The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 03FEB2012

Meteor Madness Lights Up Switchboards - News9.com - Oklahoma ...
Hundreds of 911 calls poured into dispatchers in central Oklahoma Wednesday evening keeping police busy chasing a green light in the sky.
www.news9.com/story/.../meteor-madness-lights-up-switchboa...

Witnessing the meteor - KLTV 7 News Tyler, Longview, Jacksonville |
Some of you saw it burning through the sky last night, but it happened so fast, most that saw the ball of light streaking through the East Texas sky didn't have time ...
www.kltv.com/story/16665587/witnessing-the-meteor

Meteor hurtled over Texas on Wednesday night -- Fire in the Sky ...
Witnesses spotted it from Oklahoma City to south of Waco At about 8 p.m. on Wednesday night, ameteor zipped across the sky over Dallas, then burst into a ...
www.sott.net/.../241003-Meteor-hurtled-over-Texas-on-Wedn...

FAA: Fireball in Texas sky likely a meteor - Action News 5 - Memphis ...
The Federal Aviation Administration says a streaking light seen in the skies over parts of Texas and Oklahoma was likely a meteor.
www.wmctv.com/.../faa-fireball-in-texas-sky-likely-a-meteor

UFO or meteor? Texas police dashboard camera captures bright light crashing to ...
ITN NEWS
A dashboard camera in a police car captures a bright light, that local authorites say was probably ameteor, falling to Earth. . Report by Mark Morris. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at ...

Texas Fireball Glows Colors While Barking Out Sonic Booms :
He added that he did not observe the fireball but heard the sonic boom that came after it. His description of the sight according to other reports he had heard was ...
theintelhub.com/.../texas-fireball-glows-colors-while-barking-...

Scanning our skies for the next near-miss asteroid
This is Cornwall
The meteor-watchers, based at the Norman Lockyer Observatory, perched on hills just east of Sidmouth, have a detection system with outstations running along the south of England from Tavistock to Southend-on-sea, as well as others in Derbyshire and ...

Meteorite hunters say big payday may be on the ground east of Dallas
WFAA
"This is going to be a huge, huge meteorite," said meteor hunter McCartney Taylor. "I think that it was at least the size of an SUV when it came into the atmosphere. It was large enough and it fragmented enough to where it was visible, [so] it could ...

Object Over Texas Skies Believed To Be Bolide Meteorite
KBTX
It turns out there's a lot of meteorite myths out there. Texas A&M Astronomy Professor Nicholas Suntzeff tells us what was high in the sky was likely only about the size of your fist. "If they do hit the earth they are not hot they are cold.

Meteor spotted in Kansas
KSN-TV
While most meteorites are never found because they land in the ocean, Kansans seem to stumble upon the space rocks more often than others. “ Kansas actually ranks second in the US for recordedmeteorite falls and the only state ahead of us is Texas ...

Meteor sighted in South Texas sky
KSAT San Antonio
Turns out that flash across the sky was a fireball, better known as a meteor. Eric Schlegel is a professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at UTSA. He said most meteors are the size of a grain of sand, and people don't often see them.

'Meteorite Men' host discusses meteor's fall
WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:35 AM PST
DALLAS - Mother Nature gave a show last night in North Texas. A meteor lit up the skies and hundreds of viewers flooded the WFAA Facebook page and called our newsroom reporting their sighting. On video, it only lasts a few seconds, but that's all it took for people to see it as far south as San Antonio, all the way up to Oklahoma City and west of Abilene. This morning, Steve Arnold, a host on ...

Did you see that? Meteorite passes over South Texas
KENS 5 San Antonio Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:07 AM PST
A green fireball streaked across the Texas sky Wednesday night. Sightings of the meteor flooded in from South Texas all the way to Oklahoma. The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed on Wednesday night that it was a meteorite. South Texans reported the flash in the sky around 8 p.m. There were even reports of a sonic boom in other parts of the state. There are no reports yet of the debris ...

Fireball Over Texas Caught By Police Dash Cam | Space.com
A squad car from the Little River-Academy Police Department in Texas captured a fireball ...
www.space.com/14454-fireball-texas-caught-police-dash-cam...

Large Fireball Event Over Central Texas 2/1/2012 @ 20:00 CST ...
The American Meteor Society has received over 125 witness reports about a large fireball spotted over central texas. Click the map below for an interactive ...
www.amsmeteors.org/.../large-fireball-event-over-central-texas...

FAA: Fireball was likely a meteor
UPI.com
2 (UPI) -- The Federal Aviation Administration said a ball of fire reported in the sky over Texas was most likely a meteor. The FAA said it received reports ranging from Houston to Oklahoma about the fireball in the sky Wednesday evening, ...

What was that bright streak in the East Texas night sky?
KTRE
KTRK-TV in Houston reports that the FAA has confirmed the object was a meteor. TV stations across Texas are reporting similar sightings. In some areas, meteor sightings were accompanied by reports of a "sonic boom." Most KTRE viewers described a ...

Fireball passes over Texas
KVUE
Sightings of the meteor flooded in from South Texas all the way to Oklahoma. Central Texans reported the flash in the northwest sky around 8 pm There were even reports of a sonic boom in other parts of the state. "The greenish color indicates there may ...

Bright light seen in Okla., Texas likely a meteor
The Federal Aviation Administration says a bright, streaking light seen in the skies over parts of ...
kjrh.com

Meteor sighting reported across Texas to Oklahoma
Austin American-Statesman (blog)
By American-Statesman staff | Wednesday, February 1, 2012, 09:29 PM Possible meteor sightings have been reported in Texas and Oklahoma this evening, according to news reports. Multiple reports of sightings have come in to officials from across Travis ...

Video Police camera spots meteor soaring across sky Telegraph
Police camera spots meteor soaring across sky. Rather than the usual speeding motorist a police car dashboard camera in the US caught something slightly ...
www.telegraph.co.uk/.../Police-camera-spots-meteor-soaring-a...

Meteor Soars Over Texas Skies | Video - ABC News
Police dash-cam captured the bright light that was seen as far as Kansas.
abcnews.go.com/US/.../meteor-soars-over-texas-skies-154963...

FAA Confirms Meteor Sighting In Oklahoma - News9.com ...
The FAA has confirmed a meteor streaked across the Oklahoma sky about 8 p.m. Wednesday.
www.news9.com/.../faa-confirms-meteor-sighting-in-oklahom...

Meteor Sighted Over Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas
A meteor sighting over Kansas and hundreds of miles south to Texas has been stirring up a lot of conversation among viewers. The meteor sighting we told you ...
www.kake.com/.../Meteor_Sighted_Over_Kansas_Oklahoma_...

Meteor Streaks Across North Texas Sky
Did you see the meteor shooting across the sky last night around 8PM? Hundreds of people had their eyes to the sky at just the right time to see not just any ...
1037litefm.radio.com/.../meteor-streaks-across-north-texas-sky...

Meteor sighted in South Texas sky | News - Home
Meteor sighted in South Texas sky. ... Hundreds of people saw a meteor Wednesday night in Texas. Those sightings help experts determine the track of that ...
www.ksat.com/news/Meteor-sighted-in.../-/index.html

Residents In Kan., Okla., Texas Spot Meteor - Kansas City Weather ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The sky lit up Wednesday night in parts of Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. Thursday, February 2, 2012.
www.kmbc.com/weather/30358281/detail.html

Did You See The Texas/Oklahoma Meteor? - Abilene News Story ...
ABILENE, Texas -- Did you see anything strange in the sky Wednesday night? Wednesday, February 1, 2012.
www.ktxs.com/news/30355383/detail.html

Raw Video: Watch Meteor Over Okla. City - Video ...
Video courtesy of James Beauchamp, an Oklahoma City resident who happens to host a skycam ...
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Meteor Caught on Police Dash Camera
The meteor that flashed across Austin Wednesday night caused quite a buzz and before it ...
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Video -- Man-Made or Meteorite? -- National ...
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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 02FEB2012

'Meteorite Men' host discusses meteor's fall
WFAA
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Bright light seen in Okla, Texas likely a meteor
KOAM-TV
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Federal Aviation Administration says a bright, streaking light seen in the skies over parts of Oklahoma and Texas likely was a meteor. FAA spokesman Lynn Lunsford said late Wednesday the agency had received reports from people ...

Streaking meteor flight seen from Kansas to Texas
KRMG
Brad McGavock was on duty this morning when we called the Tulsa National Weather Service office about the possible meteor ripping through the sky. "Around 8 pm there was reported to be a sonic boom that was heard over the DFW area.

Fireball passes over Texas | kvue.com Austin
A green fireball streaked across the Texas sky Wednesday night.
www.kvue.com/news/.../Fireball-across-Texas-138537154.htm...

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El Chaco is the largest fragment from a meteor that exploded 4000 years ago over north-central Argentina and Moqoit ancestral territory. The remains of the ...
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Did A Meteor Streak Across Texas?
The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News captured video of the alleged meteor. A bright light can be seen shooting across earth. The video was captured at ...
www.myfoxaustin.com/.../Did-A-Meteor-Strike-Across-Texas...

Possible meteor spotted over San Antonio | kens5.com San Antonio
It wasn't a bird or a plane that had the phones ringing off the hook at KENS TV. It was a possiblemeteor sighting in the San Antonio sky that had local viewers ...
www.kens5.com/.../Possible-meteor-spotted-over-San-Antonio...

Meteor lights up the sky from Texas to Oklahoma
The phones at police departments and fire stations all over lit up around 8 p.m. Wednesday night ...
digitaltexan.net/2012/state/meteor-lights-sky.../article24801/

Texas Meteor Shower Caught on Camera
ABC News
Many people in Oklahoma and Texas got an unexpected light show Wednesday night. *Like Us: http://WNNfans.com.

Fireball lights up Texas sky
Austin News
No official word that it was a meteor, but as of right now, that seems to be the case. According to Lynn Lunsford with the Federal Aviation Administration, the fireball was visible from Oklahoma City to Houston. "A meteor is the most likely candidate.

Meteor hurtled over Dallas on Wednesday night
Pegasus News
by Teresa Gubbins At about 8 pm on Wednesday night, a meteor zipped across the sky over Dallas, then burst into a streaking flame before burning out. WFAA received more than 200 reports, and a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman confirmed that it ...

What's that bright, green light over our skies?
abc13.com
The FAA confirms a meteor flew over the northern part of the state Wednesday night. People from Sugar Land up to Tulsa, Oklahoma, reported seeing a green light in the sky. If you caught photos or video of this event, you can upload them at ...

Meteor reported in Oklahoma, Texas skies
NewsOK.com
A meteor streaking across the sky was reported as far north as Oklahoma City and as far south as Houston on Wednesday night, the Federal Aviation Administration said. A meteor streaking across the sky was reported as far north as Oklahoma City and as ...

Possible meteor spotted over San Antonio
KENS 5 TV
It was a possible meteor sighting in the San Antonio sky that had local viewers buzzing. This picture was posted on a website called "Lunar Meteorite Hunters." The KENS 5 Newsdesk is also reporting that the FAA is confirming that this was an actual ...

Meteor Streaks Across North Texas Sky | NBC 5 DallasFort Worth
People from Oklahoma City to Austin reported seeing a flash of light in the sky Wednesday night.
www.nbcdfw.com/.../Meteor-Streaks-Across-North-Texas-Sky...

Fireball over Texas was likely a meteor Houston Chronicle
A large fireball seen streaking across the sky about 800 p.m. Wednesday was most likely a meteoraccording to reports from the Federal Aviation ...
www.chron.com/.../Fireball-over-Texas-was-likely-a-meteor-2...

Strange Object Lights up Dallas Sky
MyFox Houston
A bolide is a fireball or very bright meteor. It explodes often with visible fragmentation and sometimes a sonic boom, according to AMS. Kevin Palivec in Hawley, Texas believes the same. His meteor detection cameras captured images of what he called a...

Meteor sightings reported across Texas to Oklahoma | Weather Watch
Statesman.com: The Austin American-Statesman, your source for news, sports, business & classifieds.
www.statesman.com/blogs/content/.../metor_sightings.html

Fireball in Texas sky was meteor, FAA says
WFAA
Many people also said they heard what sounded like a sonic boom (or booms) associated with thefireball, which was apparently witnessed all the way from San Antonio to Oklahoma City. The Federal Aviation Administration told TV station KWTX in Waco that ...

Perth opal dealer faces Malaysia's gallows
Sydney Morning Herald
Shahril Jaafar, who is a permanent resident in Australia and works for his father's meteorite and opal company, was arrested at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport on January 17. Yesterday he faced the Sungai Petani Magistrates Court unrepresented ...

Pick of the week: 'Space Junk 3D' at Adler Planetarium
Chicago Tribune
The in-depth imagery of a meteor crater and crowded orbits, and on-screen commentary by Don "Father of Space Junk" Kessler, the head of NASA's Orbital Debris Office, help viewers learn that excessive space debris is not just fodder for science fiction ...

Plan to move Argentine meteorite to Germany blocked
AFP News via Yahoo! Malaysia News Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:01 AM PST
An unlikely alliance between the native Moqoit people and leading Argentine scientists has thwarted plans to ship the world's second largest meteorite to Germany as a prestigious art exhibit.

Meteorite moving plan blocked
News 24 South Africa Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:10 AM PST
An alliance between the native Moqoit people and scientists has thwarted plans to ship the world's second largest meteorite to Germany as a prestigious art exhibit.

Halifax "fireball" probably a meteor: astronomer - News957
An expert on astronomy says the glowing fireball that some Halifax residents saw streaking through the sky Thursday night was probably a meteor. Alan...
www.news957.com/.../324620--halifax-fireball-probably-a-m...

Meteor Activity Outlook for January 28-February 3, 2012 | American ...
February offers the meteor observer in the northern hemisphere a couple of weak showers plus falling sporadic rates. This may not seem too exiting but you ...
www.amsmeteors.org/.../meteor-activity-outlook-for-january-...

Meteor lights up the sky from Texas to Oklahoma
The phones at police departments and fire stations all over lit up around 8 p.m. Wednesday night ...
digitaltexan.net

Breaking News -TEXAS/OKLAHOMA BOLIDE MAJOR Meteor Fireball 1FEB2012

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Texas Bolide Meteor Fireball 1FEB2012
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Texas Bolide Meteor Fireball 1FEB2012

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TEXAS/OKLAHOMA BOLIDE MAJOR Meteor Fireball 1FEB2012
NMskies/NASA, ASGARD Allsky Camera capture from New Mexico!!!

TEXAS/OKLAHOMA BOLIDE MAJOR Meteor Fireball 1FEB2012
NMskies/NASA, ASGARD Allsky Camera capture from New Mexico!!!

Police dashboard video from Little River-Academy in Central Texas.

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KXAN TV
http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/local/austin/fireball-lights-up-texas-sky?ref=scroller&categoryId=10001&status=true


KSAT TV
http://www.ksat.com/news/Reports-Bright-light-seen-over-South-Texas/-/478452/8581670/-/ufu84e/-/index.html

KWCH TV
http://www.kwch.com/news/kwch-faa-bright-light-seen-in-skies-likely-a-meteor-20120202,0,486255.story

NBC DFW TV
http://www.nbcdfw.com/video/#!/weather/stories/Dashcam-Captures-North-Texas-Meteor/138539894

KHOU TV
http://www.khou.com/community/news-link

Los Angeles Times Newspaper
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/nationnow/2012/02/meteorite-sighting-oklahoma-texas.html

Star-Telegram
http://blogs.star-telegram.com/honkin_mad/2012/02/huge-fireball-in-north-texas-sky-was-meteor-faa-confirms.html

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Texas / Oklahoma Meteor Fireball 01:18 am 1FEB2012

Texas / Oklahoma Meteor Fireball 01:18 1FEB2012
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Texas / Oklahoma Meteor Fireball 01:18 1FEB2012
Hawley Sandia Allsky /Kevin Palivec

Texas / Oklahoma Meteor Fireball 1FEB2012
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Plan to move Argentine meteorite to Germany blocked
PhysOrg.com
An unlikely alliance between the native Moqoit people and leading Argentine scientists has thwarted plans to ship the world's second largest meteorite to Germany as a prestigious art exhibit. The 37-ton space rock crashed to Earth as part of a meteor ...

Learn to shoot the moon over West Michigan and get to know Mars better
The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com
By David L. DeBruyn Press File PhotoTry an astrophotography session: The moon's lava plains show some craters from meteor strikes as seen from the telescope of Javier Estrada, Grand Valley State University astronomy professor at Rosa Parks Circle ...

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Meteor Soars Over Texas Skies | Video - ABC News
Police dash-cam captured the bright light that was seen as far as Kansas.
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Meteorites more than streaks of light
Springfield News-Leader
A Mars rover photographed this basketball-size iron meteorite on Mars in 2005. / NASA / JPL / Cornell Manicouagan Reservoir, a large annular lake, marks the site of an impact crater 100 kilometers wide. Formed almost 212 million years ago when a large ...

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Computing the period of a meteor using two ways.
Computing the period of a meteor using two ways. Astrophysics discussion.
www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=571743

It's Full of Stars - jtotheizzoe: Meteor Showers 2012 A calendar of...
jtotheizzoe: “Meteor Showers 2012 A calendar of all the major meteor showers taking place in 2012 that I drew up. Of course, this isn't all of the meteor events ...
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Meteor Activity Outlook for January 28-February 3, 2012
An errant earthgrazer from the Centaurid complex may shoot northward. Better yet, a bright fireball may light up the sky. February is the start of the fireball ...
www.earthchangesmedia.com/publish/article-9162532248.php

Meteorite Display - YouTube
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As still photography cannot capture the beauty of the crystalline structure ofmeteorites, I ...
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"The Resurrection" - Thinsection of a Chondrule within an Ordinary Chondrite Meteorite
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Meteor Streaks Across Portland Area Skies | Bruce Sussman ...
A bright white meteor streaking, streaking, streaking across the southern sky over ... It most likely was a meteor–and you can see here in this graphic that it was ...
www.brucesussman.com/weather.../meteor-above-portland/

Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Tissint
Tissint 29°28.917'N, 7°36.674'W. Tata, Morocco. Fell: 18 July 2011. Classification : Martian meteorite (Shergottite). History: (H. Chennaoui Aoudjehane, FSAC, ...
www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/index.php?code=54823

Rare Fireball Meteor caught on Camera by Ladd Observatory in ...
The skies in Providence were clear on January 19 when a fireball meteor appeared around 3 a.m.. The camera, mounted on the roof of Observatory rolls ...
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شظايا نيزك مريخي سقط بالقرب من طاطا ينتمي إلى المريخ 2‎ - YouTube
Tissint, Moroc Martian Meteorite Fall/Meteorite Hunting Report on French TV....
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Rare Fireball Meteor caught on camera | WPRI.com
Last week, scientists at Brown University's Ladd Observatory noticed something very unusual ...
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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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Mystery Moon Flashes Caused by Meteorite Impacts
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For hundreds of years, people have seen tiny flashes of light on the surface of the Moon. Very brief, but bright enough to be seen from Earth, these odd flashes still had not been adequately explained up until now. Also known as Transient Lunar Phenomena (TLPs), they have been observed on many occasions, but rarely photographed. On [...]

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OT: Just Breaking News - SECOND EARTHQUAKE! Earthquake Japan Iwate-Ken 5.6 MAG 09:22 am 28JAN2011

OT: Just Breaking News - Iwate-Ken, Japan Earthquake 5.6 MAG 09:22 am 28JAN2011
No damage reports.
Tsunami Caution Issued.

Source: USGS

Occurred at (JST)	Latitude (degree)	Longitude (degree)	Depth	Magnitude	Region Name
09:22 JST 28 Jan 2012	40.2N	142.5E	40 km	5.6	Iwate-ken Oki

OT: Just Breaking News -Japan Earthquake 5.2+ 28JAN2012

OT: Just Breaking News - 
Japan Earthquake 5.2+ 07:43:15 am (UTC+9) 28JAN2012
- No Damage Reported. 
-No Tsunami Warnings Issued.
-Felt Strongly in Tokyo.

Source: USGS

MAP

5.2

2012/01/27 22:43:15

35.542

138.960

26.4

EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN