Canada / NE USA Bolide Meteor 12DEC2011
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12DEC2011
joshua porter
sheldon vt 6:02 EST
5+ seconds before it crested tree line
left to right s to n,i was traveling west,spotted the fireball just above tree line goin s to n
yellow blue green fireball,was driving couldnt hear the outside
very bright, could just about see licks of flames less than sun but def more than moon
no not noticably, seemed solid
i see people saying they think it landed in canada.its funny though when i seen it it looked very close and falling quick.im no expert but ive been itching to go walking localy.
12DEC2011
Tom Del Plato
Webster,NY,USA 16:55:00
5
N-S
Green
Moon
Lake Ontario?
Directly in my line of site, went dark just before the treeline/horizon
12DEC2011
Kathryn Herring
Peterborough, ON, Canada between 1820-2030
2-6 seconds
Falling while heading NE
Yellow-orange ball, looked like a street light falling from the sky. No sound noted.
moon brightness but more yellow-orange
Not noted
It didnt appear to be high in the sky, it was fairly low; like a fire work.
12DEC2011
BILLST
Toronto, Canada 6:00 p.m. EST
7 seconds
SW to SE
white / blue
sun
no
burned out
12DEC2011
Rick Patterson
Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA 18:00:00
5 or 10 seconds
W-NW
green
Brighter than Venus than moon
yes, 1 or 2 large, some smaller fragments
looked like several green "globs" of different sizes heading W-NW for several seconds.
12DEC2011
kevin kell
yarker ontario canada 18:04UT
90 sec exposure
unknown
b&w
=jupiter
no
imaged http://starlightcascade.ca/concam/special/sco-20111212_1805_10.fit.jpg
12DEC2011
sondra dively
cortland,ohio- trumbull county
6;09 pm est
maybe 3 to 4 sec
north east in sky fell to the left then got bigger and fell straight down to earth
white then greenish
was white bright then green
yes it seamed to fall apart as it fell
this was the largest one we ever saw husband saw it also
12DEC2011
Randy Seiler
Cookstown, ON; Canada 18:30 EST
10 Seconds
Right to Left
Bright Orange With Tail
Sun
Broke Apart 300 Feet Above Earth
Tail was several feet long; Meteorite Broke Apart and Lights Out.
12DEC2011
Wendy Fiden
Elma, NY 18:10 Eastern
5 sec
S-N
Bright mint green
Brighter than a full moon - almost flourescant
Had a long streaming white tail with star bursts
It was very large - 1/4 the size of a full moon - unbelievably bright with a streaming tail like sparklers
12DEC2011
Maria
Hamilton/Ontario; Canada 18:05 EST
2-3 secs
S-N towards Lake Ontario or Toronto
It looked like a fireball with peices breaking off
Like the sun?
It was fragmenting
I was walking in a brightly lit part of town, happened to look across the stree and saw it briely above the buildings. once it went lower, the rooftops hid it
12DEC2011
Dan Muirhead
Toronto, On 18:00 EST
10 ish
South to North
Started as an orange line, progressed into a bright white streak then broke up
5-10 times as bright as a bright star
yes, broke up near the end of travel
I was looking basically straight up on fort york blvd, about half a kilometer west of bathurst street
12DEC2011
Pearl
Silver Lake ON Canada 18:30 EST
2-3 minutes
overhead, travel S-N
Bright orange, size of beachball, got smaller, green and white sparks when disintegrated before hit ground
bright as sun
No
No other comments
12DEC2011
Jonathan
Toronto 18:10:00
8
WSW to NE
orange / white - no sound
brightest light in the sky
not that I could see
Beautiful. So glad I own a piece of one...
12DEC2011
Alexis
Guelph, Ontario, Canada 18:05 est
about 5 -7 sec
SE to SW
bright white tail, with red, green, orange, white ball; streaked about 5 metres in front of our car to field beside road
very bright
didn't see any fragments
not sure if it actually hit the ground, but it was very close
12DEC2011
Warren
Morrison Ontario,Canada 18:05 EST
4 or 5 seconds (approx.)
Flash of bright light around me got my attention, first seen near zenith, moved vertically downwards, azimuth approximately 14 degrees, passed between alpha and beta Cassiopeiae, vanished at about altitude 50 degrees
green, fragmenting, heard sound like thunder (a single boom) lasting one or two seconds, about three minutes later
Bright enough to light up ground around me, perhaps as bright as half moon
Broke into 5 to 10 pieces near end of trail
Vertical descent from near zenith, azimuth about 14 degrees
12DEC2011
Bill McIlquham
Utica NY, United States
1600 Eastern standard
5 to 10 sec.
N-W Left to right
Large orange ball, breaking into smaller pieces
Venus
Yes
Appeared to be decending at about 10 degrees
12DEC2011
C. Abraham
Ottawa, Ontario 18:05 (EST)
saw it for about 3 seconds
Travelling north
yellow
very bright yellow, with a long tail
no
none
12DEC2011
Warren McGovern
Ottawa, ON, Canada EST
3-6 secs
S-N
White with tail
Venus
streaks
none
12DEC2011
Robert Steinmiller
Enon Valley, Pa. USA 17:55 eastern standard
1 1/2 to 2
NNW right to lft
Bright white with greenish blue in forward center large with tail. brightest longest lasting biggest I,ve ever seen
brighter than moon
don't know about fragments bt it did seem to be seperating a small bit in tail
saw it with a friend, no mistate in seeing it
12DEC2011
Chris H.
Cannington, On. Canada 19:00:00
5
SW to northeast
Green fireball, loud crackling sound
same as moon
no
Second time I have observed a fireball ,1st time was 25 years ago.
12DEC2011
Angie Morrone
Mississauga,Ontario Canada 18:06:00
5 - 8 sec
NW-SE
White tail and color orange/yellow red of ball about 5 seconds then ended
Moon/star bright against clear black sky
Didn't note
Beautiful, my daughter was with me and saw
12Dec2011
Allan & Stephanie
Nepean, Canada
1806 Eastern
3 seconds or so
We were facing west, it went left to right, which is south to north
yellowish, greenish
easily brighter than an airplane, like a roman candle
yes
quite spectacular
12DEC2011
Trish
Putnam, ON (rural) 18:10 EST
4 sec
SE-NW
Bright white with fireball tail - yellow/orange
Bright White Moon
not that I noticed
I was driving east on 401 I think between Putnam and Pigram Rd when it crossed over from North to South...most amazing site wish I could of follow it to see where it landed
12DEC2011
Jonathan
Corning, NY 18:02EST
at least 3 seconds
SSE-NNW
Bright wide fireball with yellow/orange tail.
brighter than moon, less than sun
Did not see full pass, dropped below rooftop of neighbors house
Was NW from 45.1518, -77.0650
12DEC2011
Tyler Kloet
Oakville 18:05 EST
3 or 4 secs
W-E
White, streaking
BRIGHT WHITE
fragments, big white tail
Thought someone lit a firework of there balcony at our apartment, ran to the window to see it finish, never seen that before
12DEC2011
wes
Buffalo,NY 1805 eastern
3/5/2011
n-s
bright white fireball with tail
bright as the sun
yes it came apart
looked to be heading towards the ground at a step aparoch angel like a morter round comeing in about 2 miles east of my lo
12DEC2011
Jeff Debes
Rochester, NY 18:15 Eastern US
4
N;W - E Left to Right
Green Blue
-4 to - 5
not obvious
Appeared to flame out , it was a very unusual beatiful green
12DEC2011
sarah
ottawa 18:10 -5hrs Toronto
not quite sure. about 10seconds?
west to north:left to right
green colour
looked like plane lights but it was alot bigger
couldnt tell
coolest thing i ever saw when looking at the sky
12DEC2011
Nadia
Ajax, Ontario Canada 22:58 EST
2/3/2011
NW falling SW (right to left)
Clear bright white descended into horizon
Very bright sun or white moon
no
30-45 degree angle
12DEC2011
Nathalie
Waterloo, Ontario 16:10:00
10 sec
I think it was travelling west
Yellow with bright green tail
Bright like sun
Yes
Just saw it as it turned from bright white(yellow) to green and then it burned up.
12DEC2011
David Collett
Vernon Center,NY 5:30 PM EST
30 seconds
south to north
Bright white, long tail
spot light bright
trailers behind, poofs off the trails
once in a lifetime, beautiful sight
12DEC2011
Nathalie
Waterloo, Ontario 18:10:00
10 sec
I think it was travelling west
Yellow with bright green tail
Bright like sun
Yes
Just saw it as it turned from bright white(yellow) to green and then it burned up.
12DEC2011
Cindy Davis
Orchard Park, New York 6:05PM EST
5 seconds
Left to right NE direction
white with trail
bright as full moon, maybe brighter than that
yes, sparkling tail
I thought it was fireworks, because it looked close, and then realized it was a meteor.
12DEC2011
Dan Lukas
Buffalo, New York; USA 18:04:00 EST
10 Seconds observed
North
Bright white
see comments below
Broke into 3-4 pieces in last 3 second from this vantage point with trails then faded
Traveling North at 6:04 PM on 1-90(designated as East) near Buffalo Airport. Planes cross highway low and I thought this was brightest landing light I ever saw, but thought it odd there were no other lights and this one was so bright. Speed at first slow, then increased then broke up into 3-4 fragments with tails and faded.
12DEC2011
Chris Edman
Trenton NJ USA 18:20 EST
1+
S-E
Yellow
Very bright, like sun
Long tail
I was driving south on Route 31 towards Trenton south of Pennington when the light occured
12DEC2011
Jennifer
Elora, Ontario, Canada Eastern 18:09
2-5 seconds
Right to Left SE-NW
Green with a long tail
Very bright (close to the sun- bright green/white)
yes!
I saw one earlier this week too, about 15 minutes away while driving. It was the first meteor I've ever seen!
12DEC2011
Rob
Farlain Lake, Ontario, Canada 18:10 EST
4
S-N
Green with clear firy tail
bright and big
Fragments in tail
viewed to travel from observed bearing 140deg mag to 100deg mag
12DEC2011
Bob foster
mentor Ohio USA 1806 eastern
4 sec
S-n
White/yellow
Bright
?
light became brighter as it came closer to ground - had to hit surface or lake Erie while still in flames
12DEC2011
Jon
Kingston, Ontario,Canada 1815 EST
2
S-N
green
not bright, roman candle-like
no
smoke
12DEC2011
Mike
Ottawa Canada 18:05 EST
5/10/2011
S-N dropping towards horizon
Green
As bright as moon/small plan light
No
Light went out upon nearing horizon - roughly 2 o'clock
12DEC2011
Glenn and Pam
Ottawa, ON, Canada 1805h EST
3
S to N
Bright white
moon
2 parts falling off
Did not appear to reach the ground
12DEC2011
Sean Eagan & Shelby Franchina
Jamestown 18:04:00
2 seconds
Directly to our North
colors bright white, red ,green
Sun fading to moon as it got small
yes smaller pieces cascaded down as it broke up
came in at very steep angle falling straight down
12DEC2011
Neil
Hamilton Ontario Canada 1810hrs
5-10 seconds
NW
bright falling ball with a few trails of what seemed to be particles behind it
same as the moon
yes
just caught it through my rear window of house against a dark sky while watching the news - it was bright enough that it caught my eye
12DEC2011
Dave
Fairport, New York; United States 6:15 est
3-5sec
S-N
Red and white streak, broke into blueish/white fragments
brighter than any star
Yes
I was outside letting my dog out and i looked up at the sky to see if i could see any stars as i am in an astronomy class. Was shocked to see this.
12DEC2011
Gaetano
Stouffville, Ontario, Canada 18:03:00
2
N-E
white, orangne
very bright white with orange sparks
no
seemed larger than a usual shooting star, appeared to be lower in the sky and best described as a fireball
12DEC2011
Lee Correa
Oakville 6:10p.m.
30
East sky falling to ground
white ball with firework like white lights coming out of tail
moon
dark couldn't
It disappeared before hitting ground
12DEC2011
Leslie
Ithaca, NY USA
14:15:00
1-2 seconds
Left to right toward the west
Bluish white with red. Didn't hear it because we were in the car.
Bright as the moon, at least
NO
It was beautiful! At first my husband thought it was a plane going down. What a gift to have seen it!
12DEC2011
jennifer kreyssig
Toronto Ontario Canada 18:04:00
8
N-S
none
moon
yes
very bright, and quite close
12DEC2011
Kemeny Babineau
Brantford Ontario Canada 18:05 Eastern Standard Time
3-4 sec
Slanting towards the north, moving from right to left
Blue and some Orange, White light as well
it was as bright as a full moon
seemed to be bits trailing off and burning orange
burnt out above the horizon, have never seen anything like it
12DEC2011
Timothy L. Snell
Painesville, OH usa 5:50:00
8 to 10
sw-ne
Blue green color, came below the cloud deck
Venus
possibly
Slow way down and head just south of the Perry Nuclear Power Plant, out over toward Madison OH
12DEC2011
Ryan
London Ontario Canada 18:00 EST
2-3 seconds. hard to tell but longer and more predominant than any shooting star i've seen
NE sky falling steep and fast
started off bright and golden then changed to a blue/green colour
Seemed as bright as a firework
When it was bright and gold it was followed by a bright gold tail of sparks
It was so close and lasted so long I lost it behind the houses in my neighbourhood rather than losing it in the distance
12DEC2011
mike
Tillsonburg(rural area)canada 6:02pm est
2-3 seconds lost site behind barn
N downward
Very bright white tail trailing orange flame
sun
Not sure tail seemed to spark
I thought for sure it landaed in the field close by when i got a view behind the barn i couldnt see anything. i was in my car with the radio on.
12DEC2011
Rob
London Ontario 18:07 Est
10 secs+
Heading North East
Flaming, white the green
Moon
yes, saw some small sparks
brightest largest I have seen , bearing North east and looked like dropping fast, wouldn't be surprised if hit between London & Lucan
12DEC2011
dom
Oakville Ontario Canada estern time 18:10
30
south to north
white ball
moon
no
no
12DEC2011
Stacey
Sidney NY, USA Aprox 17:00 eastern
5
East, left to right
bright white
brighter than moon
saw trail of sparks
I was driving north at the time. Looked very large. Could have landed on other side of mountain in Norwich area, not sure.
12DEC2011
Dan C
London Ontario Canada 6:00pm eastern
3 sec
N to S
fireball
not to bright
not sure
Is this something to worry about ?
12DEC2011
Suvidha
Oakville, Ontario, Canada 18:04 eastern
5-10 seconds
Left to Right in north east direction
Bright, silvery white ball with blue undertones
as the full moon
no
A truly specatular sight of a dim light in the night sky gradually getting brighter and brighter into a ball of silver with blue undertones and then suddenly disappearing.
12DEC2011
Joanne
Parry Sound 23:00:00
5 secs
south west
fire ball with comet tail/ flames
like fire
no
looked like it landed in the neighbours yard. very close
12DEC2012
Deb Guerette
Cambridge, Canada 18:00 EST
4/6/2011
North. Right to Left.
Green
Brighter than the moon.
Yes
Beautiful.
12/12/2011
Amanda
Goodwood 18:15:00
5 secs
South west to north east
I could hear it, it sounded like sparklers travelling over my head
Less then the sun
No parts falling off but it was too dark out to see much other then the brightness.
The coolest thing I have ever seen!! And it was low enough to hear it sizzling
12/12/2011
Sean Mahaney
Carleton Place 18:04:00
4 seconds
S-N
Green, white red, and blue
moon
Yes
Broke up very violently, stopped at about 2 o'clock from the horizon. Best shooting star I have seen!
12DEC2011
Dale Lamm
Canton/Ohio 18:05 EST
3.5
down to northern horizon
as white as a star
jupiter or venus
solitary point
slower than a shooting star, too fast for aircraft, no tail, disappeared behind line of houses
12DEC2011
Doug
Toronto, Ontario 18:04 EST
4
N-S
Green
Similar brightness to the moon
Multiple fragments at end
The brightness made me look up.
12DEC2011
Mehr
Mississauga ON; Canada 18:11PM EST
5 - 10 sec
NE Right to Left
Bright White light
moon or venus
yes
Amazing site
12DEC2011
Adam
Buffalo, NY 18:04 est
3
SW-NE
White blue sparks
Sun
Yes
Fell almost straight down out of the sky
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