26 March 2011

Meteor/Meteorite News 26MAR2011


AWB-DG 4th International Meeting of Astronomy and AstronauticsApril 21-23, 2011, will happen in Brazil the 4th International Meeting of Astronomy and Astronautics http://meeting.passeiopeloceu.org

 Will be a GAM event here in Brazil. Invited Speakers from12 countries will participate. Confirmed participation: Apollo 16 Mission Astronaut Charlie Duke (USA), Brazilian Astronaut Marcos Pontes, Cosmonauts Oleg Kotov and Pavel Vinogradov (Russia), Mike Simmons (AWB - president and founder), Jin Zhu (China), Manoj Pai (India), Babak Tafreshi (Iran), Dirk Ross (Japan), Rosa Doran (Portugal), Virgiliu Pop (Romenia), Enrique Torres (Venezuela), Andrea Sanchez (Uruguay), Marco Pirateque (Colombia), Joan Chamberlin (USA), Michael Uberty (USA), Ronaldo Mourão (Brazil)...
Soon more wonderful news. Free registration is open.
In the press:
http://www.diariodarussia.com.br/tecnologia/noticias/2011/03/11/encontro-internacional-de-astronomia-traz-cosmonautas-russos-ao-brasil
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Fireball Event 331 – TX, OK, KS, CO, AR, NM | American Meteor Society
The AMS has received over 30 witness reports for a large fireball seen March 23, 2011 at 21:17 CDT. Witness reports have come in from Texas, Oklahoma, ...
www.amsmeteors.org/.../fireball-event-331-tx-ok-ks-co-ar-nm...



Bright Light Shoots Across Oklahoma Sky
News On 6
An expert says he thinks it was a meteor about the size of a walnut. OKLAHOMA CITY -- News 9 received numerous reports of a bright light that shot across the Oklahoma sky Wednesday night. Many of the reports were in western and central Oklahoma, ...



Emergency crews report no plane crash, just meteor
KHAS-TV
What was first called in as a plane crashing to the ground, in the end, turns out to be a meteor. Around 9 pm Wednesday, emergency crews were called to Ayr after residents in the area reported seeing something on fire falling from the sky. ...



U Local Member Captures 'Shooting Star' On Video
KOCO Oklahoma City
Tonight it caught a historic meteor west, northwest of Oklahoma City. I think you will like it," Beauchamp posted to KOCO.com's U Local site. The shooting stars Wednesday night across Oklahoma were the second 'sky event' this week. ...




OK 24 Mar 2011 0220 UTC
mfries01 | 25 March 2011 at 11:17 |  URL: http://wp.me/p11rrV-2J
This large fireball was seen by a large number of eyewitnesses and recorded by a few all-sky cameras (I'm not sure how many). This is a significant fireball, with an apparently ~flat trajectory and low velocity. Material is clearly seen to spall off the end of the track, and overall there appears to be a high likelihood [...]


On the Road: Tunisia, in search of ancient meteorites, Days 5 and 6
Astronomy Magazine (blog)
On Thursday, we set off from Tataouine, leaving the area of the meteorite strewn field where we were all successful in finding pieces of the famous Tataouine meteorite. Our first stop was truly amazing; approaching Matmata, working our way to the west ...


On the Road: Tunisia, in search of ancient meteorites, Day 4
Astronomy Magazine (blog)
Imagine picking up a piece of the asteroid Vesta from a rocky desert hillside, the first person ever to touch that meteorite in history. That's exactly what all of the members of Astronomy magazine's Tunisian tour group got to do around noontime on ...



On the Road: Tunisia, in search of ancient meteorites, Day 3
Astronomy Magazine (blog)
Here, we visited the local Earth science museum that features meteorites and minerals, including some specimens of the famous Tatahouine (meteorite collectors include the sometimes missing “h” from the locality) that fell in 1931 and features unusual ...




Radar Meteor Detection: Concept, Data Acquisition And Online ...
Radar Meteor Detection: Concept, Data Acquisition and Online Triggering Eric V. C. Leite, Gustavo de O. e Alves, José M. de Seixas, Fernando Marroquim, ...
www.intechopen.com/.../radar-meteor-detection-concept-data-...


2 Arizona "rock stars" imprisoned in Oman tell their story
KVOA Tucson Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:32 PM PDT
TUCSON - Two Arizona meteorite hunters got caught in the middle of the political unrest we see on the news every night and were imprisoned in the county of Oman.




15-Ton Manmade Fireball Expected on March 29 (HTV)

Japanese controllers at the Tsukuba Space Center outside Tokyo plan to
order the expendable spacecraft back into Earth's atmosphere March 29
over the Pacific Ocean, destroying the ship and its load of space
station garbage.

43rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
March 19-23, 2012
The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel and Convention Center
1601 Lake Robbins Drive
The Woodlands, Texas 77380

Bluegrass, Iowa Green Fireball 26MAR2011

Bluegrass, Iowa Green Fireball 10:00 pm CDT 26MAR2011
Guest511 (guest):Saw what looked like a green colored meteorite in the northern sky near bluegrass, IA at approx 10pm central time on Saturday,march 26th, 2011

25 March 2011

Espanola, NM Large Green Meteor ~7:45 pm MST 24MAR2011

Espanola, NM Large Green Meteor ~7:45 pm MST 24MAR2011

Hello,
I saw the large green meteor at about 7:45 PM MST.  I was driving in Espanola NM on Vfairview Dr., just crossing the Rio Grande River. The meteor passed overhead directly west to east, but inclined at an angle so that it passed overhead at about 1:00 o’clock (with 12:00 o’clock) being directly overhead.
Thanks,
Murray E. Moore (contact info on file)

Thank you Murray!

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Four More Meteors TX, OK, GA, FL 24MAR-25MAR2011

Four More Meteors Texas, Oklahoma, Georgia, Florida 24MAR-25MAR2011

Lone Oak, TX Meteor 4:30am 24MAR2011
Guest35 (guest): i saw a meteorite early this morning. i wanted to add that i saw the meteor around 4:30 this morning along hwy 69 s. towards Lone Oak, TX

Edmond, Oklahoma Meteor 2:30 am 24MAR2011
Guest349 (guest):Around 2:30 a.m.CDT between guthrie and Edmond Oklahoma. Bright light flashed through window and then was Gone. Thought it was a search light from helicopter for a second but moving east to west very quickly and then burnt out. Sorry, that was 3/24/11


Hawthorne, FL large White Ball  9:30pm 24MAR2011
Guest449 (guest) Carol wrote: My name is Carol I live in Hawthorne, FL and approximately 9:30pm on 3/24/11 in the east-north-east sky we saw a large white ball moving very fast to the east. There was no noise and it was seen for approximately 6-8 seconds.

Georgia 3-4 Sec Meteor 9:30 pm EDT 25MAR2011
Guest307 (guest): Did anyone else see/report a sighting in Georgia tonight? I saw something that I assume was a meteorite just before 9:30 PM Eastern time, in the eastern sky. It was white and very bright and was visible for at least 3-4 seconds before it disappeared on the horizon.

IF anyone else saw these events please include TIME, your LOCATION (town) when you saw it, the START and End location in the sky, COLOR and SOUND (if any), breaking apart, and other remarkable observations.  PHOTOS and VIDEOS are very important.  Thank you!  email: 
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Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK Red Meteor Fireball 24MAR2011

Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK 24MAR2011
Red Fireball 20 secs across sky Newcastle Upon Tyne 24/3/2011 was very bright and burnt out faded away. -Monty Magpie

Monty, If you read this please email a time.  LunarMeteoriteHunter@gmail.com

20 seconds should have attracted several tens of viewers!!!
Anyone else see this please include location (town), time, start and stop point in sky and direction of travel.  Color and sound details. Thank you!

Texas GREEN Meteor Fireball 02:40 am 24MAR2011

West Texas GREEN Meteor Fireball 02:40 am 24MAR2011
“Let me begin by saying that I work for an airport in west Texas I was out last night around 0240 doing a routine inspection, headed northeast when I saw the green burst of light in the sky directly in front of me. The green fireball was accompanied by a sparking gold tail; it looked like a roman candle firework. I was so awestruck that I immediately slammed on the brakes and started grabbing for my radio; I wanted to know if the on duty PD officer had seen it too. My first transmission was, "J., did you see that?" No answer. I tried to get him again, "J., are you on AIR TAC? (the frequency used to communicate with the PD). No answer again. At this point I realized that in my excitement I had grabbed the wrong radio and was transmitting over the Common Traffic Advisory Frequency to any aircraft in the area. I laughed it off, grabbed my other radio and called him again. Unfortunately, he missed it. I had to sit in the middle of the road for several minutes to collect my thoughts. It was easily the most magnificent and beautiful cosmic event I'll ever witness. Sometimes spending the night in a vast, dark airfield has unforeseen and astonishing benefits.
  Note: My vehicle was facing 045°on the compass and the meteor first came into view about 55° above the horizon. It traveled down towards the horizon and I lost sight of it maybe 5-10° above the horizon. In my mind I half expected it to impact the Earth right there in front of me.
  I’ve seen other reports that people witnessed it earlier in the night, just before 9:00 PM. I’m wondering, did I see the same meteor or something different?
Matt
West Texas

You saw a different event. Lucky guy to see one like that! Thank you Matt!


Jack County, Texas,approx. 2:40 a.m. 24 March
Guest769 (guest):Jack County, Texas,approx. 2:40 a.m. 24 March. My husband and I had seen two meteors the previous evening (23 March)around 8:40 and 9 pm. After we went to bed I woke approx. 2:40 a.m. because of a light out my window -unusual for this residence as it's very rural. What I saw was the very end of a green meteor fireball heading west to east.Beautiful colors, I suddenly lost it.- Anon.

If anyone else saw this meteor event please email. We need the time, the location (town) you were when you saw it, the start and end locations in the sky and the direction of travel of the meteor; thank you!

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24 March 2011

Utah meteor ~11 pm 23MAR2011

23MAR2011 Sighting Locations of Utah Meteor
(c) 2011 LunarMeteorite*Hunter, Tokyo / Google Earth

A reader writes:
I was wondering if someone saw a meteorite in Utah tonight (March 23rd 2011), around 11pm. I saw it from my window.. a ball of fire falling really fast towards the horizon. -Anon

Salt Lake City, Utah March 23
thursday March 23, 2011 about 11 p.m. Salt Lake City
I saw a 2-stage mass of flames, which fell straight downward, in the Southwestern sky
like a huge piece of flaming debris, exploding in flames, then fell further and burst again
then burned out before falling below the horizon. It was very large, very strking. -Anon


Cedar Hills, Utah
Hi - Im in Northern Utah. I saw the green fireball meteor in the S/W portion of the sky last last night. There was a little 'hiccup' right before it disappeared. It was fantastic! I was really fortunate to have seen it.
- rachel


Provo, Utah
I'm located in NE Provo, Utah and I saw a HUGE looking black ball on fire through my window last night. I saw it for about 2 seconds and it was lit the entire time with a little spark towards the end. It was falling south east almost vertically. It was in 11:00 hour.
Emery Simmons


Lehi, UT
My wife saw it while driving. She called to tell me about it, since she knows I've dreamed of spotting one for a long time. I don't have any other details. -Greg B, Lehi, UT

Fillmore, Utah 11:11 pm
I was driving northbound 1-15 just a few miles outside of Fillmore, Utah it was almost directly overhead headed from east to west over the western mtns . Time was 11:11 pm mountain time.
- Cydney Y.


Bountiful, UT March 23rd,2011 @ around 11pm
Guest566 (guest):
Meteorite sawing in Bountiful, UT. March 23rd,2011 @ around 11pm. Saw a really fast ball of fire falling of the sky towards the horizon.

Springville, Utah 
Hi my name is jared i saw something last night at about 11:15 PM i had just got done playing basketball at my local church meeting house in springville utah it started in southwest and headed straight west i didnt get to see the end of it cause it went behind the church but it was awesome!! At first i thought it was a firework or something but it was way to big and way too far out there.. it was greenish blue and had yellow sparks following it. What was it? My friends all thought i was crazy but i know i saw something!! Please get back to me Thanks!! -Jared

West Valley City, Utah
It was around 11 pm in West Valley City I was sitting in my back yard and saw a ball of fire falling fast from the sky that was almost a blue at the bottom and a pink flame up top. it fell straight to the ground facing sw. Left me a little scared..
Courtney WVC, UT
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Wellington, Utah  3-23-11 at 11:12 pm
I was in Wellington (just south of Price) on Hwy 6, northbound, heading to the canyon to come back to Utah county. I drive a semi, so I was up a little higher than someone in a car, and I have a huge windshield, that allows for great views. On 3-23-11 at 11:12 pm (I was able to pinpoint the time due to calling my husband as soon as it finished) I saw a huge white ball. At first glance I thought it was an airplane or something, because it was WAY too large to be a shooting star. It was falling straight down. It was traveling at a high rate of speed. It exploded into a larger red and orange burst, then the tail trailing behind got really bright and long, kind of glowing yellow and then turning pink, then another explosion of some sort but this time the red was extremely bright, you could almost see the flames and there was a small amount of black in the very center. From where I was at, I thought it had hit Soldier Summit or the mountain range between Price and Spanish Fork. The angle I was at, it looked like it actually hit the ground somewhere. It was going so fast, almost straight down and didn't even get close to being small or burning up before it got to the ground. I was kinda freaked out and at the same time kinda excited. I would love to know what it was. I didn't see any green color to suggest it was a meteor. The only colors I saw were red, orange, white, yellow and pink, and the orange wasn’t big or last long. I've never seen anything like it. It was incredible!! With something that large, you would think it has got to be reported somewhere. I’ve never even seen a tail like this or this long or big. Do you have any clue what it was yet or even where it landed? All the way thru the canyon, I kept wondering if I was going to come across a wrecked UFO ... lol - laura miller

If anyone else saw this meteor event please email.  We need the time, the location you were when you saw it, the start and end locations in the sky and the direction of travel of the meteor; thank you!


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Breaking News - Major TX, OK, AR, MO, KS, CO, NE, NM Green Fireball Meteor ~9:21CDT 23MAR2011

Major TX, OK, MO, KS, CO, NE, AR, NM Green Fireball Meteor  ~9:21CDT 23MAR2011


View of 23MAR2011 Meteor capture from Oklahoma City, OK Sentinel Allsky


Video of 23MAR2011 Meteor capture from Oklahoma City, OK Sentinel Allsky

Capture from Hawley, TX Allsky


Video capture from Hawley, TX Allsky


Edited Video capture from Hawley, TX Allsky


TX, OK Meteor 23MAR2011 Roughly 61 Sighting Locations in 8 US States
Red=M/M News reports; Aqua=ELP reports; Purple=AMS reports
P=Camera Locations (c) 2011 LunarMeteorite*Hunter / Google Earth
Lamy, New Mexico Allsky Camera
I'm pretty sure I caught that particular meteor on my secondary video ( not on Sentinel ) but it is at an extreme distance from my station near Lamy, New Mexico. The meteor appears at the 9 0'clock position and it is miniscule but maybe there is some data in the capture in any case.   North is top, east is screen left.
http://www.heliotown.com/FBns20110324_022054ut_Ashcraft.mp4

Thomas Ashcraft


Minden, Nebraska Meteor Fireball Bolide 9:24 CDT 23MAR2011
saw a meteorite near minden neb on march 23 at 9:24 pm very low moving west to east turned from white to green as it neared earth

Stillwater, Oklahoma Blue/Green approx. 9:31CDT 23MAR2011
JUST SAW THIS AND IT BLEW MY MIND! It lasted FOREVER, literally traveled from the little dipper to the big dipper. Saw it at approx. 9:31 in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Had a red trail that turned blue as the meteor turned green, then the tail vanished and a green object kept flying for a second longer then disappeared! Amazing sight!!!
Dave Atess


Cleveland, Missouri large green ball 9:30 pm
Mar 24 2011, 11:42 AM
Guest879 (guest):Hello, Cleveland Missouri here.9:30 pm, observed a large green ball racing towards the ground for a good 5 seconds or more then almost burst into Orange ambers and fizzled out. Pretty cool

Fort Smith, AR GREEN BALL! 9:30pm 3-23-11
Hi, I live in Fort Smith, AR. I saw a giant green ball fall from the sky around 9:30pm 3-23-11. WHAT WAS IT??- Tarra Ross  - You saw a very large meteor- count yourself very lucky!


NE Kansas Western Sky 9:15pm
Mar 24 2011, 12:13 PM
Guest319 (guest): NE Kansas Western Sky 9:15pm Central time, 2 stage re-entry. Looked like a golf ball 3 ft tail, explosion and 1 ft finale

Waterville, Kansas Fireball 9:15-9:30pm
Mar 24 2011, 12:31 PM
Dino Conti: Waterville, Kansas -Saw a 2 stage fireball that lasted a good 5-10 seconds in the western sky. Anyone else see this? BTW it was about 9:15-9:30pm
I live in Waterville, KS. I was driving south on I-9 and the fireball was SW of me at about a 25-30deg angle from the ground headed W to S. Lasted about 3-5 sec. It was a 2 stage entry about a 4 inch tail followed by an explosion and then a 1 inch tail to the finish. Hope this helps some.


Oklahoma city,ok  green ball 8:30-9:00pm
Mar 24 2011, 1:00 PM
Guest919 (guest): 8:30-9:00pm march 23,2011 oklahoma city,ok by 2-40 & douglas exit green ball fell from the sky when got closer to ground things started falling off the back of it


North Texas green fireball sighting - 3/23/11
8:45pm CDT
The reason I googled tonight is because I saw ANOTHER similar fireball tonight! From the same GPS position, at approximately 8:45pm CDT, I saw a green GREEN fireball display. Duration was 3 seconds (I estimated this time immediately after I saw it.) I first saw it 40 deg alt, 0 deg (due north) az. from me, moving to 15 deg alt, 5 deg az. It brightened throughout the display, starting -4 mag and ending at -7 or -8 mag.
(Tracking info on record)
Regards. -bfrey

Burleson, TX Green Meteor 8:45pm 23MAR2011
Hi. I saw the same "green" meteorite that is mentioned in the post on your website. I also googled, wondering if anyone else had seen it. I saw the same thing the other person said--a white meteorite that turned bright green on the edges. It was extremely bright and seemed to hit just a few miles north of where we were in Burleson, TX, off of Alsbury Blvd & Renfro around 8:45 p.m. It appeared to be going at a 30 to 40 degree angle when it disappeared from view. I also agree that it was about 3 seconds long in its descent. I have no photos or footage. I would love to know more about it if there is a mailing list that is started with updates. Thanks.
Jennifer


Itasca, Texas meteor ~8:45 pm 23MAR2011
March 23, 2011 around 8:45pm. Watched meteor streak towards Ft. Worth and breakup before going out. I was on I-35W traveling north near the 10 mile marker past the I35E/35W split at Hillsboro, Tx. The Meteor traveled from east to west as if it was going to hit Fort Worth. From my perspective as I was heading North, I noticed it as it came into view on the left side of my windshield and it broke apart and went out about a third of the way to center. that would help you plot it on a map if somebody else saw it from another angle. I was probably just north of Itasca, Texas on I-35W heading N-NW
Later added: It was pitch black in the country so I could not get any land marks to go by but the next mile marker I passed was the 11 mile marker and I figure I must have been real close to the 10 when I saw it. That would be 10 miles north of the I35 split. In looking at the larger map I would say that I saw it break apart and fade out in the direction of Weatherford, TX. Again it was traveling from West to east.
I hope this helps. -Mike Sawyer

Tulsa, OK 
saw the same time in tulsa - was approx 30 deg above horizon, initially seen to west, moving south
- john bode  


El Reno, OK
I was standing outside last night around 9:30 and I thought someone was shining a light on me because the sky lit up so bright. I looked up and saw this amazing meteor going across the sky. By the time I realized what it was I could see the tail and then it seemed to break up and you could see all of the pieces shoot off of it. - Jenny

Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas
I saw something tonight. 3/23/11 around 9pm.CDT I was leaving dfw headed south to i635. There no way I was the only one to see this. It caught my eye it was so bright.

Haslet, TX neon green fireball 8:50 pm 23MAR2011
I live in Haslet, TX and saw my first fireball last night 3/23/11 around 8:50 pm. I was looking nw and it was traveling at a 40 degree angle west to east. Lasted about 5 seconds. It started out when I first saw it as bright white...then I saw an orange fire tail....then it turned a neon green...lost the tail..then back to white before it fizzled out! It was amazing!!! I have never experienced anything like that! So glad to see other postings confirming my sighting! I reported it last night to the American meteor association! What a rush!
Becky (contact info on file)


Chickasha, OK
Guest451 (guest) kallen wrote: On 3/23/11 @ approx 8:30pm, while putting on my walking shoes,from my livingroom window, I saw a green ball shoot through the sky. I told my husband.We walked up the road & around the school (as usual).Coming back down the road at approx 9:30, the road lit up with a bright light. My husband, daughter, & I turned around to see what it was &witnessed a green ball shooting through the sky,-just like the 1 I had seen earlier.Posted it on fb around 10pm. Live 5 miles sw of Chickasha, OK.
I can be reached at kallen@ampo.k12.ok.us. After posting on fb, many people commented saying they had seen the same shooting object in the sky that night. -kallen


Rose Hill, KS
Last night I saw a meteor and somebody pointed me to your site to send in some details. I live in Rose Hill KS (67133) and around 9.20pm I saw a huge meteor coming down getting very low before it was burned up completely. I even saw 3 smaller pieces breaking off. It looked white to but I am colorblind and especially at night I see very little color definition altogether.
I hope this helps. If you have more questions just let me know.[edit].Ruben


Fort Worth, TX
Guest772 (guest) wrote: I saw this same green fireball last night on March 23,2011 Approximately at 8:50pm. I live just nw of Fort Worth TX. It initially was bright white then had a fiery tail, then turned briGht green, then white before it appeared to disintegrate. I was facing nw and it was traveling west to east low in the sky. Lasted about 5 seConds! So glad others saw this confirming my sighting! So exciting!!!

Fort Worth, TX
I live just off I-35 in downtown Fort Worth TX. I went outside and initially thought it was a searchlight on a helicopter it was so bright, living in the city, but then I saw this great green tail on it. It was really low on the horizon and looked like it was traveling east from what I could see. AmyK


Catoosa, Oklahoma
I saw the meteor that flew across the skies last night. At first I thought I was seeing things because I only saw it for a few seconds before I lost it from my view as I went down a hill behind some trees. I was driving West and it seemed to be moving from right to left. I was on a rural country road just East of Tulsa and South of Catoosa, Oklahoma. From my vantage point It looked like a ball of yellow fire with a flaming tail. It was between 9:20 and 9:30 pm CST. I had started to back up and look again, now I wish I had. Did it hit the ground or did it burn up? 
-Roberta W.


Grand Prairie, Texas 8:45pm, 3-23-11
I was on my balcony relaxing and i saw the meteorite from east to west accross the sky.It was a bright orange and it started to break off into little pieces as it descended. It may have lasted 35 to 40 seconds. I was on my 3rd floor deck with a overview of the skyline. -Dwan Gonzales

ARLINGTON, TX, GREEN FIREBALL, 3/23/2011
I saw the greenish fireball at about 9:20 p.m., CDST, on March 23, 2011. It was falling from west to east at a very steep angle, maybe even 60 degrees, with orange fire trailing briefly, then only the large, greenish colored fireball.
Don Bazar


Forth Worth, TX
My Friend and I were traveling on North Main Street in Downtown Forth Worth last night around 9:20. We saw a huge green ball of light falling in a west to east direction. As soon as the green light went out there was a trail of white sparkles after it. It was so bright that even with the light of the city you could still see it. I am glad other people saw this too.
Thanks,
Gina Z


Wichita, KS
I also saw this last night around 9:30 in Wichita KS. I thought it was a falling star at first, but it was too big and then it was bluish green. As it appeared to get bigger the trees and houses took it out of my sight. It was pretty awesome. -Anon.

Dallas, TX
I saw the same meteor March 23rd, in Dallas, Texas around 8:45pm. It appeared from no where. It was a bright yellow-gold with a green tint surrounding,as well as the tail. It lasted about 5-7 seconds, then faded away as if it were breaking up. - John

North of the Dallas, TX area about 10 PM CST
I'm not sure this is this same event, but it occurred at approximately the same time - about 10 PM CST, North of the Dallas, TX area. My daughter and I saw a huge ball of fire flying across the sky from West to East and then appearing to burn out as it got closer to the horizon. After we decided it was a meteor (and not a plane), we thought it was the biggest and most beautiful we had ever seen. We live way out in the country and see a lot of meteors. The sky was very clear that night also. Glad to know others saw it! :-) Dana

Abilene, Texas
My husband and I saw the same meteor (or whatever it was) while we were traveling west of Abilene Texas at about 9:20ish last night, March 23. It was very much as the others have described it, a large fast-moving green-colored object with a tail of fire. It probably lasted 3-5 seconds. Spectacular sight – never seen anything like it. Were there several sightings of this kind during a several hour period? Several people said they saw a similar sight at 2:40 am on March 24.
Carolyn – Tuscola, TX

East on I-20 parallel to the interstate over Midland,TX
My friend David Scott and I were traveling East on I-20. We saw a green ball traveling east parallel to the interstate over Midland (North) of the interstate. We saw this happen twice about 30 min apart. The second time was further east. The time was around 9:00 pm. The green "ball" was low in the sky and burned out as it streaked across the sky. - Norm Cowden

McKinney, TX
This was a first time experience for me and I am still amazed I found this site to confirm what I saw. I was in McKinney, TX heading North towards Prosper, TX. I saw the meteor (it wasn't green in color to me) to my left (west). It was about 9:20ish. I'm still amazed I saw this. Thanks for this website!
-Mae Gonzalez


Carrollton, TX
Guest339 (guest): I just got off work at midnight shift, driving nirth on 35, just coming in to Carrollton, when aimost straigt dow at very high speeds came a meteor, bright white and green.Looks like it hit nw of...? (writer failed to finish writing)


Evergreen, Colorado 7:49pm MST 03/23/2011
*** (maybe be two events at nearly same time in CO, NE, KS and not same as TX, OK, AR, ???) See Ayr, NE
Hi - I saw a meteor yesterday 03/23/2011 at 7:49pm MST from Evergreen, Colorado, looking due southeast. I noted the time on my cell phone. The meteor appeared to be descending toward the northeast at an angle somewhere between 30 to 40 degrees to the horizon. The tail was extremely bright with greenish cast. It looked like a smaller piece broke of just before it disappeared behind the horizon. I am curious if this is the same meteor that hit near Ayr, Nebraska. Best regards, -René


Denver, CO 8-8:30 pm MST 23MAR2011
*** (maybe be two events at nearly same time in CO, NE, KS and not same as TX, OK, AR, ???) see Ayr, NEWeds. night, March 23th, maybe between 8pm and 8:30pm.
My husband and I were driving south on C-470, in the SW part of Denver when we saw the "amazing" green meteor. It flew from West to East, high in the sky to low... and we acutally thought it was so bright it might have landed in Colorado! What a sight!!Ed and Diana


Topeka, KS
I witnessed a fireball at 9:20 pm on March 23 as I was driving South on Kansas highway 4 North of Topeka, KS. The fireball burned for several minutes in the Southern sky. I was crossing the Kansas River and could not pull over to take video.
Kathleen Gregory



Graham, TX Green meteor (?) 23 Mar
I also saw the event reported by "Jack County" at 9 pm on the 23rd
For me, the "green fireball" was low on the western horizon and traveling rapidly northbound before it blinked out. - Jim McIrvin


Abilene, Texas
We live in Abilene, Texas. I didn't see it, but my wife did. She was sitting on the porch and saw this Green Fireball come down from the sky at approx. 8:45pm (March 23, 2011). She said it started about 30 degrees above the horizon looking NNW. It traveled from West to East (Left to Right) in a downward slope and it lasted about 3-4 seconds. She said the head was Green and Blue, but mostly Green. She said the tail was Red and Yellow and looked like fire. She said that as it fizzled out it looked like a piece broke off from it.
I wished that I had seen it too. It sounded like it was a beautiful and amazing firework from God.
I hope this report helps to identify where it actually hit. - David M.
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Colby, Kansas
My boyfriend and I apparently saw the same meteor Wednesday evening, about 8:55 P.M. We were heading south in my car, in town (Colby, Kansas........a small Northwest Kansas city) and we both saw the meteor appear in the mid-western sky, traveling down at a slant to the eastern sky until it disappeared below the horizon. It was a large bright green ball with a whitish glow around it, and traveled slower than a shooting star. About 30 minutes later we were outside and I saw another much smaller one, in the same area of the sky, which was not unlike many of the other shooting stars I have seen. I looked on spaceweather.com to see if there were any meteor showers predicted for the evening, but didn't find any. Thanks! - B. Besser
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Springtown, TX
My husband and I saw this large green fireball last night from the Springtown, TX area (just NW of Fort Worth). To us, it appeared in the north, about 35 degrees above the horizon, and was traveling West to East. It was a clear white light at first, then flared into a large green fireball throwing off yellow sparks and debris. I immediately got on twitter and saw reports of this from places as far away as Hutchinson Kansas . I also saw a report on facebook from a news agency in Nebraska reporting this meteorite came down near Ayr , Nebraska . Here is a link for you:  http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10150167927941999&id=75714726998
-Claire  

Thank you Claire! and to everyone that has taken their time to report.  Without your reports others would not report or even find information about the meteor.
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Tecumseh, Oklahoma
I live in tecumseh oklahoma. tuesday evening i was feeding my animals around 8:45 p.m. or a little later i seen a green fireball in the s.w. sky moving to the west n.w. a few minutes later my son in law and i saw a large green fireball moving from the n.e. to the west-s.w. and we actually could here this one,sounded like a crackling noise moving at a real fast click. sorry i don't have any picture's but i want to know where it landed.  -bill walker

Topeka, KS to Emporia, KS
We saw the meteor tonight on our drive from Topeka, KS to Emporia, KS. It was about 9:30pm or so I believe. It was an amazing sight! It was orange and yellow and then turned into a green color. It just looked like a fireball floating through the sky. -Cristina D

Mannford, Ok.
I saw this fireball/meteor tonight. It was between 9:15-9:30 pm. I live in Mannford, Oklahoma off of Highway 48 half way between highway 33 and highway 51. My husband & I were taking our dog outside & we were actually watching a bat fly around our security light catching bugs. I was looking off to the southwest & out of NO WHERE this big ball came across the sky. I was yelling at my husband to look because I was speechless. To me, it look close to the size of a basketball & looked like the headlight of a car. It was moving fast. As soon as my husband turned around to see it it was turning a green color & then was gone. It kind of had orange sparks coming off of it...I was amazed & could not believe what I saw. My husband researched to see if it was just us & ran across your website. Hope this helps!! Sincerely, Janet Blumer - Mannford, Ok.

Oklahoma City, OK
Found your website searching "meteor" oklahoma and the date, We were driving on northwest expressway, a few miles away from the okc city limits out in the country at about nwexpwy and cimmeron road (where there are few lights and little traffic at night.) Suddenly there were blue flashes around the car, I was driving and confused for a second as to where it was comming from, I looked out the drivers side window to see if there were a power outage making street lights flash, but then thought "what street lights?". The girls in the car and I all said "what is that?" at the same time, the flashes were so bright. As I leaned into the drivers side window to look out; another flash above caught my eye and I realized it was something on fire in the air. This was the biggest thing Ive ever seen on fire flashing through the sky. I was driving my daughters friend to her house and she was in the seat behind me. So she saw the meteor too, and we both wondered if it might be a plane exploding. My daughter was in the passenger seat and could only see the flashes, it light up the front glass and the south side glass of the car, plus the entire outside around. We were driving towards the northwest on the highway, so the flashes were on the south side of the car, to see the meteor, I had to lean to the window and look up a little. The trail behind the fireball looked like a comet. There were numerous firey peices, large ones that were red, white, and blue/white, in quite a distance behind it, and it lasted longer than any shooting star Ive ever seen. There should definately be something that fell to the earth somewhere.( If this wasnt a plane or rocket exploding, it missed it's chance) it should at least be one of the biggest meteors around. If you cant tell, we were a little shaken up, because it looked like something exploding in the sky, and the light of each explosion reaching all the way down to our car was unbelievable, it was a litte unnerving, alone in the dark with just two 15 year old girls, wondering if it might be a missle that was shot at oklahoma City. We will book mark your page to see if someone turns in a video of this! Thanks ,- Brenda O'Hern Six

Lavon, Texas
I went outside a bit after 9 in Lavon Texas. I'm not very good with directions but our house faces south I believe. Towards Wylie and Sachse. If I was indeed facing south then the bright white glow moved east to west. (left to right) it was amazing. I have seen meteor showers before living out in Waxahachie on dark nights away from city lights but this was incredible. It was not like any "shooting star" I have ever seen. It was low in the horizon and from my perspective as big as an orange. It was a brilliant white glow with a 4-6 inch tail that coned into a point like the fire discharging from a jet engine. I will probably never see anything like it again in my lifetime (with the exception of possible end of world in 2012 LOL) and am very grateful to have had that wonderful opportunity. -Nic

Dripping Springs, Texas 
We saw the green ball of light falling across the sky last night in Dripping Springs, Texas around 9:00ish. Thank you, -Lisa

Rockwall, Texas
I'm unable to attest to color but this meteor was very large and hung in the sky for a significant amount of time. It was as bright as or brighter than the North Star. I witnessed this from just south of Rockwall, Tx with almost zero light pollution at approximately 8:45, March 23, 2011
- David King

Lucas, Texas
I saw this last night…it was about 9:15 ish. We were driving on Ingram Lane going North, when I saw a VERY large, VERY bright light to the North West. It actually took me a second to figure out what I was looking at! This is a rural area and I thought it might have been a helicopter search light or something. But just as I figured out what it was, it faded away. It was bright white with maybe a hint of green. It was about midway above the horizon and traveling north. I told my husband that I bet part of that thing landed somewhere! Hope this information helps and would love to know what you find out about it! Thank-you, -Donna Bradshaw

Fort Worth, Texas
Date of sighting: 03-23-2011. Time of sighting: around 8:30 pm cst
I am located on the west side of fort worth just outside loop 820 and just north of I-30. I was facing northwest and spotted the meteor just for a moment as it was nearing the ground and disappeared from my view behind the houses nearby. I could not judge distance or size although I was struck by the large size and bright green light. I took my compass out this morning and would estimate that it disappeared from view at a bearing of 310 degrees. It appeared to move left to right at a downward angle of approximately 30 degrees. It appeared round in shape with a bright green glow. The tail behind the ball was not long only about four or five times the width. Thanks, -Greg Richardson

35 from Waco to Fort Worth, Texas
I saw it falling from the sky while driving on 35 from Waco to Fort Worth, Texas.It was so dark but maybe in the area of the "skydive"field.East side of the highway. It was amazing. March 23 ,2011 Time between 8;00 pm and 9:00pm The color was a firey yellow with a little green. At first it looked like fireworks falling down to earth. There was a tail of smaller sparkles as it arched down like an arrow followed the ball.It moved very fast. I could not get my cell phone camera ready fast enough to photograph since I was driving. -Anon.

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Denver, Colorado ~9pm MDT (different meteor event)
Saw a very bright meteor heading east toward yale and I-25 around 9pm not sure what time it was exactly. First time I seen one that was not overhead. Very bright just above the horizon.
Couldn’t tell you how big it was Looked maybe from that distance size of a compact car or half the size of one Looked like it was going to strike within Colorado far east

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23 March 2011

Orlando, Florida Fireball 22MAR2011

Orlando, Florida Fireball ~1:30-2:00am 22MAR2011
While traveling East on I-4 from Orlando, watched as a fireball fell straight down from the sky. Was bright white at first then turned blue. Seemed to fall slower than expected normally. Then saw a second one about 20 minutes later while traveling North on I-95 toward Jacksonville.
What's the deal? It was March 22nd beween 1:30-2:00am. Anyone else see them?
- Carrie


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North Carolina Meteor Fireball ~7:30? pm 22MAR2011

From readers of Meteor/Meteorite News:
Wadesboro, NC Large Bright Meteor ~8:00 pm
Meteorite sighting approx 8pm ish EDST NC
Hey there, Saw your website and yes I absolutely saw the amazing large bright meteorite falling Tuesday evening. I was headed east on Highway 74 near Wadesboro NC. Could not believe how beautiful it was against the deep blue near sunset sky. Could see it extinguish towards the end. Beautiful - Roxanne Fox


Wilmington , North Carolina 7:35 pm 22MAR2011
I spotted this from my kitchen window in Wilmington , North Carolina , USA in the eastern sky. Appeared to be heading North from a southerly direction, but was about a 60 degree angle from the horizon. Only saw it for a few seconds before I lost sight of it behind the treeline. It was on March 22, 2011 at approximately 7:35 pm eastern standard time. I did not see any parts breaking off. It appeared orange red and white ( the tail was white) and made no sound that I could hear. (I was inside and didn’t think to listen after the sighting, which I understand the sound is sometime minutes delayed. The size if you can grasp the scale I give was a closed female fist is the top of a 40 ft.pine tree and the ball was the size of a female adult thumb. Hope this helps with your studies. - Sara B.


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Fire In The Sky Across Eastern Carolina

WITN
Calls and emails have been coming into the newsroom about a fireball streaking across the sky Tuesday night. It appears what people saw was a meteorite like the one in the picture accompanying this story. We received calls and from people in Beaufort ...



"Fire in the sky" witnessed by many in southeastern NC
WECT-TV6
Many people described the meteorite as a fireball and lasted only a few seconds. Residents from Pender, Brunswick and New Hanover Counties reported seeing the object to the north and east, traveling north with a glowing fiery tail. ...



Local 911 callers report meteor sighting
StarNewsOnline.com (blog)
by Brian Freskos A possible meteorite entering the Earth's atmosphere late Tuesday evening had 911 centers in Southeastern North Carolina fielding multiple phone calls from concerned residents. New Hanover County emergency dispatchers interviewed ...



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Central Missouri Meteor 21MAR2011/ 11MAR2011

Butler, Missouri Green Meteor 9:15 CST 21MAR2011
Central Missouri Green Meteor 7:30 CST 11MAR2011
My name is Ed. I live in west central Missouri in the US. Last night (March 21) at about 9:15 CST I saw my second "green" meteor traveling on a West to East path. The first on that I saw was on March 11th about 7:30 CST traveling from East to West. Both were strange in the fact that not only was it green, but there was also a yellow fringe around the green portion. And it seemed to travel at a slower speed than most meteors that I have seen. If you happen to get any information about the one you saw, could you forward that to me. I would really like to find out more about them and why they have such vivid colors.
Thanks and have a great day! -Ed Biggs

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22 March 2011

Puerto Rico Fireball ~8:55 PM 22MAR2011

Vega Alta, Puerto Rico Fireball ~8:55 PM 22MAR2011
Guest83 (guest) wrote:
Yesterday March 22,2011 at 8:55 PM I was in Vega Alta PR and my girlfriend and I saw a Fireball that came from North East toward the South West and it was big and it continued down the sky becoming smaller and smaller until it dissapeared. It had a trail of fire and lighted debrey it lasted about 5 minutes mi name is Raul Montanez and you can contact me at montanez.raul@gmail.com

21 March 2011

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Meteor 20MAR2011/ 21MAR2011

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Meteor 7:53 pm 20MAR2011
Mar 21 2011, 9:57 AM
J-ONE wrote: Meteor at 7:53 pm over Winnipeg, MB, Canada,explosion heard with a flash in the sky.

Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada 2:30 am 21MAR2011
Hey I`m Chantalle, many of my friends witnessed a green flash across the sky here in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada. It has been happening over the past few days and my boyfriend and his friend saw it again last night Monday, March 21 around 2:30 AM. They said it was followed by a loud noise. We are all very curious as to of what it is! Is it a World Wide Meteor shower?

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