10 April 2011

Ontario, Canada / Mid West US Green Bolide Fireball Meteor Multiple Events? 9APR/10April2011


Hamilton, Ont., Canada Green fireball April 10 1:30am 

Hi there,
I didn`t want to leave my e-mail on the public message boards, but was looking to see if anyone else had seen something like this.
I just saw a green fireball or meteor falling in the sky, I`ve never seen anything bright green light this in the sky. It was also larger than any falling star I`ve seen. I am located in southern ontario near Hamilton. I attached this article because of the illustration that is very similar to what I saw but with a longer tail. I was having a campfire with a group of people, a few of us all saw it and were astonished. Any explanation would be greatly appreciated!
Melissa

Kingston, Ontario  12:45 AM 10APR2011
I may have seen a meteor just to the West of Kingston, Ontario at about 12:45 AM... It was green, and lasted for about a second and a half. 
Catherine M.

Wooler, Ontario  Bolide Fireball with Rumbling and Popping 12:51 am 10APR2011
Apr 10 2011, 2:43 PMGuest618 (guest): Hi.Saw the biggest thing i have ever seen tonight. 12:45am Wooler, Ontario thought it was lightning at first, then a huge falling star streaking across the sky. Lit up the dead of night for a good 4 to 5 seconds. About a minute later you could hear a noise like thunder and almost like fireworks,rumbled for close to 30 seconds. very creepy.
Wooler is east of toronto. just north of trenton. never have i seen anything like it. pretty cool the time diference in siting.travelling east to west, which is the way i thought it was going. but to take 10 to 15 min to travel less than 200 km seems weird it is the noise afterwards that is still giving me chills. rumble and popping.  i looked at my cell phone and it was 12:51 but it was a good few minutes afterwards. i was jamming with a couple friends and we were getting in the cars to leave when it happened isaw the sky lighting up and thought there must be some lightning around. then there was a streak across the sky and the ball seemed to expand just like a firework would, right over our heads and disapeared

Hamilton, ON, Canada April 10 approx 1: 30am. 
Yes I can confirm I also saw a large meteor falling in the sky similar to Melissa's post from near Hamilton. I am in Dundas. I saw it from inside my home facing East. Appeared to be moving quickly southwest to northeast. By the time I saw it before it disappeard in a couple of seconds, it was low on the horizon and appeared a large white fireball, much larger than a typical meteor shower like the persaids, must have been extremely close! Glad to have confirmed others witnessed it!
All the best,
Katie West


Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
My name is Gregory Maza. I was driving from Stratford toward Kitchener, (Ontario, Canada) approaching to the intersection of the Highway 7 and Trussler Rd. when I saw that beautiful spectacle. For about 1.5 seconds a bolide on my front/left (North-East) went down in straight angle (or close to 90 degrees). I checked the time immediately, 12:47 am (0:47 am) – April 10-2010. It had fragmentation at least two or three pieces before reach ground (I'm sure it landed). It was intense yellow, orange and some blue. It had a persistent train for about another 1 or 2 seconds, yellow to white before it disappeared in grey. Apparent magnitude close to -11. As I said, I was driving in a car on the highway (windows closed), so no sound could be heard. It was amazing!!!! -Gregory Maza

Montreal, Canada
Last night at around 12 - 1 I was sitting on my balcony when I saw a large flaming object shooting towards the ground. I'm colorblind so I can only say it was either yellow or green- At first- I thought it was a firework- very bright, but it didn't make a sound and as I recall I've never seen a firework look like it had a trail of fire behind it. I searched on google to see if anyone else had seen it- found this website- but what I find strange is the fact that everyone is from Ontario- and I saw it in Montreal! Would you please keep me updated on this? Thank you so much for your time and consideration! Best Regards, Jonathan Beaton

Carleton Place, Ontario, Canada
Driving home from a friends place around 1am. A green light flew across the sky within a few seconds. No sound followed. - Victoria


Holland, NY
I'm so glad other people saw this! My family thought I was crazy. I live in Holland, NY about 30 miles south of Buffalo NY. It was 12:50am and I was in bed watching T.V. when I spotted a green glow shooting across the sky. It was huge and bright. Any more thoughts on what it was? - Anon.


Mulberry Grove, Illinois
My husband and I saw such a spectacular meteor on Saturday. I did a google search to see if anyone else had seen it. I found your site through this search.
We were visiting Mulberry Grove Illinois on Saturday, 9 April 2011. At around 11:00 pm, we saw a meteor to the east northeast. It was gold with a green sparkly tail. My husband noticed the smoke trail. It traveled from the south to the north, was about 20-30 degrees above the horizon, and had about a 45 degree slope to the trajectory (from higher in the sky to lower).
We hope this is detailed enough for your records. Unfortunately, we do not know the exact time when we saw it. If you need any more information, please feel free to email or call.
Wishing you dark skies,
Darcy and Howard Saxion

Peterborough,Ontario, Canada Green Bolide just after Midnight 10APR2011
Guest121 (guest):Just after midnight. In Peterborough,Ontario, Canada. Walking out of my campus university me and two friends observed a large green "firework like"object in the sky. it was far to bright and high to be a firework.it illuminated the entire sky. later researched it and found out it is known as a bolide. it was so mind-blowing.

Cambridge, Ontario Canada 1 am 10APR2011
Vince Dwyer:
 saw a greenish meteorite april 10 at 1 am going west to east over Cambridge Ontario Canada lasted about 5 to 6 seconds and was greenish to white in color and was very bright it lit up the whole sky
we are a hour ahead is wooler east of toronto? thats in the same diretion as the one i seen tonight i wonder if they are the same one yea it was very large and very bright here too im about a hour west of tornonto but it could be either one of us with are times off or clocks off  my timing might not be spot on i was out taking pictures of stars with my camera setup and was pointed in the wrong direction when i seen it yea i chatted with a few buddies myself before i went inside when i seen it it started off very green and was turning white another 20 degrees on my camera and i would have got a pic of it would have been nice yea last i seen of it it was getting larger too.
Vince wrote more:
Hi you asked me to email you about the green abject i seen in the sky Saturday night at 1 am. I live in Cambridge Ontario i`m a photographer i was outside getting a few shots of the night sky. I just finished taking a time elapsed photo right above me and then i seen the green object it started small It was coming out of the western sky and continued east while color changing from green to white it lasted for me around 5 to six seconds and it did about 4 or 5 hops all the time growing in size until it disappeared over the horizon it was very bright as it went beyond the horizon :). -Vince


Victor, NY Green Meteor 1:00 am 10APR2011
Looking North from Victor NY , I saw a green meteorite fireball at approx. 1:00 am last night, April 09,2011. It was a bright green with a glowing fireball headed west. The fireball lasted about 2-3 seconds. MY first green meteor. I was wondering if anyone else might have spotted it. Thank you
-Theresa B.

Farmington, NY and on April 10th at approx. 12:55 AM
I am located in Farmington, NY and on April 10th at approx. 12:55 AM I saw what appeared to be a meteorite falling to the north of my location. The object was a bright neon green color and appeared to be round like a small ball followed by a streak of green light. It and was only visible for a couple of seconds before it disappeared behind the tree line. Almost immediately after it disappeared there was a bright flash as if there was an explosion. - Kathy


Birdsall, NY bright green ball of light ~1:00 am 10APR2011
I am so glad that I am not the only one that saw a bright green ball of light fall out of the sky and "explode" into a bright light and then disappear. I was driving home(Dansville, NY) around 1:00 am on April 10, 2011 on a back road in a small town, Birdsall, NY. I was the only car on the road. The sky was clear with very little stars. At least I had a friend with me so I wasn't totally losing my mind! I wanted to follow it by friend said "no." Thanks for the reasures that we weren't seeing things. - Wendy

Centerville ohio 12:01 April 10, 2011
Apr 10 2011, 1:49 PMGuest409 (guest): 12:01 am April 10, 2011
Centerville ohio 12:01 April 10, 2011 nice size meteor with small fire tail. saw about 3 - 4 seconds in W NW sky.

Toledo, OH
Me and my friend saw a large green meteor in Toledo, OH last night (4/9/11) just before 12am. It never faded or slowed as long as we saw it. It's approximate direction was heading NW. Such an amazing thing to see. Never seen a green one... Anon.

Auburn, New York Green Light at 12:45 am 10APR2011
 At 12:45 am I was standing outside in Auburn, New York (about 25 miles west of Syracuse) with a friend. His eyes got wide and I looked up and we watched a very bright greenish-blue... light... fly rapidly from southern horizon over the northern horizon towards northern New York/ Canada. If you've ever seen a telephone line transformer blow up then you'll the kind of light intensity we're talking here because that was my immediate thought.
Being as that it covered the span of both horizons in the space of a second and a half, I can not accurately guess what kind of speed that object was moving at... but it made NO noise. No sonic boom. There was absolutely no tail or trail following the light. If it was a meteor, or "green fireball" (I tried looking this thing up online) it behaved in no way like any meteor I've ever seen.
I'm not prone to exaggeration. I'm not prone to "wanting to believe" or "doubt." This just is what it is. Makes one want to just point a camera at the sky at all times. Last, in 2003 I saw, during the day, a monsterous fireball heading south by south east in this same area. It made the news. That one was fiery orange and red and left a brilliant trail. This one last night looked nothing like the 2003 fireball. Then again, daylight could make the difference. -Timmy J.
 
O'Fallon MO tonight around 11pm 9APR2011

I saw a light shoot through the sky tonight around 11pm. It looked like a shooting star or a comet but it was so large. It had to be really close or really big. It was glowing kind of green. If you have any idea what this could be would you reply to my email? It really was strange. 
Linda Becker

O'Fallon MO tonight ~11pm 9APR2011
it was in o'fallon Misssouri, at like 11 pm and it was grreen it looked like a ball and smokee.
~Trey

Twin Cities Illinois saw a meteor at about 11:00 pm 9APR2011
Apr 10 2011, 2:14 PMGuest922 (guest): Twin Cities Illinois saw a meteor at about 11:00 pm or Shortly after.Was teal blue and was the size of a baseball and was awesome.

St. Louis, Mo 11 pm 9APR2011
I saw the same thing around 11 pm in St. Louis, Mo heading north. It was very large and green and teal. It only lasted for a few seconds. -Kristen Muehlenfeld

Eolia, MO April 9, approx 11pm 9APR2011
Large greenish and white fireball that burned out 20 to 25 degrees over the horizon as we looked due north. Fireball was moving east to west. Later wrote: I double checked the area where we watched the fireball on google earth, and the direction I was looking was directly northeast, not north, which means the path of the fireball was southeast to northwest.
- Adam Woehler

St Louis / Richmond Heights MO large greenish colored fireball ~11:00 pm 9APR2011
Myself and three others in a neighbor's back yard saw a large greenish colored fireball or meteorite around 11:00ish pm. Very big and not your typical small falling star. Very cool.
Bonnie Blume

St. Louis, MO bright green meteor around 11:00 9APR2011
I saw a bright green meteor around 11:00 in St. Louis, MO. It was very bright, in fact I was at a gas station with a lot of lights when I saw it. It looked like it was heading north-ish. My friend in Wright City, MO also saw it and she said it had a pretty sparkling tail. -Mandi Milenko

West Olive, Michigan green meteor at approximately 11:55 PM EST, April 9.
green meteor at approximately 11:55 PM EST, April 9.I am located in West Olive, Michigan. I was walking west towards my house and observed a large green object in the SW sky, just above the trees (probably 20-25 degrees above the horizon). It was traveling westward, and was faster than any airplane. It seemed to have red in it also, but was predominantly green. It had a small trail behind it, but the trail quickly disappeared behind it. It was irregular in shape. I lost sight of it as it travelled past the treeline on the horizon to my SW. I observed it for approxiamtely 3 seconds after initially sighting it. My daughter was with me and she saw it also.
Kurt Sokoly


Brentwood, Tennessee fireball ~11pm April 9, 2011
I was driving North on I-65 between Franklin and Brentwood Tennessee around 11pm on Saturday, April 9, 2011 when I very briefly, perhaps a second or two, saw a fire ball in the general direction of North. It appeared to be going straight down. I took note of it because it was so bright. I knew it was pretty far away, but not that far.
Mike Plunk

Québec 
My boyfriend and 3 other friends saw a fireball in the sky big as a moon ang green in Québec yesterday night 9 april 2011. -Brigitte


Montreal
Last night at around 12 - 1 I was sitting on my balcony when I saw a large flaming object shooting towards the ground. I'm colorblind so I can only say it was either yellow or green- At first- I thought it was a firework- very bright, but it didn't make a sound and as I recall I've never seen a firework look like it had a trail of fire behind it. I searched on google to see if anyone else had seen it- found this website- but what I find strange is the fact that everyone is from Ontario- and I saw it in Montreal! Would you please keep me updated on this? Thank you so much for your time and consideration! Best Regards, Jonathan Beaton


Kingston, Ontario huge fireball blueish/greenish 12:50 am 10APR2011
I live in Kingston, Ontario. This morning at about 12:50 I looked out my rear window and saw a huge fireball dropping almost vertically through overcast skies, disappearing behind a ridge to the west. It had an enormous tail, almost as thick as the fireball itself. Holding my hand at arm's length for comparison, it was as long as the width of my palm. Both the head of the fireball and the tail were lit up with a blueish/greenish light. I took a drive to the west along Taylor-Kidd Boulevard, stopping on a rail overpass bridge to check for fires or emergency activity ( it was THAT close!) but saw none. I got as far as the dock for the Amherst Island ferry before turning back. I talked with a couple of constables who had stopped beside the road ( speed-trap ) and asked them if anyone had reported a fireball, but they were not aware of any. Not too surpising, since there was almost noone out and about.  Further to the info I sent ( copied below) I wanted to mention that the trajectory of the fireball was from left to right. That is, although the descent was almost vertical, it did have a slight curve that rounded out on the right side. As I was looking to the west that would mean it had come from the south or south/east.
Anyway, I was glad to find this site to share my info on. Cheers, Brian


ChatBox (timestamps Tokyo time):
Apr 10 2011, 11:03 PM
Guest704 (guest):Chauntel, 12:45am,Peterborough,ON,Canada. Last night at approx 12:45am I was walking home when the sky above me lit up. I thought it was a firework, but it didn't make a sound,and within fractions of a second a large comet-like object and streaked downward across the sky. It went for about 3 seconds then seemed to explode into a ball of fiery green light. I've never seen anything like it.

Apr 10 2011, 11:06 PM
Vince Dwyer: i seen the same green one going east last night at the same time i live in cambridge about a hour west of toronto

Apr 11 2011, 12:01 AM
Guest180 (guest):Peterborough, ON approx. 12:45AM APRIL 10 a huge green flash appeared in the sky. I don't recall hearing anything but the light was very, very bright.

Apr 11 2011, 12:32 AM
Guest414 (guest): this meteor landed about 20 feet from my car,because i was looking out the side window, not even into the sky its in the forest so im going to see if i can find it

Apr 11 2011, 2:03 AM
Guest670 (guest):Heard a loud sonic boom sound coming from the west of Kingston last night around 12:45 or so.My son also heard it at the same time.

Apr 11 2011, 5:29 AM
Chris Hart: Chris Hart, 10:30'ish PM,Bloomington, IL caught a rapidly moving blue flash that was traveling at a high speed.

Apr 11 2011, 5:30 AM
Laurence Timothy Nealson: Saw a meteor enter the atmos west wales 2am traced south north, very bright fire ball lit up the whole sky. Never seen anything like it.several sonic booms in the night.camping on a beach west wales.


Apr 11 2011, 6:18 AM
natedogg (guest): i as of yesterday of about1244 am in ny spotted the green firball from warrensburg ny from on top of the mountain range called hackensack while camping is this fireball circling something

Apr 11 2011, 6:19 AM
Guest415 (guest):saw a meteor at approx. 1:15 am this morning in Orchard Park New York
green fireball very large, looked to hit the ground but turned orange and white and then gone just above the ground.

Apr 11 2011, 9:44 AM
Guest251 (guest):Never seen anything like it before in my life. I live in Apsley,ON and was drivingaprox south on West Bay rd, only about .5 K or so in from 620 and something very bright white and with kind of a Green tail went by very fast, it was at aprox 12:45 don't know the exact time,anyone else in Apsley see this??

Apr 11 2011, 10:07 AM
Guest251 (guest): If you did contact me at jwwattholdingsinc@gmail.com

Apr 11 2011, 10:13 AM
Tony Snyder: we saw a bright greenih fireball going fast downward in the northwest sky inmid-washington state at about 11:50 pm PST-totally awesome!

Apr 11 2011, 10:14 AM
Guest576 (guest):Hamilton, ON,Canada April 10 approx 1:30am. Yes I can confirm I also saw a large meteor falling in the sky similar to Melissa. I saw it from inside my home facing East.Appeared to be moving southwest to northeast. By the time I saw it, it was low on the horizon and appeared a large white fireball, much larger than a typical meteor shower like the persaids, must have been extremely close! Glad to have confirmed others witnessed it! Katie West

Apr 11 2011, 11:40 AM
Annik Villeneuve: I tought I was crazy last night when me and my sister saw a bright light then change to green before it exploded.We were driving on the 417 going toward Ottawa

Apr 11 2011, 12:49 PM
Guest489 (guest):Springfield, IL green fireball April 9 just past 11 PM .. seen several meteors in my life, never seen one that took up so much of the sky so it was either very close or very big .. green with white tail and seemed to be losing pieces .. saw it in the eastern sky and seemed to be moving from south to north




Belleville, Illinois Meteor 10:30 pm 9APR2011

Belleville, Illinois Meteor 10:30 pm 9APR2011
i live in belleville illinois and i was talking my sons friends home tonight about 10:30 and saw the most beautiful thing in the sky my son said it was a meteorite in the front of it was a glowing blue light and then green at the end never seen anything so beautiful before in the night sky.  Just wanted to email you and tell you we saw i
Amy Becker
Illinois

Chat box cleaning out Meteor Reports 8APR2011

???
Guest440 (guest):This is going to sound absolutely crazy but last night around 1:00 AM I went outside for a smoke. As I looked up in the sky I saw 2 greenish grey objects which were a far bit apart fly through the sky side by side (if I was to estimate at the distance they were I would have to say to scale roughly a few kms apart) at first they were moving slow, they almost seemed to stop, then they shot right up in the air and disappeared. I am not some crazy UFO person because I am as skeptical as anyone else but it really spooked me so I hoping someone could shed some light on the situation again, i have seen my fair share of meteor showers ect but this to me did not seem like a meteor.there was 2 objects so I guess thats what threw me off, and the fact that they moved in sync was even more messed up. I really hope I don't sound insane here but if anyone has any info. please let me know as I am trying to find a logical explanation for what I saw.
You provided no location, date or contact info;  sorry I cannot help you.  IF you wish to email me I will clarify your report.  Thank you!

Perth Western Australia Fireball Meteor 3:30am, 8 april 2011
AMZzzz (guest): around 3:30am, 8 april 2011,Perth Western Australia. I seen a green fireball in the sky south of North Beach. Haven't been able to find any reports of sightings yet.

Naples, Florida Fireball Meteor 4:18 am 8APR2011
Apr 9 2011, 8:11 AM
Guest457 (guest): i saw a fireball over naples fl this morning at 4:18 am. did anyone else see it?

Saskatoon, Canada Time??? 8/9?APR2011
Apr 10 2011, 12:21 AM
Guest388 (guest): last night I saw a fireball in the sky in saskatoon


Please include the DATE, TIME, what you saw and YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION; better if you email me directly LunarMeteoriteHunter@gmail.com  Thank you!

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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

09 April 2011

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

08 April 2011

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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07 April 2011

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: 

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
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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.