Fireballs

The American Meteor Society has received 15 reports of a bright meteor that occurred near 21:30 (9:30pm CST) on Tuesday December 4, 2012. A majority of the reports have been received from Missouri, but observers located in Texas and Illinois… Read More >

This weekend and through November 24th should be a good time and try to view fireballs from the Taurid meteor shower. This meteor shower is not known for its strong rates as it usually only produces 5 meteors per hour… Read More >

The American Meteor Society has received over 60 reports of a bright meteor that occurred near 06:10 CDT on Tuesday morning October 30, 2012, over the southern mid-western states. Reports were received as far south as Alabama and Louisiana, as… Read More >

The American Meteor Society has received nearly 250 reports about a large fireball seen from the coast of California on October 17th, at approximately 7:44 PM Pacific time. Numerous witnesses reported hearing a series of loud booms. John in Larkspur, CA writes:… Read More >

The American Meteor Society has received over 125 reports of a bright meteor that occurred near 23:00 (11:00pm GMT) on Friday September 21, 2012, over the United Kingdom and Ireland. Brightness estimates of this fireball vary considerably, but the average… Read More >

The American Meteor Society has received over 75 reports of a bright meteor that occurred near 20:30 (8:30pm EDT) on Friday September 21, 2012 over southeastern Canada and northeastern USA. Brightness estimates of this fireball vary considerably, but the average… Read More >

The American Meteor Society has received 36 reports of a bright meteor that occurred near 21:00 (9:00pm  CDT) on Sunday September 3, 2012. A majority of the reports have been received from Texas, but observers located in Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri,… Read More >

The American Meteor Society has received 45 reports of a bright meteor that occurred at 21:48 (9:48pm  EDT) on Wednesday August 29th 2012. Reports have been received as far south as North Carolina, as far north as Pennsylvania, as far… Read More >

The American Meteor Society has received 31 reports so far of a bright daylight fireball over Colorado, Kansas, Wyoming, & New Mexico. 9 of the 31 reports are from Colorado Springs. This event occurred sometime from 12:35 to 12:40pm MDT… Read More >

The American Meteor Society has received 32 reports of a bright fireball over much of the upper Mideastern states and southern Canada including Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, New York, Vermont, and Ontario. This event occurred near 09:52pm EDT… Read More >

The American Meteor Society has received 35 reports of a bright fireball over much of the lower Midwestern states including Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, and Kansas . This event occurred at 10:11pm CDT Tuesday evening June 5th. Reports of many… Read More >

The American Meteor Society has so far received over 100 reports so far of a bright fireball over California and Nevada. What is unusual about this event is that it occurred near 8:00am PDT Sunday morning April 22th, in full… Read More >