The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News

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Best View of the Texas Fireball/Meteor from ...
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Japan Fireball Possible Meteor/UFO in a Hurry with ...
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Rare Martian meteorite being examined - UK - ITN.co.uk
A rare Martian meteorite is being researched by scientists so more can be learnt about the Red ...
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How'd that meteorite get here? Now we know
MSNBC Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:58 PM PST
With a weight that rivals a baby elephant, a meteorite that fell from space some 30,000 years ago is likely Britain's largest space rock. And after much sleuthing, researchers think they know where it came from and how it survived so long without weathering away.

Large Meteorite Likely Found in Druid Burial Site
Discovery News
In a new exhibition, the 205 pound meteorite is on display, along with its mysterious story. The space rock was likely found by druids to build a burial chamber and later unearthed by archaeologists near Stonehenge. Scientists believe that the ...

Martian Meteorite Given To London Museum
redOrbit Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:10 PM PST
The Natural History Museum in London is now in possession on a rare Mars meteorite that could help scientists unravel the mysteries of the Red Planet. The Tissint Martian meteorite is the largest and newest known meteorite, and could help determine whether there is life on Mars. The meteorite fell in the desert of southern Morocco last July, and eyewitnesses say they heard two sonic booms and ...

Mystery of Britain's Largest Meteorite Solved
LiveScience.com via Yahoo! Canada News Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:36 AM PST
With a weight that rivals a baby elephant, a meteorite that fell from space some 30,000 years ago is likely Britain's largest space rock. And after much sleuthing, researchers think they know where it came from and how it survived so long without weathering away.

Mysterious Meteorite Likely Came from Druids' Burial Site
LiveScience.com
With a weight that rivals a baby elephant, a meteorite that fell from space some 30000 years ago is likely Britain's largest space rock. And after much sleuthing, researchers think they know where it came from and how it survived so long without ...

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The Mighty Martian Tissint meteorite arrives at the Natural History Museum in London today, 8 ...
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Rare Martian meteorite lands at Natural History Museum
Telegraph.co.uk
A rare meteorite that could help unravel the mysteries of Mars has been acquired by the Natural History Museum in London. By Richard Alleyne The piece of the Tissintmeteorite, about the size of a paperback book, is the largest and newest known and...

Meteor Activity Outlook for February 4-10, 2012 | American Meteor ...
It must be remembered that meteor activity is rarely seen at the radiant position. Rather they shoot outwards from the radiant so it is best to center your field of ...
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Larry Explains Wednesday Night's Meteor « CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
News, Sports, Weather, Traffic and the Best of DFW.
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Martian meteorite contains pockets of the red planet's atmosphere
The Guardian
Now the meteorite – dubbed the "most significant" to fall for a century – is in the hands of scientists at the Natural History Museum, who hope to unlock the secrets it holds about our nearest planetary neighbour. The 1.1kg Tissint stone, which landed ...

From Mars to London, With a Few Stops Along the Way
New York Times
The biggest chunk of the meteorite flew from Morocco to Paris to New York, where the collector who bought it bicycled around town with it in his backpack. Finally, this week, it flew to London. The Natural History Museum there announced Wednesday that ...

Meteorite offers rare insight into conditions on Mars
Channel 4 News
This was how one of the world's rarest meteorites arrived on earth - a lump of Martian rock which is now the prized possession of the Natural History Museum (NHM) in London. (Pictured: Channel 4 News Presenter Cathy Newman with the meteorite.) ...

Meteorite find: 'I carried Mars rock in hand luggage'
BBC News
The Natural History Museum in London has acquired its largest Martian meteorite, which could hold new clues to life on Mars. The 1kg piece of Tissint rock was paid for by an anonymous benefactor. It landed in Morocco last July and was retrieved quickly...

Amazing pictures of a rare Martian meteorite that's travelled millions of miles
ITN NEWS
Scientists at the Natural History Museum are researching a meteorite from Mars in the hope it helps them discover more about the planet. . Report by Katie Lamborn. ...

Meteorite craters excite miners
ABC Online
By Jo Prendergast A Western Australian exploration company is hoping an ancient meteorite crater will contain big amounts of copper and zinc. One billion years ago, a massive meteorite crashed into the state's Mid West region.

Moon zircon meteor 'shock' stamped
Science Network Western Australia
“[This] that we might be able to see evidence of impacts from very early on in the earths history.”— Dr Timms Image: David Hetre LUNAR zircon collected during the Apollo 17 mission has proven itself to be cosmologically and geologically significant ...

Amazing pictures of a rare Martian meteorite that's ...
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Talk spotlights impact crater
Wetumpka Herald
He discussed the circumstances that caused the crater, the likely origin of the meteor, past and current research and future plans. King began actively researching the site in 1998, and his efforts confirmed that the approximately 4-mile-wide ridge of ...

Rare Martian meteorite given to science
BBC News
A Martian meteorite - an incredibly rare object - has been given to science to help unravel the Red Planet's secrets. The Natural History Museum in London has acquired a 1kg piece of the Tissint rock thanks to an anonymous benefactor.

Fragments of fallen sky
The Age
They were scale models of meteorites discovered in the area, all from the same fall. Sadly, the display was dismantled last year in favour of a different public art project at the Casey Recreation and Aquatic Centre and another display in Narre Warren ...

Fireball over Texas caught by police video cam Technology ...
A bright fireball streaked across the nighttime sky over eastern Texas and Oklahoma last week, and was caught on video by a police car camera.
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Fireball Over Texas Caught by Police Car Video Camera
Space.com
1, was likely caused by a car- or bus-size asteroid falling through Earth's atmosphere, Bill Cooke, head of NASA's Meteor Environment Office, told Spaceweather.com. "At approximately 756 pm CST, over Abilene, Texas, I saw an object falling from the sky ...

Want to earn some cash? Join in on the meteorite search
KTRE Lufkin and Nacogdoches Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:44 PM PST
Several East Texans witnessed this meteorite that lit up the sky, and now, Texas Meteorite Hunters from Austin are in town looking for the meteor pieces.

Meteorite Hunters Hit The Ground To Find Their Treasure
CBS Dallas - Fort Worth Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:35 PM PST
Thousands saw and heard the bright meteor streak across the night sky Wednesday before culminating in a loud sonic boom. Now the hunt is on to find it.

Russia: Computer crash doomed Phobos-Grunt
BY STEPHEN CLARK
SPACEFLIGHT NOW February 6, 2012
After floating accusations against U.S. military radars, flawed foreign
parts and space radiation, Russian space officials have concluded a
software glitch...

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Texas Meteor/Fireball/Space Junk (UFO?) Feb. 1, 2012 - Scanner ...
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Meteor graces the region's sky | Richmond Times-Dispatch
A beautiful meteor streaked across the central Virginia sky Friday night.It was a bright kind called a "fireball."
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Want to earn some cash? Join in on the meteorite search
KSLA-TV
Several East Texans witnessed this meteorite that lit up the sky, and now, Texas Meteorite Hunters from Austin are in town looking for the meteor pieces. Today is the third day of hunting for the meteors. They started just south of Lake Tawakoni and ...

Meteorite Hunters Hit The Ground To Find Their Treasure
CBS Local
“We think the meteor flew right over Forney and was pretty much aimed towards Quitman,” said McCartney Taylor, spokesman at the Texas Meteorite Laboratory of Austin. Taylor has tracked meteorites across four continents. They're scorched on the outside ...

Treasure hunters search for meteorite in E. Texas
KLTV
So far, the scientists haven't had any luck finding a piece of the meteorite. They are offering a reward to anyone who comes across some of the debris-- $3 per gram. That means if you find a fist-sized piece, you could trade it in for an estimated ...

Space junk orbiting Earth threatens satellites, space exploration
Salt Lake Tribune
It's usually not a meteor, but rather a bolt or a paint chip that is part of the tons of debris floating in Earth's orbit, posing real dangers to space exploration. A new film opening at Clark Planetarium on Friday called Space Junk 3D highlights some ...

Treasure Hunters Search for Meteorite
KYTX
By Ben Newland - email Van Zandt County (CNN) -- A team of scientists is scouring North Texas for remnants of a meteor recently spotted falling in the area. This weekend, the scientists' search led them to Van Zandt Count, about 70 miles east of Dallas ...

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Treasure Hunters Search for Meteorite
CBS 19 Tyler Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:14 AM PST
A meteorite has landed in North East Texas. Scientists and treasure hunters scour Van Zandt County for debris.

Tucson gem show is bedrock for meteorite fans
Deseret News Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:22 PM PST
The rarest rocks on Earth are actually chunks of other planets, and Tucson's Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase is ground zero..

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Breaking News - Ontario, Canada / MI / NY / PA / OH / IN, USA Meteor Fireball~6:40 AM EST 6FEB2012

ONT, Canada / MI, NY PA Meteor Fireball 06FEB2012
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06FEB2012 Janice Beichner Venus, PA USA 6:43 am EST 7-8 seconds NE/E Left to right Green with orange leading edge- quite large quite bright considering time of day (brighter than Venus) no 20 degrees or so above horizon- 45 degree angle of descent

06FEB2012 Jason Dugard Waterdown, ON, CAN 6:40am EST 4 sec NE-SW Orange/Flame Very bright - brighter than moon. Yes. Looked like about 7-10 pieces. Relatively slow moving and large.

06FEB2012 mike ithaca, ny 6:40:00 3sec left to right, west to east white to green ball very bright not that i could see amazing.

06FEB2012 MStephens New Baltimore, MI USA 6:40:00 5 seconds N-S Green/Blue Not too bright but very noticable no no tail, went from N-S then looked like it went down. Awesome and scarry at the same time! My daughter saw it at the same time I was driving her to school.

06FEB2012 Sean Williams Rochester, NY, USA 06:37 EST 5 seconds N sky approx 10 degrees of inclination travel L to R when facing N Green with a dispersion cloud about 2 seconds after the initial light disappeared brighter than moon no fragmentation dispersion cloud could be traced for another 2 seconds

06FEB2012 Greg Norwich NEWMARKET, ON, CANADA 6:38:00 2 sec N-E Blue green no tail Moon No My first Bolide

06FEB2012 Jordan Belleville, Ontario, Canada 640 6 sec West to East Bright Green Moon Yes A bright green mass moving West to East for about 6 sec. then deteriorated.

06FEB2012 Brian Silver Bath, Ontario, Canada 0650 EST 3 secs, view blocked at end northern sky W-E white light breaking up brighter than moon yes descending behind structure west to east

06FEB2012 Courtney Graham Brampton 0641 EST 5 Sec N-S Left to Right Green ball of light getting brighter Moon No Started light green light (like wing light of airplane) then got brighter/bigger. Like fireworks intensity. Developed bright white center, and then went out. seemed to be trevelling almost horizontally, with slightly downward trajectory (~5 degrees).

06FEB2012 Cynthia Langlois Brampton 6:40:00 8 to 10 sec S/E Left to right White Blue moon no Bright white blue streak long tail with a more bluish ball travelling on an arc

06FEB2012 Carol Goulet Toronto, Ontario, Canada 6:40 a.m. 3 to 4 seconds north to south bright green with long green tail arching downward moon brightness no fragmentation travelling east on the QEW highway, city & highway lights too bright to see stars, but this was very visible.

06FEB2012 edward koopman toronto, ontario, canada 6.30 am 5 seconds left to right white colour bright light no thought it was small plane crashing near the airport

06FEB2012 Jennifer Cambridge, ON, Canada 6:45:00 5 seconds NE, L to R White, no sound Brighter than a normal star No fragments Definitely noticeable as something odd, came to this site to confirm what I saw, this was not a fireball, closer to a falling star but brighter.

All reports can be viewed here: http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.com/

2012 THE Year of Meteors!

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Australia Meteor Bright Green Fireball 05FEB2012

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05FEB2012 Jon Sydney, NSW, Australia past 2200 05-10 sec West looked like a star (like a dot) looked like a star no looked like a star (like a dot) however, it was moving, cruising through space

5FEB2012 Brad Shoalwater 110 7-10 seconds e-w Green very bright yes no Photo. I was looking through my phone at the time and noticed a green reflection in my glass table. Long tail, travelled quite slowly and then seemed to burn out. No sound at all. If i had to use a ruler at arms length and measure the sky into the distance I would guess at about 10cm in length.

05FEB2012 Christian reynolds Perth, western Australia, Australia 01:15 wst 15 secs E - w Green Moon Yes No

05FEB2012 Andrew M Perth, WA, AUS 01:15 (+8 GMT) 10 sec E - W green and blue Moon yes - small blue flakes just prior to burning out Incredible. Never seen anything like it. Four observers witnessed in Cannington, WA

05FEB2012 AWG leederville perth australia 100.05 3 / 4 seconds right to left, low in western sky multicoloured aura around a white sphere centre and white tail, no sound, I've scene hundreds of meteors before and this was like no other. strong bright steady, and so colourful full spectrum of colours brighter than the moon not as bright as sun. you could look at it no fragments but an extremely long bright tail amazing id love to hear more info on it

05FEB2012 Kate Perth, WA, Australia 1250 - 0130h < 2 seconds NE - SW Bright white core with orange-yellow outer glow, bright blue tail. No discernable sound. Brighter than moon. No fragmentation I observed the object through my open bedroom window in Forrestfield. I can see and hear the planes coming in to land at the airport, the object seemed to follow almost the same trajectory as the planes landing, however it was travelling much faster. The object was large, almost the size of the moon which was also visible at the time; it was also brighter than the moon. It was a bright white colour with a orange-yellow glowing rim; there was also a bright blue tail, probably three fingers width (at outstretched arm) in length. No fragmentation or lingering train was observed. No immediate or subsequent noise was heard, or if subsequent noise was present it wasn’t discernable from usual noise of urban industry, traffic and airport noise.

05FEB2012 Rod Perth Western Australia 1.10am 5 sec north to south green same as moon no no photo

05FEB2012 Tim Perth, WA, Australia Midnight more than 10 E-W Green moon solid Green object flew (30 degree slope to earth surface) over West Perth direction from east to west. Object coloured green had quite long tail. Speed less than normally falling star, but faster than the plane. Undefined distance.

05FEB2012 Darren White Boddington Western Australia 0100hrs 5 right to Left, west sky Large Bright Green Moon No Large as the Moon very low

05FEB2012 sas Perth 01.10am 10 Australia yellowish huge yellowish shooting star not that i saw no photo

05FEB2012 Rhett WA Kalgoorlie 1:05:00 15 seconds N-S Green As the moon N/A I've never see anything like it, it had a huge tail..

05FEB2012 dan perth, WA, Australia 118 15 seconds N-S orange, blue, yellow brighter than moon, larger than moon none massive, bigger than moon.

05FEB2012 Baf perth, wa, australia 105 10-20 seconds east to south west Shot across the sky so fast, had very bright white head, trailing a long bright green tailte head, very bright, as bright as Venus Not that I saw Was so fast, disappeared from view after an amazing spectacle of green light

05FEB2012 Tara Isaac Perth, Western Australia 01.10 hours approx 20 secs E-W Large, bright green fiery head,long white tail Brighter than venus No No photo, seen while driving freeway North

2012 THE Year of Meteors!
-LunarMeteorite*Hunter, Dirk Ross...Tokyo

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Fireball streaks through Virginia sky | InsideNova
More than 100 people from New Jersey to North Carolina reported seeing a bright streak of light with a tail shooting through the night sky late Friday.
www2.insidenova.com - Local

Tucson gem show's meteorites give 'rare' a whole new meaning
The Republic
The rarest rocks on Earth are actually chunks of other planets, and Tucson's Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase is ground zero for the meteorite-obsessed. Meteorites — space rocks that survived a fiery plummet through Earth's atmosphere — are the main ...

Meteor hunters zero in on intergalactic treasure
WFAA
They're looking for space treasure — the remnants of a large meteor that streaked across the North Texas sky last week. "I mean, this is all about the world's biggest Easter egg hunt for science people," said Taylor, who's from the Texas Meteorite ...

Huge Fireball Over Tokyo, 2 February 2012 -- Fire in the Sky -- Sott.net
Huge Fireball Over Tokyo, 2 February 2012. lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:06 CST. Print this article Discuss on Cassiopaea Forum ...
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Meteor Activity Outlook for February 4-10, 2012 « The Transient Sky ...
By Carl Hergenrother
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 never know when surprises are in store. An errant earthgrazer from the Centaurid ...
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NWA 969 LL6/7 Chondrite

NWA 969 LL6/7 Chondrite VII - 2100X
(c) 2012 Tom Phillips - All Rights Reserved

NWA 969 LL6/7
I can't quite explain why, these are just about my favorite meteorite micrographs. Yes, the material is interesting, and that is undoubtedly part of it, but I just like the colors I guess.... (more)
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Neon Green Bolide Meteor Fireball Over Corfu, Greece 21JAN2012

Bolide over Corfu, Greece on 21JAN2012 at 22:23 UT
(c) 2012 Photograph by Bill Metallinos
Used with permission.

EPOD 5FEB2012

A fantastic photograph of a bolide over Corfu, Greece on 21JAN2012, 22:23 UT by Bill Metallinos

http://epod.usra.edu/blog/2012/02/fireball-over-corfu-greece.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

AstroVox Forum Website:
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Greece / Macedonia Bolide 21JAN2012 update with Corfu Sighting
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My original post with reports on this fireball:
http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/2012/01/greece-bolide-meteor-22jan2012.html

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Fireball reported over area skies Friday night
WTOP
Observers wrote in to the American Meteor Society's Fireball report from Virginia, Maryland, and as far north as New York saying they saw something in the sky. There's still no word from the FAA, the National Weather Service or NASA about what it was ...

Fireball Over Corfu, Greece - Earth Science Picture of the Day
Photographer: Bill Metallinos; Bill's Web site Summary Author: Bill Metallinos; Jim Foster The photo above showing a startling fireball appearing to rip apart the night sky was seen during a star observation session at Mount Pantokrator on the ...
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Police officer captures UFO blazing across Texas sky... but FAA says it was ...
Daily Mail
By Daily Mail Reporter The Federal Aviation Administration says a bright, streaking light seen in the skies over parts of Oklahoma and Texas last night was 'most likely' ameteor. Reports from people who saw the object as far north as Oklahoma City and ...

Fireball streaks through Virginia sky
Inside NoVA
NASA, the FAA and the National Weather Service have yet to weigh in on the sky phenomena, but the website “The Latest Worldwide Meteor” had 85 posts Saturday about the fireball from people in Virginia, New Jersey, New York, Maryland and North Carolina.

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Hugh Fireball Over Tokyo 02FEB2012

Media citing my report:
Disclose.tv
http://www.disclose.tv/action/viewvideo/88348/Huge_Fireball_Over_Tokyo_on_2__2_12__Multiple_Came/

2012 THE Year of Meteors!

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Western Australia Bolide Meteor Fireball ~01:10 am 5FEB2012

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05FEB2012 sas Perth 01.10am 10 sec Australia yellowish huge yellowish shooting star not that i saw no photo

05FEB2012 Rhett WA Kalgoorlie 1:05:00 15 seconds N-S Green As the moon N/A I've never see anything like it, it had a huge tail..

05FEB2012 dan perth, WA, Australia 1:18 15 seconds N-S orange, blue, yellow brighter than moon, larger than moon none massive, bigger than moon.

05FEB2012 Tara Isaac Perth, Western Australia 01.10 hours approx 20 secs E-W Large, bright green fiery head,long white tail Brighter than venus No No photo, seen while driving freeway North

2012 THE Year of Meteors!

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Another New Meteorite Fall in Morocco? ~4:00 pm 4FEB2012
Another new meteorite fall may have occurred in Morocco,
Over 100 cars went in the direction of Bouarfa to look for it. They this afternoon at around 4:00 pm local time there was a fireball and a boom that scared the local people. All of Morocco is after this fireball, after what they saw on TV about Tissint.
Habibi Aziz, Erfoud, Morocco

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Breaking News - DC MD VA WV PA NC NY NJ RI Bolide Meteor Fireball with Sonics and Fragmentation ~22:15 EST 3FEB2012

DC MD VA WV PA NC NY NJ RI Bolide Meteor 3FEB2012
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YouTubers, Facebook, Twitter, Forums please use the main link above and get the word out; thank you. -LunarMerteorite*Hunter Dirk Ross...Tokyo, Japan

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Reports thus far:

03FEB2012 Jacob Baltimore, MD 2217 EST 2-4 sec SSW-NNE, stopped mid sky white/green ball with orange/fire tail Venus no fragmentation seen Very bright, white/green ball streaking from SSW-NNE with long fire tail. Seen from my apartment window over downtown Baltimore

03FEB2012 John Dunellen,NJ,USA 2215 EST 3 sec ENE-WSW Green Fireball moon none seen solid green no color changes

03FEB2012 Mike Bernat Chesapeake, VA, USA 22:15 EST 3-5 seconds max 5 degrees (almost due north) appeared to be falling almost vertical bright white, no sound brighter than venus fragments just before burned out appeared to have a tail, burned out just above treeline, no more than 5 degrees elevation

03FEB2012 RLambdin Amissville, VA USA 22:22:00 6 sec NW/SE Blue green then went black and saw red fragments Moon Yes Quite large. Soft but bright light

3FEB2012 Chloe Zebulon, NC, USA 22:16 EST about 4-5 seconds Started in NE, then went down, a little to the left White and then a neon-ish green Probably as bright as a full moon, definitely brighter than any start or Venus No It was really freaky :p haha

03FEB2012 Patty Larson Chevy Chase, MD Montgomery 2225 5 seconds low in Southern sky moving west to east white to red to green Venus no most spectacular meteor I've ever seen

03FEB2012 Donald Jacobs Check VA USA 10:15 pm Eastern time 8 sec S-N Green Blue white Very Bright no Did go dark for a few seconds then brighter with more blue

03FEB2012 Yigiter izgordu East Brunswick 22:30:00 5 seconds left to right Bright Green Bright as a firework no close to horizon

03FEB2012 dm Silver Spring,md us 2200 5 seconds nw green blue moon no no

3FEB2012 Laura Williamsburg, VA, United States 2215 7 seconds N-S Very bright blue and orange Bright as the moon No Very large and very bright, changed colors as it fell from blue to orange

03FEB2012 C Boyle Newtown PA USA 22:16 EST 3-4 sec E-S left to right white/yellow very moon sparkler Looked like it was sizzling like a sparkler

03FEB2012 Jeri A Falls Church 22:30 eastern 20 SE-NW Blue,Red, Yellow, very bright up close landed within 5 to 10 miles max sun yes na
3/2/2012 Jeff fields Ellicott City MD 10:16 pm set 2-3 second right to left green Like a roman candle no no

3FEB2012 Jill Clifton, NJ USA 22:25:00 5 sec S-N Greenish White and Huge Like a planet It had a tail that is it It looked like a huge shooting star, that was greenish white and then just vanished. It really was huge though!

3FEB2012 JRyan CLARKSVILLE, MD USA 22:25 EST 3 SEC W-E BLUE GREEN THEN TO RED MOON LIT SKY NO FIRE BALL IN THE SKY

03FEB2012 Kristi Purdy centreville, VA, USA 22:25 EST 4 seconds South white and orangish white Very Bright. No Was white w/ a tail

3FEB2012 Steve Hunterdon County, NJ, USA 22:25 EST 4 sec NE - SW green brighter than Venus possibly Another witness upon arrival home/ 2-3 miles apart at time of sighting.

03FEB2012 Michael Jerkins Glen Allen, Va 10:14:00 5 seconds east blue color moon two pieces trailing piece was smaller I saw it out my window from my apartment

03FEB2012 Jeri Almansi Falls Church VA USA 22:30 eastern 20 SE-NW Red, Blue, Yellow, Very Close within 5 miles to 10 max, sun Yes Very Close had to have landed in Near McLean VA or Arlington or Falls Church area of N VA area. Could see a lot of detail in it and small parts breaking off

03FEB2012 Aric Lexington Park, MD 22:12:00 3 sec East, right to left blue/white Very bright some fragmentation very fast and very bright blue white light seemed to explode at the end of flight. Heard a rumble in the distance a few minutes after sounded like a distant sonic boom or explosion.

03FEB2012 JC STAFFORD, VA, USA 2235 EDT 4-5 SECONDS SE-NW GREEN SAME AS MOON YES BROKE UP AND BURNED OUT

03FEB2012 Sarah Williams Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States 22:10:00 6 sec Right to left Blue with a long tail sun no there was a very bright blue explosion at the end and then it disappeared

03FEB2012 Harry Smith Franklin Twp, NJ, USA 22:17 EST 3 SE-NW NO Brighter than normal meteor Bright tail NO

03FEB2012 SAMANTHA DEPTFORD, NJ, UNITED STATES 22:15:00 5 SECONDS N-S; W-E RIGHT TO LEFT FIRE BALL/YELLOW MOON THEN DIED OUT NO SAW FIREBALL FALLING FAST IN A DOWNWARD FORM. LEFT TO RIGHT VERTICALLY, THEN DIED OUT

03FEB2012 Mark Pankowski Olney, MD 10:15 p.m. EST About 4 seconds Lasted five seconds. Seen while driving south dropping left Orange with white tail VERY bright. Thought it might be a small firework. "Sparks" seemed to be flying off it like a firework Had windows closed so I didn't hear anything. But it definitely was very bright.

03FEB2012 Carla Porter Sunderland, MD, USA 22:50, Eastern Std. Time Guessing 3 sec I'm looking East, it moved from South to North White, bright white, no sound (indoors) Very bright, as bright as moon, more than Venus Didn't see any Awesome, I was busy on the computer when it's brightness and movement caught [corner of] my eye, I turned and watched the brief act.

03FEB2012 Peggy Boyd STANARDSVILLE VA USA 2240 7 seconds NE falling left green front white tail bright as the moon no thought it was a falling star at first but got brighter and green in the front and looked like it came much closer to the ground than a falling star I've ever seen

03FEB2012 Kathi Newtown, PA 22:00 EST 5 - 8 sec Southwest Bright white, slow, low to the ground Bright as white fireworks pieces or a tail falling off no other comments

There are over 100 sighting reports !

See all of the Sighting Reports here: http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.com/

2012 THE Year of Meteors!

10 February 2012