very close. and had a very long tail
22MAR2013
Pankowski
Rockville, MD
19:54 (Eastern)
4-5 seconds
West to East (facing north)
White with white then green tail
Same as moon
Had a tail
Very bright, headed in a slight downward direction
22MAR2013
Jim
Towson, MD, USA
20:50:00
4 - 4 seconds
Facing northeast, tarveled north to east
Green with a yellow tail / no sound
At least as bright as the moon
None observed
Beautiful!
22MAR2013
Lucas
Springfield, VA
1952 Eastern
8
NNW to SSE
Blue/no sound
A little brighter than a full moon.
No
None
22MAR2013
M laRoi
Mt airy, md
1950 approx
10 + sec
West to east
Bright white
Bright like a spotlight
Slight
Just a bright meteor
22MAR2013
Aashima Kapoor
Melville, NY USA
19:58 EST
10 sec
N-S
Burning blue and orange
Same as the moon
No
Slow moving across the sky
22MAR2013
Michael Norquist
Baltimore MD
19:53:00
Duration 3-4 seconds
East to West
Green Fire ball with long white tail
Sun
Large ball
Caught it at the very end of the decent but I must have been within 75-100 miles of it because it was very large and clear in color and form
22MAR2013
Andy Voyer
MAPLE SHADE NJ
1950
3-5 seconds in view
Facing NE/ traveled N-S
Long tail Green in color
Brighter than moon
sparkled like parts falling off and burning up. had a long tail
blew my mind
22MAR2013
hank schwedes
delran, nj, usa
19:55 edt
10 sec
w to e
white/yellow/green no sound
moon
no
arced across sky until behind building.
22MAR2013
Martin
Edison New Jeresey
19:48 EST
2 secs
West-East
blue/lilac
more bright thatn venus
Yes, eventually glowed and sounded like it exploded
hjad a lilac/bluish color
22MAR2013
John
Westchester County, NY
1955
4secs
East/West
Blue, Yellow, White
Very bright
Yes
Quite large, bright, like a firework
22MAR2013
Courtney
blairstown
7:55 pm ET
7 seconds
United States
yellow and orange
brighter than the moon
had a fire trail
Was so close... it seemed closer than the airplanes fly, and it lite up the whole sky
22MAR2013
J moore
Richmond, VA
20:00:00
maybe 2 seconds
not sure - for me it was left to right and heading down
it was very bright green
brighter then an airplane that is very close - as bright as the moon on a clear night
no
I've never seen anything like it - my husband and son were in the car behind me and the first thing they said when they got out was "did you see that????" It was amazing.
22MAR2013
Errickson family
Changewater NJ
20:00:00
~7sec
E
White, Orange, Yellow, Green. No sound.
moon
looked like it
looked like sparks at the end. I almost thought it was a really bright plane.
22MAR2013
Bob
Toms River, NJ USA
7:28 pm EST
5-10 sec
west to east
no sound ground light up, meteor was turning yellow thn red then broke up over the Atlantic
as a lightening bolt
yes many 4 or 5
a very big meteor before it broke up
22MAR2013
Katherine Girona
Nutley, NJ 07110 USA
1955 EDT
10 to 15 seconds
North to South East
White ball with firey tail.
Same as moon
there was a trail from the fireball
Saw event from parking lot.. overhead toward South East
22MAR2013
Jennifer
Castleton, New York, USA
20:00 EST daylight savings time
4 seconds
Facing south, the fireball was seen travelling from right to left (west to east)
white fireball, no sound
blindingly bright, like a firework, bigger than a street light
yes, many "sparks" separating
Biggest one I've ever seen!
22MAR2013
Holden
Hagerstown, MD
19:55 EASTERN STANDARD
4 to 5 seconds
Looking North East, Traveling South
Light Blue/White in color. Streaking and then finally disintegrating into pieces
Brighter than the moon but not enough to light up the sky
it lightly fragmented near the end of its visible path
Very clear view of the object
22MAR2013
michelle galperin
garnet valley, pa
8:00 pm est
10 sec
south left to right
flash of light like a shooting star
moon
not sure
looked like a shooting star
22MAR2013
Mike
Dunellen, NJ
EST 20:00
3 seconds
from directly above going South
white/green, no sound
brighter than venus, started with a very bright camera flash
some
the flash was so bright I thought there had been a nearby explosion
22MAR2013
michelle galperin
garnet valley, pa
8:00 pm est
10 sec
south left to right
flash of light like a shooting star
moon
not sure
looked like a shooting star
22MAR2013
David Hiergesell
Saint Leonard
19:58 EST
5 seconds
N-S Left to Right
White to Yellow Very Fast Very bright for five seconds. Sound like airplane thirty seconds later
Way brighter than Venus. This was a biggie.
Turned yellow and disintegrated
We saw this through the winter trees in our back yard. Very bright. Biggest I've ever seen. Was expecting a very loud noise. Came 30 seconds later. Looked like it was over the Chesapeake Bay from Saint Leonard MD. Could have been farther, but the lag time in sound would indicate closer I guess.
22MAR2013
Dave
New York, ny
19:52:00
3/5/2013
W to E. casing south
White. No sound.
Moon
Yes.
Beautiful
22MAR2013
jackie brown
comruchmknd, va
19:05:00
6-8 seconds
left to right facing north
brillint green and white
less than sun morethan moon
no
looked fairly large
22MAR2013
Frank
Columbia,MD
19:45 EDT
5 sec
N-S
Bright White
Moon, but smaller
No
None
22MAR2013
Anton Raguso
Herndon, VA, USA
18:05:00
1-3 seconds
W-E
green streak of light that flashed before disappearing
very bright, moon
not that I could see
disappeared after it flashed
22MAR2013
John Bisco
Bethlehem pa
Est 804pm
2 seconds
W to e
Yellow green white
Moon
Three
None
22MAR2013
Pam Tauer
Glen Allen
20:00:00
5-6 seconds
West to East
Green
Very bright, green
No
North of Richmond
22MAR2013
Jennifer Sumy
Adams, MA
19:52:00
10-15 secobds
West to East
green ball of light shooting across sky
moon
no
moving really fast.. seemed to speed up
22MAR2013
Cody
Fairfax, VA, USA
19:55:00
6 seconds
Right to left E facing N
Bright orange no sounds
Bright as a bonfire from a distance
Not visibly
Looked low in the sky
22MAR2013
Joshuski
Waterbury
2000
10 seconds
South
White Red Yel Flashed
Bright similar to Russian meter
Flashed then went black and continued in the same trajectory
No
22MAR2013
Sam Amling
Westminster, MD, USA
19:50:00
3 or 4 seconds
facing NE? - appeared to move from N/ NE to SE
color bright white, slight blue and orange - no sound
very white bright - brighter than moon
bright ball with tail - no fragments
both wife & I saw while closing curtains - like a falling star only bigger and brighter - very pronounced, bright and quick
22MAR2013
Alyssa Willis
Pikesville
19:45:00
5-10 seconds
Facing north traveled left to right
Didn't hear anything. Long blue streak with the front being bigger
It was very bright
No parts breaking apart
No photo ... Too quick
22MAR2013
Jennifer
Jobstown, NJ, USA
7:56pm eastern time
3.5 seconds
N-NE
yellow, blue, red. sky lit up and ball shot across sky with very long tail for approx. 3-3.5 seconds
Very bright
behind it like a firework breaking up
very close...I've seen shooting stars, this was extremely close.
22MAR2013
Annalisa
Philadelphia PA USA
20:06:00
3-4 seconds
Left to Right; Northwest to Southeast
White head, orange and green flecks in tail, some blue
Very bright, brighter than/same as sun, almost like a welder's crescent
Some debris seemed to be flecking off behind, a mostly contained but slightly messy tail
Fairly slow moving, very bright, looked almost like a slow firework, sort of looked like burning magnesium
22MAR2013
brian, victor
reading pa
7:53:00
5
east
blue/white
very bright
was a big ball with a long tail
none was at a red light
22MAR2013
Carly C Kevin M
Clinton, CT
2000 Eastern Time
6 sec
Facing W, Meteor traveling N to S
Bright yellow, orange with pieces breaking off
venus
Yes
Meteor had parts breaking off and appeared to burn up entirely
22MAR2013
Adam Davis
Seaford, Delaware
7:55 pm EST
2 to 3 seconds
West to East, facing North
Orange/White
Moon
Yes
Like a fireball
22MAR2013
Martin Juarez
Bowie, MD
1950 EST
more than 10 seconds
W to E
light violet
more than Venus
yes.
no photo
22MAR2013
Donnelly
Rotterdam, NY, USA
19:55:00
5 sec
Right to left ( SE ) Towards Albany NY
Green and Blue
Bright as the moon
Broke into 2 pieces
No photo, too quick
22MAR2013
Hillary
Briarcliff Manor, NY, USA
20:00 EST
7 seconds
from NW to SE
white, then green, with red and green sparks
between brightness of venus and moon
yes! looked like an explosion kind of
not really sure what this was!
22MAR2013
Dawn
Sykesville, MD, USA
7:45pm EST
5-6 sec
We were headed North, fireball went left to right.
Green at the front, white and yellow tail
VERY bright. I thought a plane was on fire.
Couldnt see well enough
We were driving so it was hard to see behind some trees for the middle of it, but I slowed down in time to see it burn out.
22MAR2013
Carol Wilson
Alexandria
1955
7 seconds
United States coming from NW
Green ball with white tail
moon
only saw the object streaking
Saw it streaking from NW direction while I was on phone with relative. Did not know if it was missile or meteor at time. Went outside to see if anyone was harmed and listened for ambulances or emergency vehicles. Did not hear of any other reports.
22MAR2013
Jim
Reston, VA
7;55 Pm EDT
8 seconds
W to E
Blue then green then white
Venus
No
W from Dulles airport E
22MAR2013
Charles Burke
mont vernon nh
around 2000 hrs (8pm EST, +/- 1-2 mins.)
5 to 7 seconds
Right to left....facing southwest...low on horizon
brilliant blue/gree
very bright
slightly, long streak, stop...then flash again
most gorgeous green/blue brilliant color I've ever seen.....heard noise like jet plane....don't know if it was related......
22MAR2013
Colin stopper
Shelton, CT, USA
19:50 est
5 secs
SSE
Red, white, orange, blue when broken
Brighter than Venus.
Yes
Observe when traveling south on Merritt parkway in southern CT.
22MAR2013
Zoe
North east Maryland USA
20:00 eastern USA
10 seconds
North or north east, left to right
White then blue then red with chunks
Brighter than the moon
Yes
Was dim at first and slow, then sped up and turned red orange as it fell and we saw bits break off
22MAR2013
Zoe
North east Maryland USA
20:00 eastern USA
10 seconds
North or north east, left to right
White then blue then red with chunks
Brighter than the moon
Yes
Was dim at first and slow, then sped up and turned red orange as it fell and we saw bits break off
22MAR2013
Corey
Thurmont, MD
20:00:00
5 seconds
Traveling North on 15, crossed to the east
Green/blue tail
Bright at fireworks
None seen
It was AWESOME!!!
22MAR2013
John Harris
Egg harbor township nj usa
20:00:00
3
West to east
Orange
3am
Yes
Long streak behind it
22MAR2013
Paul K
New Rochelle, NY USA
1952
5-7 seconds
W to E in S sky
Green object, lasted about 5 seconds, then faded out
Very bright, more than moon and Venus. Less than Sun
Yes. Almost appeared to be a firework breaking apart
No photos collected
22MAR2013
Dave
Raleigh, NC USA
7:54 PM EST
3-4 seconds
W to E along the North Horizon
ended with a green tint
very bright considering it was still twilight
very few minor
n/a
22mar2013
Heather
Mahopac,ny, USA
1950 eastern
5 seconds
North
Green trail and very bright and low in sky
Very bright
No just burnt up
Bright ball with green trail taill straight across the sky before it ended and disap
OVER 350 Reports so far!
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News Reports Citing The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News-
The Washington Post
Apparent meteor streaks across evening sky in D.C. area
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/2013/03/22/d1c92d54-9357-11e2-a31e-14700e2724e4_story.html
Bangor Daily News
Dramatic meteor streaks across Eastern sky
http://bangordailynews.com/2013/03/23/news/dramatic-meteor-streaks-across-northeast-sky/
NBC TV 10 Philadelphia
Colorful Meteor Streaks Across Sky
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Meteor-Sightings-199645451.html
MBIQ Data Set-
Baltimore, Maryland arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for shooting star or comet march 22, 2013.
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Baltimore, Maryland arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for shooting star or comet march 22, 2013.
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08:57:52 -- 1 minute ago
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