The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 10APR2011

Fire In The Sky - WBRC Weather
By Wes Wyatt
Earlier this week a meteor illuminated the night sky over Tennessee. Thanks to the “All-Sky MeteorCamera Network”, this image was captured as the meteor passed over the University of Tennessee Space Institute. ...


隕石からチタンと硫黄からなる新しい鉱物を発見
1969年に南極で発見された小惑星起源と思われる隕石から非常に小さい新種の鉱物が発見されワソナイトと名づけられたこの発見はナノテクノロジーの応用例であると共に ...
www.astroarts.co.jp/news/2011/04/07wassonite/index-j.shtml


Meteor Crater? - Google Earth Community
First post so be kind here, just noticed this and didn't see any other posts on this one. Looks to me like an ancient meteor crater over 9 miles wide at its ...


Leonid Meteor Shower Hatta, Oman Time-Lapse
Shot for two consecutive nights over the Hajar Mountains in Hatta, Oman. A two and half hour drive from Dubai. I caught a big ...


Bright Fireball Leads To Meteorite Search In Tennessee
Space Daily
At approximately 08:21:57 pm CDT on April 6, 2011, NASA all-sky meteor cameras located at the University of Tennessee Space Institute, in conjunction with the Hands-On Science Center in Tullahoma, Tennessee, and at the Walker County Science Center in ...


Sliced: Earth's Steady Rain of Rocks and Other Assorted Space Stuff | DISCOVER
Discover Thu, 07 Apr 2011 12:43 PM PDT
Earth is constantly being pelted with debris from outer space. Thousands of tons of material rain down on us annually, mostly in the form of dust; many of the bigger chunks break up in the atmosphere, but meteoritesmeasuring at least a few feet across reach our planet about once a year. Stony meteorites, or chondrites such as this fragment of the Axtellmeteorite, found in Texas in 1943 are ...


NASA - Bright Fireball Leads to Meteorite Search in Tennessee
Did you see a bright flash in the sky over Tullahoma, Tenn., on the night of April 6? NASA is seeking meteorites.
cio.gsfc.nasa.gov/topics/solarsystem/features/.../tullahoma.html


Large Fireball Event Reported 4611 | American Meteor Society
Tennessee Meteor Track April 6th 2011 ... encourage to make a report to the American MeteorSocietywwwamsmeteorscom or to the Meteoroid Environment Office ...


Video: Spring Fireballs
Universe Today
by Nancy Atkinson on April 8, 2011 For reasons yet unknown, the rate of midnight fireballsincreases during the weeks around the vernal equinox. It's a beautiful display, but where do they come from? Last month, we reported on a network of fireball ...


Meteor brighter than the Moon blazes through Tennessee sky
Examiner.com
The season of the falling sky has arrived in a big way in America as a meteor that was brighter than the crescent Moon streaked through the sky in Tennessee before crashing into an area estimated to be on the Tennessee-Kentucky border. ...


购物网站牵出陨石黑市科学家无钱买陨石做研究搜狐新闻
近年来被发现的陨石数量逐渐增长随着人们对其兴趣的增加一个非法销售陨石的市场也 ... 负责美国在南极寻找陨石项目的地质学家拉尔夫P哈维说陨石买卖存在一个黑市其组织 ...


南極の隕石から新種の鉱物 ＮＡＳＡ邦人研究者発見 ４５億年前に誕生か ...
米航空宇宙局（ＮＡＳＡ）は５日、ＮＡＳＡジョンソン宇宙センターの中村圭子研究員がリーダーを務める研究チームが、南極で見つかった隕石（いんせき）の中から新種の ...

Cold asteroids may have a soft heart PhysOrg Fri, 08 Apr 2011 02:20 AM PDT A new analysis of one of the most well-known meteorites on Earth provides strong evidence that the prevailing view of many asteroids is wrong. Rather than randomly mixed blobs of rock and dust stuck together, it appears that the asteroid that was the source of the Allendemeteorite was large enough to have had a molten core, even though its surface remained cold and solid. The new view also ... Scientists Find New Type Of Mineral In Historic Meteorite SpaceRef Thu, 07 Apr 2011 20:29 PM PDT NASA and co-researchers from the United States, South Korea and Japan have found a new mineral named "Wassonite" in one of the most historically significant meteorites recovered in Antarctica in December 1969. Bright Fireball Leads To Meteorite Search In Tennessee SpaceDaily Thu, 07 Apr 2011 18:08 PM PDT by Staff Writers Tullahoma TN (SPX) Apr 08, 2011 Did you see a bright flash in the sky over Tullahoma, Tenn., last night? Have we got a scavenger hunt for you...

GAM 2011 News - April 9

It's a big weekend for Global Astronomy Month 2011!  Here are some of the programs.

April 9 - Global Star Party

 

April 9 marks GAM’s ultimate observing event: the Global Star Party.  Of course, it’s B.Y.O.T. - Bring Your Own Telescope - but encourage even those who don’t have one to come anyway. All are invited, all will be excited.  It is amazing that when we turn our gaze upward all religious, national, cultural and political barriers fade into the darkness.  April 9th is the time to come out under the stars, bridge gaps across the seas, and join your brother and sister skywatchers in proving that the world is, in fact, “One People, One Sky.”

April 9 - Stars for All

 

Beginning at 20.00UT
If you have been waiting for your turn to leave for an unforgettable cruise across space and time, Global Astronomy Month (GAM2011, April 2011) is bringing to you that chance! Fasten your seat belt and fly to the stars, just connecting with your computer to this web page! Meet other friends online and share your thoughts with them. The Universe will look as never seen before, are you ready?

Reminder: April 10 - OPTICKS

 

: Live audio-visual radio transmission performance between Earth & Moon

Reminder: April 10 and 11 - NASA "Voyage into Deep Space" 2011

 

 - Live Webcast with Sonification for the Blind

10 to 16 April - Lunar Week

 

The Moon—Earth’s traveling companion in space—is an integral part of life on Earth. Still, few people notice it or recognize its importance to us.  Through out Global Astronomy Month, the Moon will be celebrated via MoonDays

 

. A week-long special series of programs, from April 10 through 16, will be dedicated to the Moon to help people rediscover our closest companion in space. Lunar Week takes place while the Moon is well-placed for observation in the evening sky.  As the Moon's phases and positions change during its orbit around the Earth, there will be Moon-themed star parties to observe the Moon by telescope and naked eye, educational programs, online observing events, competitions and a celebration of the Moon in different cultures.

New on the GAM BlogGermany's Astronomietag coincides with the Global Star Party

 

 by Daniel Fischer

GAM in the News
GAM Lunar Weeks on Universe Today

Belgium / Holland Meteor 9APR2011

Belgium Meteor 9:52 pm 9APR2011
I live in Belgium and I just saw a meteorite (Belgium time 9.52 PM on April 9th) in the SSW area. It was really spectacular! - Nancy D. in Linden Belgium


Hi, we were at the see in Belgium and saw indeed the same spectacle around the same time!

- Anon.

Maastricht, Holland
I live in holland in Maastricht, and I saw i too, same time. It was really spectacular - Anon.

New Smyrna Beach, FL meteor? April 10.

New Smyrna Beach, FL 7:45 pm meteor? April 10.
Hello, I'm in New Smyrna Beach, FL and I was looking out my window to the west at about 7:45 pm and I saw what I thought were plane contrails moving eastward but the smoke wasn't staying in the air and there were 2 of them and I thought planes don't really fly that close to each other. Then I noticed the trail behind them was an orange-reddish color. They were behind clouds mostly but when it came back out there was only 1 of them. I'm just not sure if they were meteors or fire balls or what they were.Thank you very much, -Kathie  

Most likely you saw jet contrails lit by the sunset. - Tokyo

Central Newfoundland Meteor 11:55 pm 9APR2011

Central Newfoundland Meteor 11:55 pm 9APR2011
I live in Central Newfoundland. I believe i saw the meteorite in question. My friends all think i'm crazy, but at 11:55pm on Saturday, April 9, 2011, i saw a blue fireball streak across the sky and explode into a shower of orange sparks. It happened too fast to be able to tell which direction it was moving, but i was looking to the east when in streaked across the sky from left to right (north to south i would guess?) - Roy

Naranjito, Puerto Rico Meteor 8APR2011

Naranjito, Puerto Rico around 10:00 pm. 8APR2011
Im sorry, the meteorite that was seen from Naranjito, Puerto Rico was on April 8 at around 10:00 pm. It was pretty close, the dark center and the burning outer layer where easily perceived with the eye. Toward direction to the north northeast.
Nicole

Corvallis, Oregon Meteor ~10 pm 8APR2011

Corvallis, Oregon Meteor ~10 pm 8APR2011
Saw a huge white ball (half the size of the moon's appearance at that time, much larger than an average "shooting star") track east to west over a long slowish arc tonight...
Friday evening the 8th. I wrote the email within an hour or so of sighting it-- as I jumped on the net to see if anyone else had seen it.
(10 pm PST whitish meteor tracking east to west (slightly south of center sky to me).
-Jana Svoboda

Quebec, Canada Large Fireball 10:35 pm 6APR2011

Quebec, Canada Large Fireball 10:35 pm 6APR2011
6 avril 2011 hi im live to canada , quebec and I also have observed a large fireball in sky time is 10.35 pm
after the passage a ball have explosed and it didnt no wath is this sorry my english is relly bad 

Multiple Meteors 7APR2011 Georgia/VT/NJ/ The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News

Apr 8 2011, 9:46 AM

Guest654 (guest): My husband, son and I were driving North of Blairsville, GA on Ga.Hwy 19/129 around 9:30 p.m. on April 7,2011, when we spotted a large meteor that was definitely headed for earth. It was very low in the sky and it was very evident that it would hit the earth somewhere in the North Ga. mountains above Blairsville, or the Murphy or Hayesville, NC area.

Bondville, Vermont

Guest894 (guest):Sighted a flaming object heading west over Southern Vermont at 2200 this evening. Not like any asteroid I ever saw.Very Large, relatively slow moving and blacked out quickly.Daniel, Bondville Vermont
I sighted an unusually large flaming
object moving east over southern Vermont at 2200 on April 7 I am 51 years old and have never seen anything like it. Anybody else reporting this?
Daniel Stonecipher


Apr 8 2011, 12:46 PM

Guest94 (guest):LZY8S- Saw a slow-moving fireball over North Jersey,heading in a Northeast direction,21:55 EDT. The Date 04/07/2011 for the North Jersey fireball @ 21:55 EDT

Apr 8 2011, 12:58 PM

Guest631 (guest):Saw a bright orange fireball over Slidell Louisiana at approx 10:25 CDT heading in a north north east direction, visible for about 15 seconds. Date was 4-07-11
And at 10:25 PM

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Vermont Meteor 7APR2011

Southern Vermont Meteor  2200hrs 7APR2011
I sighted an unusually large flaming object moving east over southern Vermont at 2200 on April 7. I am 51 years old and have never seen anything like it. Anybody else reporting this?
Daniel Stonecipher
Bondville, Vermont

Long Beach, California ~9-10 pm Two Meteors 8APR2011

Long Beach, California ~9-10 pm 8APR2011 Two Meteors!
I saw a huge flash on the way to Long Beach, California from Whittier city tonight (4/8/11 between 9pm-10pm). My bf was driving while I was in the passenger seat. When we got to Long Beach near the ships and sea, we saw a bigger flash in the sky a head of us. Both him and I were starting to concern. We had no idea what it was. At first I thought It could be a lightning even though the sky is clear and nice out. The second time, it definitely didn't look like a lightning. We thought it could be a nuke! but of course it wasn't that. It was big flash. Did anyone see it? 


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Regina, Saskatchewan Meteor 7APR2011

Regina, Saskatchewan Meteor 3:15am Saskatchewan central time 7APR2011
My name is Charity Smith, and I saw a meteor break up over the sky on April 7 2011 at around 3:15am Saskatchewan central time. I was facing south and it went eastward. I'm in Regina Saskatchewan. I was delivering newspapers and I was the only soul around. I'm confused as to why it hasn't been reported in the news. -Charity


in reply to post Regina, Sask.
I seen the same meteor near wynyard at 330 am
It was 5 greenish blue fireballs and very close to us seen by Gord and Ken Silzer

Central Oregon, USA

I saw something burn from SW horizon to the NE horizon, slower than meteorites I have seen in the past, with a long tail. I live in Central Oregon, and this at about 2:15am. - Anon.


Airplane Pilot
I am a commercial pilot and at 38,000 ft I saw the same fireball in the sky over eastern Saskatchewan/Western Manitoba. It was travelling in a eastern direction and was visible for over 2 mins. Does anyone have any information on this display? 




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Saitama, Japan Not a Meteor 7APR2011 MeteorBurstCast Alert - 407 Tohoku Second Major Earthquake// Tsunami Alert Now Cancelled// 11:32 pm ~7.1M Iwate

Prior to the 407 Second Major Earthquake 7.1Mag on 7APR2011 at 11;32 pm Japan Local Time a bright streak ( it appears that it is an airplane; sorry) was captured at 19:25 p.m. on camera by amateur astronomer Mitsuo Muraoka in Hatoyama, Saitama, Japan. A photo of this event is on Space Weather.com: 

http://www.spaceweather.com/submissions/large_image_popup.php?image_name=MITSUO-MURAOKA-IMG_003087_1302189145.jpg

MeteorBurstCast Alert - 407 Tohoku Second Major Earthquake// Tsunami Alert Now Cancelled//  11:32 pm  ~7.1M Iwate

ALERT!!! Breaking live---- Japan MeteorBurstCast(TM)  

Tsunami Alert Now Cancelled - but they are saying to stay away from the coastal areas.... 0:59 Local 8APR2011

407 Tohoku second major Earthquake  ~7.1M  occurred of the coast of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan at 40km below the surface.

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Several areas now without electrical power.  Sendai Train station service was halted..  At least 25 injuries reported at this time...

7APRIL2011 - duration over 5 min in Tokyo LunarMeteorite*Hunter - Tokyo. Japan


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Westerly, Rhode Island Meteor Fireball 6APR2011

Westerly, RI  large yellowy-greenish ball of light  aprox. 2 am EST April 6,2011
41.348211,-71.743887 I was having trouble sleeping and we live about a mile away from the ocean.I was looking out of the window and saw a large yellowy-greenish ball of light fall relatively slowly from the sky and burn out over the ocean off the coast of Rhode Island. - tbewlay
Thank You!  R.I. was that 6APR or 7APR???

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Uranium City,Saskatchewan Canada Meteor Fireball 10:15 pm 6APR2011

Uranium City,Saskatchewan Canada Meteor Fireball 10:15 pm 6APR2011
Guest34 (guest): I live in Uranium City, Saskatchewan Canada. I just saw a fireball with a long tail moving south accross the sky just below the Orion constellation. It was about twice the size of a street light and lasted for about 6 or 7 seconds. That was at about 10:15 pm on April 6th.

Edmonton, AB at 10:15 pm APR 6 MST
Witnessed the same fireball from Edmonton, AB at 10:15 pm APR 6 MST
(Currently Saskatchewan CST is the same as AB MST)
From Uranium city, Orion was situated to the SW, I witnessed the fireball to the NORTH watched pass from 15 deg over horizon NNW to NNE where it broke up and burned out above the horizon about 5 deg up.
This would put a fall somewhere around the Grand Rapids, Lac la Biche, Gypsy Lake area or slightly east. Was a slow mover for sure. - Greg

Peten, Guatemala Fireball 6APR2011

Peten, Guatemala C.A. Fireball  7pm 6APR2011

Peten, Guatemala Meteor 06APR2012
(c) 2012 LunarMeteorite*Hunter / Google Earth
(click on image to enlarge)

Hello; I live in Peten, a province of Guatemala C.A. This afternoon at 7pm I saw a fireball the size of a football crossing the sky from south-east to north-west really fast; after five seconds of seeig it, it broke in at least three pieces. It was rather bluish than orange.

Thanks, Julio H


Possible Fallen Meteorite in North Guatemala Being Investigated
Latin American Herald Tribune
GUATEMALA CITY – The director of Guatemala's National Seismology, Vulcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology Institute said Tuesday that authorities are investigating a possible fallen meteorite in the northern province of Peten.

Tennessee / North Carolina/ Alabama/Arkansas/Kentucky Meteor 6APR2011

Tenn, N Carolina, Alabama Bolide 6APR2011

Red=AMS;Yellow=ELP;Aqua=LMH sightings reported

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Tennessee / North Carolina/ Alabama/Arkansas/Kentucky
6APR2011 Meteor
(c)MEO- NASA, Bill Cooke

Tennessee / North Carolina/ Alabama/Arkansas/Kentucky

6APR2011 Meteor Data

(c)MEO- NASA, Bill Cooke

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Dyersburg, Tennessee Meteor ~8:22pm 6APR2011
I don't know alot about these things but my husband wanted me to get on the net and see if there was some type of showers. We live in Dyersburg, Tennessee. We sighted a large What looked like a fire ball about 15 to 20 minutes ago. Very bright. It looked as though it was the size of a basketball coming down. Only lasted few seconds before was gone. Beautiful. Came across this sight maybe u know. What it was and maybe helpful to your work. Thanks  -Christy
Christy wrote more:
It was 8:22 pm. No sound. It looked like an airplane at first. Then we noticed it was on fire. That made us really pay attention. Came out of south was heading north. It was a greenish blueish color.I guess you would call turquoise. It was not small. Nothing was falling off of it. Just was so bright and firey. Would really love to know what its called or I guess What it was. Have never seen anything like it. Thanks. - Christy

Thank you Christy!  You most likely saw a green fireball.  You are lucky; most people never see one.

Lobelville, TN USA Meteor ~7:00 pm 6APR2011
i saw a metior flair in lobelville tn usa
at 7:00 pm date 5,6,11 i saw a light out of the corner of my eye it was like a expanding flame in the sky then it blew up it was not big but i saw it and it was like nothing iv ever saw. -Johnny G.

Memphis, TN Huge Meteor about ~8:30 pm 6APR2011
Saw a HUGE meteorite over Memphis, TN about 8:30 pm, in Memphis, TN. It was HUGE. What was odd though, it didn't look round. I couldn't figure out what I was seeing. Almost thought it was a plane crashing, but it burned out before hitting ground. That thing did some damage to something when it hit! -Debbie Mosley

Hickory, NC Meteor Spotted 9:15 pm EST 6APR2011

about an hour ago 9:15 est. i am in hickory nc
- Gina Moser


Knoxville, TN HUGE! Meteor 9:40
I live in Knoxville TN and saw it around 9:40. It was amazing. It was HUGE! It was a large ball of light with a long tail and it arched beautifully in front of the moon. I had to get online and see if I imagined it because it was so unreal. I'm glad you all saw it too. I saw it straight on and it was headed north. I didn't see any fire though. I was at a stop light luckily so I got to watch it go until it was out of sight. Micheline G
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i saw the BIGGEST METEOR IN KNOXVILLE TN ABOUT 9PM ET.
Date/Time –9PM KNOXVILLE TN
your location when viewed (city, country) – KNOXVILLE TN USA
location in sky for the start and end of the meteor with angle from the horizon for the
start and end) - north to south just below the moon
direction you were facing and meteor was moving right or left? – facing it, moving from up to down on the ground not across
color(s) –green and blue bright
meteor direction of travel – north to south just below the moon
duration (secs) – 5
brightness (bright as Venus, Moon, Sun?) – sun
any sounds (sizzle or booms) – no
fragmentation were pieces falling off ? – no
and other comments that you think are important –
Your Name and contact information (contact information will remain confidential)
sophie
KNOXVILLE TN USA ~9 pm Bright as the Sun Bolide 6APR2011
I saw this as i was gazing at the stars on a blanket with my binoculars. I have no idea who to tell and I googled it and found this site. Basically I was looking at the moon and just below it I noticed a light which was green and blue. It got bigger and longer and wider and finally disappeared. My brain could not understand what i saw. I have seen these before but way way way smaller and not as bright at all. This was bright enough to light up the sky. My husband was inside and I ran in and told him what i saw he told me it was a metor. I said it had the longest widest tail i have ever seen and was just below the bright crescent moon, just below it this is why I saw it since I was looking at the moon through my binoculars. It scared me a little because it was as bright as the ones in the movies, could it have been a comet? IDK I mean was it a near earth comet? How big does something have to be before considered a comet??? I think it was a comet and not a meteor. -sophie
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Huntsville, Alabama falling star 8:30 pm 6APR2011
Just entered a post on Lunarmeteoritehunters blog about a meteorite I saw tonight 4.6.11 in Huntsville AL around 8:30.  It fell out of the center of the sky to the North west, very bright, like an airplane, really, much brighter than planets.  It had a long tail and fell slowly compared to other "falling stars" I have seen.  The color went from white, to pinkish, to seafoam green.  
It disappeared over the trees.  It probably lasted 5 seconds, although it seemed to last for a long time.  
Samantha Hathorn, Owner, Big Dipper, Sam & Greg's Pizzeria


Cookeville, Tennessee
Saw an amazing fireball go across the sky. Vivid colors of fire then to greenish glow. Long tail... at 8:25 p.m. April 6, 2011.
found your site and am glad to report this wonderful viewing. WOW!
Glenda Nelms
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Knoxville, Tennessee
Guest619 (guest): I just saw at 9pm ET in knoxville Tennessee a HUGE meteor fall out the sky with a long blue green tail that went on forever and was very wide. I am in Farragut off Lovell road (pelissipi Highway) I almost fainted it looked like those in movies that end the world. no joke
It was directly below the moon and fell at a bird's flight across from me, how would i know where it landed? would this make the news? wow i am so amazed and a little scared about what i saw. I had my binoculars since I was star gazing

Chattanooga, TN
Guest865 (guest):Just saw a meteor in Chattanooga, TN.Time was 9:55 PM ET. started in Eastern sky and lasted aprox. 3 sec.Line of sight distance about 45 degrees.White with yellow tail.

Burns, TN
Burns, TN April 6 8:30 pm CST. Meteor went over my house.Huge. Bright. Moving very fast.

Micheline Gahagan: Knoxville TN 9:40pm saw phenomenal ball of light with the longest tail stretching across the sky just below the moon. I was facing West and it seemed to be moving North. It was going left to right. It lasted for about 5 to 6 seconds if not longer.I didn't notice anything falling from it.

Harvest, Alabama, USA 4/6/2011 approx 8:20 pm
Date/Time – 4/6/2011 approx 8:20 pm
your location when viewed (city, country) – Harvest, Alabama, USA
location in sky for the start and end of the meteor with angle from the horizon for the
start and end) -
direction you were facing and meteor was moving right or left? – west, meteor was to my right moving left
color(s) –light orange or pink that turned into a light blue before dimmed out
meteor direction of travel – southwest
duration (secs) – 5 to 7 seconds
brightness (bright as Venus, Moon, Sun?) – very bright colors like the sun. very vivid. 
any sounds (sizzle or booms) – no sounds that i could hear but was in a car
fragmentation were pieces falling off ? – not that i saw
and other comments that you think are important – one of the neatest things i have ever seen in the sky. -Chelsy

Cookeville,Tennessee
Guest596 (guest): 8:30 pm April 6 Cookeville,Tennessee southeast to northeast direction. long tail green fireball.duration about 3-4 seconds.


Niota, Tn.
After 9, not sure exactly.
I had just stepped out onto the back porch. About the get into our hot tub
when I just a HUGE orange fireball. It moved across the sky and right thru the
moon and then just disappeared. It was so awesome. I've never seen that
before. I'm not good with directions and stuff so I can't put all that. But it
did travel left to right...lasted just a few seconds. No sound... I live out
in the beautiful country around Niota Tn.  -Patti


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Farragut TN
I was driving down Parkside Dr. towards Lovell Rd. In Knoxville/Farragut Tennessee about 9:20 pm on April 6th (last night) when I saw a huge egg shaped ball of light shoot across the sky towards Oak Ridge right over the tree tops. I was pretty freaked out and my first thought was "I just saw a UFO!" I think it must have been a meteor though... It was pretty awesome, very large and as bright as the sun. It was shooting across the sky for 3-5 seconds and then disappeared.
Miranda, Farragut TN


Talbott, TN
My Son and I were driving home on April 6, 2011 at 9:15pm and saw a meteor in Talbott TN. The Meteor was a 1/2 from us at about 3000 ft heading from South to North. We seen it change from a fire ball to a greenish/blue when it entered the clouds then it burn out. It was a beautiful site.  Ande Munsey Talbott TN.
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Canada?

Guest815 (guest):Pretty sure I saw one on the outskirts of Montreal. It was falling North as I was driving West on the highway. Looked like a mini yellowish fire work that was fizzling out.

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location in sky for the start and end of the meteor with angle from the horizon for the

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direction you were facing and meteor was moving right or left? – 

color(s) –

meteor direction of travel – 

duration (secs) – 

brightness (bright as Venus, Moon, Sun?) – 

any sounds (sizzle or booms) – 

fragmentation were pieces falling off ? – 

and other comments that you think are important – 

Your Name and contact information (contact information will remain confidential) 

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