Major Meteor Outbreak US Mid-West - IL, IN, WI, OH, KY, MI 7DEC2011
Over 30 reports from the East/Central US states of IL, IN, WI, OH, KY, MI, NC, SC ! See some of the sighting reports at (others will be posted as time permits.):
http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.com/ .
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Captured with Sandia All Sky Camera, Lake Station, Indiana
Bolide first visible at 04:31:42.064 UTC and disappears at 04:31:47.429
07Dec2011
Shannon
Chicago USA
10:30 CST
2 - 3?
Traveled E - W, appeared directly over downtown Chicago
Very bright white tail, blue around the "head", slight pink/red tinge also around the head.
Bright as a full moon; brightest I've ever seen.
Not that I could see.
This was the most impressive meteor I've ever seen. I just happened to look out the window at the exact right moment.
07DEC2011
Joel
Urbana, IL USA
22:35 CST
3-4 sec.
E-SW
Bright white and blue tail, extending well beyond the meteor
Same as moon
No/Unsure
Either incredibly close or incredibly large!
07DEC2011
Jennifer
Lombard, IL; USA
22:30 CST
2-3 sec
East to West
Very bright green to white
Brighter than the moon, looked like a white hot fire, as though something was burning and falling through the sky.
No large parts but some sparks, almost like a large firework trailing down.
Just amazing, so much larger and brighter than any shooting star I've seen. I worried it was a part falling from a plane! So glad I witnessed it.
07DEC2011
Jason
Cincinnati, Ohio
23:32 Eastern
1.5 to 2.5 seconds
Object traveled from North to South
White, weird blue-ish green toward the bottom of the streak, and a small tinge of yellow
Slightly brighter than the moon.
Did not see any fragments, only saw the one streak
My window faces due West and the object travelled from right to left, or North to South. I heard no sound because my tv was turned up.
7DEC2011
roger miles
crawfordsville indiana
EST
2 seconds
north to south
blue streak
very bright
one small part came off at the end.
It was juat a blue streak in the sky
07Dec2011
Jessica
Grainger County, TN, United States
11:30 PM Eastern Time Zone
5 seconds
It was traveling west.
It appeared to be green and at first I thought it was a shooting star but quickly realized it was something else when it appeared to suddenly catch on fire. It lit up a significant amount of the sky around it. Then it kept shooting across the sky and disappeared.
Brighter then anything I had ever saw in the sky.
Nothing was falling off.
It was amazingly bright.
07Dec2011
Tyler
bolingbrook Il USA
22:22 CST
5/6/2011
North to south came from chicago direction
blue/white
brighter than moon
unsure
moving very fast moving/ didnt seem to be falling just shot across the sky/ 10 times faster then a jet
07DEC2011
Tim Hardman
Newark, Ohio, USA
23:32 CST
1 seconds
N;S right to left looking West
very bright white, no sound. I was in a chair watching tv., facting west. On the far side of the room is a narrow window, the meteorite light passed across the window so I can't really give a good estimate for duration.
sun
yes
very bright white
7DEC2011
Joe Murphy
Traveling South on I-75 near West Chester, OH, United States
23:31 PM EST
2
I was headed South on I-75, and the object traveled from right to left, so I'd say it was headed West to East or maybe even Northwest to Southeast.
white head, long streaking orange/blue tail, no sound (was driving in automobile)
I would say moonlike; it didn't light up the entire sky if that's what you are asking, but it was very bright and clearly visible
Not that I noticed.
No other observations can be recalled.
07Dec2011
Patrick
Cincinnati, Ohio
2330 Eastern time
about 4 seconds
NE to SW
Blue with a white tail.
As bright as the moon but smaller.
Before it disappeared I saw what appeared to be two explosions. They went from red to orange in color.
I had seen shooting stars before but this was absolutely amazing. Truly a once in a lifetime sighting. I was so breathless I failed come with a wish.
07Dec2011
Meagan
Columbus, Ohio; United States
2330
around 30
Right to left
Silver/ white incandescence. Shimmering. Bright white at front
Same brightness as Venus
No
The most dramatic "falling star" event I have ever witnessed. Breathtaking. Disappeared when it got close to bottom of horizon.
07Dec2011
Meagan
Columbus, Ohio; United States
2330
5-10 (very beautiful, made it seem like time stood still)
Right to left
Silver/ white incandescence. Shimmering. Bright white at front
Same brightness as Venus
No
The most dramatic "falling star" event I have ever witnessed. Breathtaking. Disappeared when it got close to bottom of horizon.
07Dec2011
carly
milwaukee
about 10:30 pm
3-5 sec
e-w
bright green
very bright clsoest to a firework type color
it had a trail, hard to tell if there were fragments, we were just think what is that!
Hope i see that again.
07DEC2011
CSG
whiteland, in, USA
11:30pm, eastern
1/3/2011
ne-sw
whitish light, LONG tail, smoke/vapor trail afte light went out
very bright, almost full moon here, very clear night, noticeably brighter than moonlight
not noticed
I was outside but not looking up, saw bright light and thought wife had turned on outside lights. looked up to see spectacular trail and light passing very near position of the moon. VERY bright. Initial flash caused me to look up. after light was no longer visible, could still see vapor/smoke trail in moonlight for several seconds.
07DEC2011
darrin
marion ky usa
2240 cst
unk through window had to hit ground
unk n-se
orange/white/red
fire in dark
had long tail
was seen 20 foot above single story building going down about 5 foot dia.
07DEC2011
LEE
THORNVILLE, OH, usa
23:32 est
4 - 6 SEC
NW TO SE
WHITE & BLUE TAIL
AS BRIGHT AS THE SUN BUT MUCH SMALLER
NO BUT THE TAIL WAS APPROXIMATELY 7 TIMES LONGER THAN THE FIREBALL
LIKE NOTHING I'VE EVER SEEN
07DEC2011
Trish A
Frankfort, KY, USA
23:40 EST
1 Second or less in my view
E-W
Blue - I don't know if there was a sound because I was indoors
the trail was light blue but bright and the head was intense blue like a planet but bigger.
Did not see anything like that.
It was much more intense than a meteor shower or "falling star". It was almost light and intense contrail with a bright head. It wasn't very fast, I had time to track it from one window to the next before it disappeared out of my view (I have two windows that are side by side and tall and I saw the line in the right window and was able to see it more clearly in the left window. By the time I jumped up and looked out the window it was gone.
07DEC2011
Harold Dick
Greensboro, NC
23:31 Eastern Standard Time Zone
4 seconds
WNW sky, traveling right to left
white with hints of mint green in color
Half brightness of full moon
Broke into about 3 pieces last 1-2 seconds
Low in the sky, started in WNW direction from my location at about 30 degrees sky angle and traveled toward the south direction to about a WSW direction from my location, descending to about 20 degrees sky angle. Bright white with a mint green color to fire ball and following trail. Broke into 3 pieces for last 1-2 seconds, each following the other until it disappeared with a slightly brighter flash.
07DEC2011
Alejandro Miranda
Chicago, IL.
2232 CST
3/4/2011
South
white sphere with aqua bluish tail
venus
unknown
caught glimpse of bright sphere then turned into tail, then dissapated
7DEC2011
VaughnT
Greenwood, SC, USA
2330 EST
7 seconds of visibility, obscured by landscape features.
East to West
Green, with a long white tail and a burst of green luminescence midway through the trajectory
Very close to the moon in brightness. It was the size and brilliance that caught my eye.
None seen, though that could have explained the burst of brilliance halfway through.
Most amazing thing I've ever seen. Very large compared to the background stars and airplane lights, and moving far faster than anything I've ever seen in the night sky.
07DEC2011
J.J. beck
rural Wayne Co. Illinois U.S.
central
3-5sec
north - south
bright white broke into two fireball
moon
y
north to sourth standing looking east up at my 2 o'clock
07DEC2011
Herb
Gurnee/Highwood, IL, US
10:17 Central Time
2
South
Green/white
Moon
No
On tollroad and saw a greenish white streak east of tollroad, south of Gurnee,IL US
07DEC2011
Darryl Lonowski
Madison,WI USA
21:22 CST
we saw it for 5 seconds
Travel WNW to ESE, horizontal , elevation about 25 degrees
Orange
bright as moon
Many fragments breaking off and trailing , like a roman candle
bearing 315 from 43.073912,-89.520046
07DEC2011
mike
harrisburg ohio
11:32pm est.
3/4/2011
west to east
bright white
sun
yes ,yes
it came aparts and then it was gone
07DEC11
WANDA GARDNER
SAUK VILLAGE, IL USA
22:45:00
1 SEC PAST WINDOW
E-W
BRIGHT BLUE
MOON
UNK
SOUTH OF VILLAGE 30 DEGREE ANGLE APROX
07DEC2011
Steven
Mt. Pleasant Michigan
11:30 ish
3 seconds
vertical drop with slight left to right direction
white with blue bars on the side
moon
no
not sure what he saw, was quite large
07DEC2011
judyj
Milwaukee, WI USA
approx 22:30 CST
3
E
white w/blue & green
very bright
yes
very bright in city location
07DEC2011
Lisa
Oak Lawn/IL;USA
11pm Central time
about a second
South, Left to right
Tail red, blue, white
Not as bright as the sun, brighter than the moon.
No
It was very beautiful, It was mostly coming downward, the light just disappeared when it got really close to the earth.
07DEC2011
pagels
brookston, indiana usa
11:30 pm est
5 seconds
n.e to s.w.
white to blue
sun
?
streaked low in sky and turned blue before impact
07DEC2011
Emily
Lombard, IL; United States
22:30 CST
approx. 3 seconds
Traveled East to West downward at about 45 degree angle, then disintegrated
Blue/green
Pretty bright, not quite as bright as the sun or moon
Did not notice any fragments
None, although a friend of a friend on facebook commented on seeing similar sight over Logan Square, Chicago usa
07DEC2011
Lisa
Bloomington, IN USA
11:55 EST
3
N-S
blue and white
Bright as a streetlight
no
Low and bright with round, sparking head and long tail. After flaring out, a smoke trail was visible in the moonlight. It looked to be travelling about the same height as a nearby plane, but was several times larger. No sound.
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