Fireballs

The American Meteor Society has received over 100 fireball reports so far regarding a large fireball seen last night in the south west United States. Here is a video of the fireball that was submitted to the AMS website: Here’s a map… Read More >

The American Meteor Society has received several reports of a rare daylight fireball over the state of Minnesota, plus southern Manitoba, and western Ontario.   This event occurred near 5:15pm CDT Saturday afternoon August 27th. Of the half dozen reports received so… Read More >

The American Meteor Society has received numerous reports of a very bright fireball over the states of Washington and Oregon,  occurring near 11:10pm PDT Friday evening August 26th. Of the two dozen reports received so far, yellow was the most mentioned color. The average brightness… Read More >

The American Meteor Society has received reports of a very bright fireball over the states of North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, Minnesota, Nebraska, plus southern Manitoba, Canada,  occurring near 9:30pm CDT (8:30pm MDT)  Tuesday evening August 23rd. Of the two dozen reports received so far, blue and green are… Read More >

Bill Cooke of the NASA Meteoroid Environments Office sent the AMS an alert today about a recent fireball event in Ohio. This event was captured on the University of Western Ontario’s fireball network and might have also been caught on doppler… Read More >

The American Meteor Society has received nearly 30 reports of a bright fireball occurring over Florida between 1030-1100pm EDT on August 11. There is a wide discrepancy in the reports so it is currently difficult to state the source of… Read More >

It is easy to tell that meteor activity has recently picked up as predicted. The American Meteor Society has received another report of a very bright fireball over the states of Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio, occurring between 9:30pm and… Read More >

The American Meteor Society has received reports of a very bright fireball over the Oregon-Washington area occurring near 0314 am PDT on Monday morning July 25th. Of the reports received so far, yellow, orange, and white are the most mentioned… Read More >

The American Meteor Society has received reports of a very bright fireball over the New York-New Jersey-Pennsylvania area. It occurred a few minutes after 4am EDT on Sunday morning July 17th. Of the dozen or so reports received so far,… Read More >

The American Meteor Society has received several reports of a bright fireball occurring near 2215 (10:15pm) EDT on July 12, 2011. it was visible in New York and adjacent states.  The average magnitude was slightly inferior to that of the… Read More >

The American Meteor Society has received several reports of a bright fireball occurring near 2140 (9:40pm) CDT on July 1, 2011. The average magnitude was slightly inferior to that of the full moon and nearly all the reports mentioned a… Read More >

The American Meteor Society has received numerous reports of a fireball occurring over Texas and Oklahoma near 11:45 pm CDT on June 20, 2011. Most reports state the maximum brightness was near that of the full moon.  Many colors were… Read More >