Texas Fireball Meteor ~06:43 am CST 07DEC2012 with Sonics!
- Great candidate for a meteorite dropper!!!
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Odalis Sanchez 22MAR2013
Car dashcam video taken from coords 32.9809, -97.0375
--she tried to pass in off as another event in NE States 22MAR2013
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=fyjkD35BtUU
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Initial Reports:
07DEC2012
Martha Liebrum
Houston
6:45 a.m.
4 seconds?
Northeast to West
Multi streaming colors, huge bright
Same as moon
Not that I saw
Light attracted my attention...
07DEC2012
Jamie
League City, TX, USA
6:41:00
3 seconds
W-E, traveling North
bright green, larger than a shooting star
brighter than Venus,
no
It looked like a very bright firework, long streak in the sky.
07DEC2012
Corie
Irving, TX
643
5-7 sec
E/SE
Bright
Sun
yes.
In the very early dawn sky I saw a bright contrail with a dark gap in the sky followed by a bright ball of light, all of which quickly disappeared.
07DEC2012
Jim
Dallas Texas
6:45 CST
5 sec
SE
Bright streak looked like rocket trail still breaking up less than 100 yards from ground. Traveling at extreme rate of speed
Venus
Yes
I will be very surprised if a business or home wasn't hit. Fell in very populated area
07DEC2012
Martin Mueller
Richardson, TX, USA
645
4 seconds max
Left to Right, Facing South
White, in car no sound
Sun
Yes
Very fast and Bright, discintegrating
07DEC2012
Robert
Irving, Texas
06:40 AM CST
2 seconds?
Left to Right. Facing South.
Neon Greenish Blue
rather bright. Moon-brightness
no fragments
Greenish-blue neon trail. Approximate angle of descent 60 degrees from left to right while facing south. Trail was rather thick. Seemed close to my location, but that was probably an optical illusion.
07DEC2012
Mike
Dallas, TX
6:40am CT
5 Seconds
South
Bright Flash
Very bright flash - like a large flash on a camera
Don't think so
I was heading SW on Hwy 121 and looked to my south near the Coppell/Grapevine/DFW Airport area. There was a flash that filled the sky and then a streak of red/orange fire that was very thick and then dissappeared close to horizon. It almost looked like the fire and flash was over DFW airport, but I think it was further south.
07DEC2012
Sara
Seabrook, TX
640
Less than one second
N-E to N-W. I was facing N-W
The sun was coming up and made it appear orange/pinkish. Did not hear a sound as I was driving in my truck with the radio on.
Lit up the sky for a split second
No
I've seen meteors fall to the ground before, as an eye witness and on videos. This one had no trail while entering the atmosphere. It was already close to earth when it appeared and it happened in just a split second and lit up the whole sky in front of me. If I would have blinked, I would have missed it. I've never seen one travel that fast.
07DEC2012
Daniel Stone
houston
645
5 seconds
East to West, 20% of sky
Yellow and Green, explosion and flash of white light
brighter than the sun at explosion, brighter than the moon throughout
could not see
was beautiful!
07DEC2012
ryan bence
houston,TX
0645am
3 sec
west bound
fireball
sun
N/A
greensish tail then created a blue/green flash in the sky
07DEC2012
texmex
galveston,tx
6:35:00
10sec
northwest
green and blue
sun
yes
it just lit the whole sky up..really bright
07DEC2012
Cheryl
Sulphur, LA 70663
6:45:00
10-15 sec.
W-SW; I was facing west
tail was greenish and had a bright white ball at the end
moon
none that I could see
I was traveling in my car, pulling out of my drive way when I saw it streak across. I thought it was a fireworks at first and realized it was going the opposite direction!
07DEC2012
Nicole Wlodarczyk
Little Elm, TX, US
0642 CST
2 sec
East to SouthEast
large long white tail, with a VERY large blue-green color burst to end of event
just a bit less than a full moon
unknown
This was the largest I have seen, fragments may remain
07DEC2012
Ellen Hearn
Haskell, Texas, USA
6:45:00
2-3 seconds
N-S facing East
Brilliant Neon Green
Moon
bright enough to show as it passed behind clouds
Giant neon green ball with same color tail, driving east with Venus in front of me the ball moved from the north to the south
07DEC2012
Emily
Houston, Texas, USA
0645 Central time
<5 to 10 sec
unknown
Blue/Green flash of light, then a fireball in the sky
maybe as bright as moon, more comparable to an power line transformer explosion
unknown
none
07DEC2012
Andy Nall
Pearland Texas, USA
6:37 a.m.
1.5-2 seconds
start due notht, traveling southwest
huge green flash of light that cast shadows on the ground
more than the moom, but not as much as the sun
the tail
The green light was so bright that it casts shadows of myself and the trees around me.
07DEC2012
Matthew Schwartz
Richmond, TX, USA
06:40 Central Time
1 second
United States
Bright Green
Same as lightning
No
Power outage in my office, probably related.
07DEC2012
Kim
SUGAR LAND, TX
06:44 CST
5 sec
meteor was traveling E-W; I was driving toward NE
I didn't see the actual explosion as I was driving and it occurred off my left shoulder. My car light up like someone took a flash photo inside and when I looked out the car window I saw renmants of the explosion and the meteor contrail. The explosion site was orange/yellow and the contrail was yellow/blue.
extremely bright. It was dark outside and light up the interior of my car like flash photo would.
didn't notice any fragments
Since it was dark outside, I don't know how close to the ground it was. But because of the light given off from the explosion, I would venture to guess it was closer than normal.
07DEC2012
Jeanne Zimmer
Wylie, Texas
6:40 (approx.)
2 sec.
right to left
White/turned green
very bright
did not see any
neighbors walking saw it too.
07DEC2012
Jason Psutka
Mansfield, TX
640
5 sec
Southern Sky: Top right to bottom left
Orange, yellow with blue
moon
no
Solid streak with substancial afterglow lasting 3 sec.
07DEC2012
Dean Dawson
The Colony,TX
6:45ish Central
2 seconds
Traveling South, saw what looked a couple hundred feet up traveling downward from east to west
bright white flash , then a trail
lightning bright
n/a
n/a
07DEC2012
Wendy Carey
CARROLLTON, TX, UNITED STATES
06:45 CST
About 7 seconds
E-W
It looked almost like a firecracker that never exploded, just fell. It was a blue with some yellow traces.
It was pretty bright, not quite as bright as the sun but brighter than the moon
I could see a small trail of smoke and possibly a few pieces falling off.
It seemed to be very low in the sky.
07DEC2012
Eric Janney
Grapevine, TX
0655 CST
1 sec
Traveling on US 121 south bound toward DFW airport. Event appeared SSE of my location.
Bright green burst fading to white with a flash of white at the end
sun
no
The even was bright enough to light up the night sky in a bright green for it's duration with a flash of white at the end
07DEC2012
Tamera
Johnson County, TX, USA
645
6sec
North to South in Eastern sky
Red fire ball, with a bluish green long tail
bright as the venus
yes, fragments following behind
it was awesome!
07DEC2012
Sharron Murphree
Azle, TX USA
6:50 am CST
10 sec
SW high in sky traveling to the SW horizon
bright blue flash and then an orange trail
very bright, brighter than Venus
no
like a brilliant firework exploding
07DEC2012
Tommy Hamilton
Houston, Texas USA
Central Time 6:45am
10 sec
N-W Right to Left
blue and orange
moon
no
http://i50.tinypic.com/fa3h8g.jpg
07DEC2012
Natasha Bounds
Spring/ Houston , Texas , USA
6:45 (am) central
5-10sec
E-W(or NW)
Bright blue and green flash across the sky.
Very bright! Reminded me of when a transformer blows!
I didn't see any but it doen't mean there weren't any
Some poele have discribes seeing a fireball but I would not have discribed it as such.
07DEC2012
Joe G
Carrolton, TX USA
0700 Central Time Zone USA
I would say maybe 5 seconds.
From North to South. I was facing South.
I saw some white and possibly some blue. I was not sure if the blue was from daybreak or from the actual meteorite. I did not hear anything as my car window was closed and music playing.
I would say same as the moon.
None that I could see.
This thing was very wide and it appeared to be very close. It also appeared to have slowed down when it entered our atmosphere then proceeded with the free fall. 2 other friends confirmed that they saw it, too.
07DEC2012
D Perkins
Rowlett, Texas
6:45 am Central time zone
1 second
SE-S Falling toward earth
White-orange
Very bright to dark
Seemed to disintegrate as it fell
Also observed by other passenger in car. Very bright flame like appearance
07DEC2012
Cynthia Albert
Rhome Texas
6:43:00
6seconds
nw of where my son and I were standing.Looked like it came down in Justin Tx from my house sw direction
Beautiful white glow with gren and blue huge!! Weird (wooshing?) sound
Brighter then then sun
looked like it
Reported to Fox 4 new's Alot of other people seen it also one reported from Colorado.Looked Super Close!
07DEC2012
Leah
Clearlake, Texas
645
3 seconds
facing North it traveled from right to left
yellow, orange, blue
Very bright
looked like there was
I've never seen anything like it! The tail on it was very long and bright. Traveled very fast! Coolest thing i have ever witnessed!
07DEC2012
Cynthia Albert
Rhome Texas
6:43:00
6seconds
nw of where my son and I were standing.Looked like it came down in Justin Tx from my house sw direction
Beautiful white glow with gren and blue huge!! Weird (wooshing?) sound
Brighter then then sun
looked like it
Reported to Fox 4 new's Alot of other people seen it also one reported from Colorado.Looked Super Close!
07DEC2013
Julie Doucet
ORANGE, TEXAS USA
6:40 am cst
Very short, maybe a full second.
I was facing East. It went from right to left in a downward direction
No audible sounds. Ball was orange with a bright blue tail
Very bright. The sun was up but it wad very foggy out and the meteor lit up the sky around it
No
We did not get a picture but it wad byfar one of the coolest things I have ever seen. And it was a major plus that I got to see it with my 5 year old son.
07DEC2012
Kristy
Fort Worth, Texas, USA
06:40:00 CST
10 sec
West
Green
Sun, it was very bright
No
It was very green and bright. The center was large and dark. The exterior of the object was white then turning green and left a green tail. It was like it was on fire.
07DEC2012
Sue Moore
McKinney TX
6:45 Central
2-3 seconds
NE-SW
Bright white fireball with tail
Extremely bright
No fragmentation
Seemed to appear out of nowhere, large bright fireball with tail, then totally disappeared
07DEC2012
Bobby
Iowas Colony, TX USA
6:34:00
2
Facing West by Northwest
Double green flash
resembled lightning
unknown
I saw a bright green double flash. I thought it was lightning at first.
07DEC2012
Bill Killgore
Frisco, TX United States
06:42 am CST
2 or 3 seconds
N to S Facing South
Very large bright white ball trailed by bright stream of light
Venus
light or parts were falling off
It looked to be extremely large
07DEC2012
J Lindstrom
Lewisville, TX
630
2
United States
Yellow/Green
Moon
Yes
It was from north heading south, from about 80 degrees to 55 degrees of my left side of the horizon while driving to work.
For All sighting reports see:
http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.jp
Fireball over Lewisville, TX - 12/7/12
At 6:40am on 12/7/12, I saw a large fireball over lewisville, TX. The fireball was clearly going straight down and went in front of my field of view for about 4 seconds. I was driving south of I-35 near Lewisville water tower and the fireball landed very close by. The fireball was incredibily bright blue and made a very loud sound as it passed back. Just before hittting the ground, the light disappeared and there was large pop. Several of my co-workers saw the same thing from road 2499 which was several miles south of my location.
Stephen McKeever
University of North Texas Thank you Stephen!
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