AMS! > Events in 2011 > #1490

AMS received 60 reports about this fireball seen over AR, IL, IN, KS, KY, MN, MO, NC, OH, PA, SC, TN, WI and WV on December 8th 2011 around 04:30 (UTC).

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Concurrent Sound n/a

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The witness heard a
delayed sound

The witness heard a
concurrent sound

First seen direction

The witness saw the fireball going from right to left.

The witness saw the fireball going from left to right.

Fireball direction vertical or unknow.

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Id UTC Date
& Time		 Local Date
& Time		 City State Magn. Az./El. Delayed
Sound		 Concur.
Sound		 Exp. Level Notes
1490a 12/08
04:30 UTC		 12/07
23:30 EST		 Bethlehem PA -13 P1: 173°/65°
P2: 260°/40°
 No No 2 It looked very close and large.
1490a 12/08
04:30 UTC		 12/07
23:30 EST		 Louisville KY >-13 P1: 360°/65°
P2: 299°/63°
 No No 2 Thank you for documenting sightings. Because you had collected information...
1490a 12/08
04:30 UTC		 12/07
22:30 CST		 Martin TN -7 P1: 14°/72°
P2: 33°/57°
 No No 1 I can\'t remember much about the time of night, I...
1490a 12/08
04:20 UTC		 12/07
22:20 CST		 Bloomington IL -27 P1: 109°/45°
P2: ?/45°
 No No 3 Truly incredible, it looked like something out of a movie....
1490aa 12/08
04:40 UTC		 12/07
22:40 CST		 Chicago IL >-13 P1: 94°/45°
P2: 112°/45°
 No No 1 The train had a break in it, approximately in the...
1490ab 12/08
04:40 UTC		 12/07
22:40 CST		 Breese IL -7 P1: 32°/40°
P2: 114°/30°
 No No 3 It appeared bright white first then quickly turned blue/green then...
1490ac 12/08
04:40 UTC		 12/07
22:40 CST		 Sebree KY >-13 P1: 51°/45°
P2: 110°/45°
 No No 1 -
1490ad 12/08
04:40 UTC		 12/07
22:40 CST		 Naperville IL P1: 185°/45°
P2: 219°/0°
 No No 1 -
1490ae 12/08
04:40 UTC		 12/07
22:40 CST		 Columbia KY -13 P1: 258°/36°
P2: 226°/35°
 No No 2 This was the longest, brightest, and most colorful meteor I...
1490af 12/08
04:10 UTC		 12/07
23:10 EST		 London OH >-13 P1: 295°/45°
P2: 232°/45°
 No No 3 -
1490ag 12/08
04:20 UTC		 12/07
23:20 EST		 Sumter SC -13 P1: 305°/45°
P2: 296°/0°
 No No 1 -
1490ah 12/08
04:27 UTC		 12/07
23:27 EST		 Fountain Inn SC -13 P1: 325°/45°
P2: 296°/45°
 No No 1 If u need more info give me a call
1490ai 12/08
04:29 UTC		 12/07
23:29 EST		 Finchville KY -13 P1: 1°/90°
P2: 182°/90°
 No No 1 It was so bright, at first a though it was...
1490aj 12/08
04:30 UTC		 12/07
23:30 EST		 LONDON KY -9 P1: 313°/45°
P2: 278°/30°
 No No 4 Seriously something that blew me away... i've seen many meteors...
1490ak 12/08
04:30 UTC		 12/07
23:30 EST		 Vale NC -13 P1: 341°/45°
P2: 288°/30°
 No No 1 -
1490al 12/08
04:30 UTC		 12/07
23:30 EST		 Spartanburg SC >-13 P1: 344°/26°
P2: 292°/26°
 No No 1 I have been lucky to have seen two of these...
1490am 12/08
04:30 UTC		 12/07
23:30 EST		 Reynoldsburg OH -11 P1: 259°/50°
P2: ?/35°
 No No 2 -
1490an 12/08
04:30 UTC		 12/07
23:30 EST		 marengo OH -13 P1: ?/45°
P2: 173°/46°
 No No 1 -
1490ao 12/08
04:30 UTC		 12/07
23:30 EST		 Columbus OH -11 P1: 259°/75°
P2: 224°/45°
 No No 2 -
1490ap 12/08
04:30 UTC		 12/07
23:30 EST		 chillicothe OH -13 P1: 289°/45°
P2: 223°/29°
 No No 1 I've never seen anything like this before. I guess it...
1490aq 12/08
04:30 UTC		 12/07
23:30 EST		 Clover SC >-13 P1: 25°/50°
P2: 280°/35°
 No No 3 11:30 pm traveling on Ferguson Ridge RD, I was on...
1490ar 12/08
04:31 UTC		 12/07
23:31 EST		 Cincinnati OH -11 P1: 253°/33°
P2: 175°/28°
 No No 2 Very Cool!
1490as 12/08
04:31 UTC		 12/07
23:31 CST		 Greensboro NC -13 P1: 295°/30°
P2: 284°/20°
 No No 3 -
1490at 12/08
04:32 UTC		 12/07
23:32 EST		 Newark OH -27 P1: 264°/30°
P2: 246°/15°
 No No 2 My view was very constricted. I was in the house...
1490au 12/08
04:32 UTC		 12/07
23:32 EST		 Lafayette IN -13 P1: 182°/70°
P2: 192°/25°
 No No 1 Please send feedback -- my friend and I are very...
1490av 12/08
04:33 UTC		 12/07
23:33 EST		 Mount Sterling OH >-13 P1: 278°/30°
P2: 204°/25°
 No No 2 Brightest meteor I've seen in my 60 yr life span.
1490aw 12/08
04:33 UTC		 12/07
23:33 EST		 Bloomington IN >-13 P1: 19°/?
P2: 155°/20°
 No No 1 It was very low to the ground and appeared as...
1490ax 12/08
04:35 UTC		 12/07
23:35 EST		 Charleston WV -7 P1: 316°/45°
P2: 266°/45°
 No No 2 -
1490ay 12/08
04:35 UTC		 12/07
23:35 EST		 Massillon OH -13 P1: 317°/43°
P2: 279°/38°
 No No 1 I have never seen anything like this before. It was...
1490az 12/08
04:38 UTC		 12/07
23:38 EST		 Madison WV -9 P1: 92°/45°
P2: ?/45°
 No No 1 -
1490b 12/08
04:20 UTC		 12/07
22:20 CST		 Mankato MN -9 P1: 92°/35°
P2: 93°/35°
 No No 3 I had difficulty from an IPad indicating direction of sighting. also...
1490ba 12/08
04:40 UTC		 12/07
23:40 EST		 Cincinnati OH -27 P1: 292°/70°
P2: 229°/23°
 No No 2 -
1490bb 12/08
04:45 UTC		 12/07
23:45 EST		 lake wylie SC -11 P1: ?/43°
P2: ?/27°
 No No 1 -
1490bc 12/08
04:47 UTC		 12/07
23:47 CST		 Shepherdsville KY >-13 P1: 58°/26°
P2: 287°/16°
 No 2 It was beautiful.
1490bd 12/08
04:50 UTC		 12/07
23:50 EST		 Pittsburgh PA >-13 P1: ?/24°
P2: ?/25°
 No No 2 -
1490be 12/08
04:58 UTC		 12/07
23:58 EST		 Springfield OH >-13 P1: 328°/37°
P2: 233°/30°
 No No 4 -
1490c 12/08
04:29 UTC		 12/07
22:29 CST		 Genoa City WI -13 P1: ?/20°
P2: ?/5°
 No No 2 Because I am reporting this on an iPhone, I wasnt...
1490d 12/08
04:30 UTC		 12/07
22:30 CST		 Effingham IL >-13 P1: 93°/30°
P2: 110°/30°
 No No 3 I wouldn\'t have believed it if I hadn\'t seen it....
1490e 12/08
04:30 UTC		 12/07
22:30 CST		 Oak Creek WI P1: 131°/60°
P2: 156°/42°
 No No 1 -
1490f 12/08
03:30 UTC		 12/07
22:30 CST		 Springboro OH >-13 P1: 266°/30°
P2: 254°/25°
 No No 2 Sorry, don\'t have a phone at the moment but am...
1490g 12/08
04:30 UTC		 12/07
22:30 CST		 mt juliet TN -13 P1: 51°/75°
P2: 351°/70°
 No No 2 -
1490h 12/08
04:30 UTC		 12/07
22:30 CST		 Bloomington IL -13 P1: 88°/43°
P2: 87°/47°
 No No 3 -
1490i 12/08
04:30 UTC		 12/07
22:30 CST		 Huntley IL -11 P1: 85°/26°
P2: 242°/26°
 No No 1 -
1490j 12/08
04:30 UTC		 12/07
22:30 CST		 Johnsonville IL >-13 P1: 45°/?
P2: 135°/?
No No 1 I have walked the field where I saw the bright...
1490k 12/08
04:30 UTC		 12/07
22:30 CST		 Oak Lawn IL >-13 P1: 172°/50°
P2: 166°/28°
 No No 1 I was driving south bound on Ridgeland in Oak Lawn...
1490l 12/08
04:30 UTC		 12/07
22:30 CST		 appleton WI >-13 P1: 160°/72°
P2: 229°/35°
 No No 2 -
1490m 12/08
04:30 UTC		 12/07
22:30 CST		 Midway MO -11 P1: 60°/30°
P2: 138°/30°
 No No 2 Will be be notified if this is accurately tracked?
1490n 12/08
04:31 UTC		 12/07
22:31 CST		 Crown Point, IN IN -9 P1: ?/45°
P2: ?/0°
 No No 1 -
1490o 12/08
04:32 UTC		 12/07
22:32 CST		 highland IL >-13 P1: 71°/69°
P2: 128°/46°
 No No 2 Coolest thing I ever witnessed in our sky. I had...
1490p 12/08
04:32 UTC		 12/07
22:32 CST		 dyersburg TN -13 P1: 9°/60°
P2: 65°/55°
 No No 1 -
1490q 12/08
04:32 UTC		 12/07
22:32 CST		 Salem IL >-13 P1: 70°/60°
P2: 106°/55°
 No No 2 It was awesome.
1490r 12/08
04:32 UTC		 12/07
22:32 CST		 Downs IL >-13 P1: 123°/33°
P2: 124°/30°
 No No 1 My husband was traveling south on I-55 at Pontiac IL...
1490s 12/08
04:32 UTC		 12/07
22:32 CST		 Downs IL >-13 P1: 114°/36°
P2: 183°/28°
 No No 1 -
1490t 12/08
04:33 UTC		 12/07
22:33 CST		 Orland Park IL >-13 P1: 38°/45°
P2: 121°/45°
 No No 2 Started as white as it traveled from north to south,...
1490u 12/08
04:33 UTC		 12/07
22:33 CST		 Benton AR >-13 P1: 57°/45°
P2: 60°/37°
 No No 2 -
1490v 12/08
04:33 UTC		 12/07
22:33 CST		 Roselle IL >-13 P1: 156°/35°
P2: 184°/8°
 No No 3 I have seen many differnt meteor storms and shooting stars...
1490w 12/08
04:35 UTC		 12/07
22:35 CST		 Chicago IL P1: 126°/60°
P2: 135°/50°
 No No 2 -
1490x 12/08
03:35 UTC		 12/07
22:35 CST		 chesnee SC >-13 P1: 310°/0°
P2: 217°/0°
 No No 1 -
1490y 12/08
04:35 UTC		 12/07
22:35 CST		 Vassar KS -7 P1: 73°/35°
P2: 91°/25°
 No No 3 In the distance, the object appeared to leap over the...
1490z 12/08
04:35 UTC		 12/07
22:35 CST		 Cookeville TN >-13 P1: 348°/55°
P2: 296°/55°
 No No 3 a lot lower & brighter than Meteors I have seen...