Two significant fireballs were reported last night to the AMS both with nearly identical times and headings.
On the east coast over 25 witness reported a fragmenting fireball with delayed boom sounds around 12:30 EST (4:30 UTC). The fireball entered the atmosphere near washington DC and headed on a north westerly trajectory terminating over central PA.
Click the trajectory image below for an interactive map containing the witness reports for this event.
Fireball with Booms over Maryland and Pennsylvania – May 18th, 2013
Nearly 45 minutes before this event around 9:30 Mountain time (3:45 UTC), a brillant fragmenting fireball was reported in Colorado. The fireball in Colorado was also traveling from the south east to the north west.
Click the trajectory image below to see the map for the Colorado event.
Colorado Fireball – May 18th, 2013
Two significant fireballs in different parts of the country each sharing a similar heading and reported within an hour of each other is interesting. More study would be required however to determine any linkage between the two events.
If you witnessed either of these events, please fill out an official fireball report.
Matthew Moses
I also saw the meteor at 12:30 am…….and reported it to AMS……..the funny thing is I am in Canton, Oh……….I think it went further than indicated
i saw it over frederick maryland and reported to the news. it was at 0032 EST. It was cloudy, but the sky flashed like lightning. then i saw it through the clouds 2-3 secounds later. i was driving so i couldnt hear it
My fiance and I saw it over Hershey, pa last night. It was a sight to see it looked as though it just imploded and then it was just gone.