442 reports found in Aug 2012

Id UTC Date
& Time
Local Date
& Time
Loc. Magn. Az./El. Delayed
Sound
Concur.
Sound
Observer Exp. Level Notes
AMS Event 1192
1192j 2012-08-22
06:20 UTC
2012-08-21
23:20 PDT
Fairfield,CA -27 P1: 315°/40°
P2: 225°/40°
No No Tony 2 The fireball disappeared behind the hill to my right. At the angle it was traveling,... Details
1192k 2012-08-22
06:16 UTC
2012-08-22
00:16 MDT
Twin Falls ,ID -13 P1: 262°/23°
P2: 258°/20°
No No Thor L. 1 Reported it to local #311. Definitely a circular form, large and far away. Details
1192l 2012-08-22
06:16 UTC
2012-08-22
00:16 MDT
Boise,ID -13 P1: 179°/20°
P2: 175°/0°
No No Gina G. 3 Never seen anything like it. I now believe those historical paintings of paintings of fireballs... Details
AMS Event 1191
1191a 2012-08-22
04:45 UTC
2012-08-21
21:45 PDT
san diego,CA -11 P1: 241°/40°
P2: 246°/38°
No No Bill W. 1 To reiterate, I observed a bright blue green fireball while heading west on I-52 in... Details
AMS Event 1190
1190a 2012-08-22
03:58 UTC
2012-08-21
21:58 MDT
Greenwood Village,CO -5 P1: 262°/25°
P2: 263°/10°
No No Josh H. 2 A Littleton (CO) police vehicle was driving on the road ahead of me. I don\'t... Details
AMS Event 1189
1189a 2012-08-22
03:33 UTC
2012-08-21
22:33 CDT
Mundelein,IL -7 P1: 266°/70°
P2: 264°/30°
No No Jeremy J. 4 - Details
1189b 2012-08-22
03:35 UTC
2012-08-21
22:35 CDT
Prairie Grove,AR -11 P1: 204°/25°
P2: 198°/25°
No No Debbie 1 It almost looked like a flare gun shot with a tail, and it was very... Details
1189c 2012-08-22
05:00 UTC
2012-08-21
23:00 CDT
Lawrence,KS P1: 273°/90°
P2: 278°/0°
No No David A. 4 II am a big camper and spend 30 plus nites looking at the night skies... Details
AMS Event 1188
1188a 2012-08-22
01:30 UTC
2012-08-21
21:30 EDT
Damascus,PA -9 P1: 86°/45°
P2: 271°/40°
No No Meg G. 4 On the Accuweather Astronomy facebook page, there was a report of booms being heard near... Details
1188b 2012-08-22
01:30 UTC
2012-08-21
21:30 EDT
walworth,NY P1: 162°/60°
P2: 163°/10°
No No Tim 1 Biggest size i have ever seen. Larger than an inch across at arms length. Details
1188c 2012-08-22
01:30 UTC
2012-08-21
21:30 EDT
schnecksville,PA -13 P1: 323°/45°
P2: 319°/45°
No Yes Charles 3 - Details
1188d 2012-08-22
01:30 UTC
2012-08-21
21:30 EDT
Kingston,PA -9 P1: ?°/60°
P2: ?°/25°
Yes Yes Michelle Q. 3 - Details
1188e 2012-08-22
01:30 UTC
2012-08-21
21:30 EDT
wilkes barre township,PA -13 P1: 223°/45°
P2: 221°/45°
No No Harkenreader D. 1 - Details
1188f 2012-08-22
01:32 UTC
2012-08-21
21:32 EDT
Knoxville,MD -13 P1: 62°/60°
P2: 34°/64°
No No Doug I. 4 Very fast. Seemed to be a slight descending as it shot away from me. Quite... Details
1188g 2012-08-22
01:34 UTC
2012-08-21
21:34 EDT
Hilton,NY -5 P1: 141°/70°
P2: 160°/20°
No No Daniel R. 4 - Details
1188h 2012-08-22
01:35 UTC
2012-08-21
21:35 EDT
Ulster,PA -9 P1: 200°/45°
P2: 198°/30°
No No Brian C. 3 - Details
1188i 2012-08-22
01:35 UTC
2012-08-21
21:35 EDT
State College,PA -9 P1: 91°/60°
P2: 55°/20°
No No Roman 2 I caught the sight of the meteor when it was already in progress Details
1188j 2012-08-22
01:35 UTC
2012-08-21
21:35 EDT
Auburn,NY -13 P1: 172°/90°
P2: 175°/30°
No No CD 3 - Details
1188k 2012-08-22
01:35 UTC
2012-08-21
21:35 EDT
Hellam,PA -13 P1: 349°/90°
P2: 349°/30°
No No Rohrbach M. 2 Nothing important other than I'd like to know if it was reported by others. ... Details
1188l 2012-08-22
01:40 UTC
2012-08-21
21:40 EDT
Lancaster,PA -5 P1: 329°/70°
P2: 327°/25°
No No Joel 3 I was in a very well lit lareg parking lot. I don\'t think I actually... Details
1188m 2012-08-22
01:50 UTC
2012-08-21
21:50 EDT
Manheim,PA -9 P1: 356°/58°
P2: 357°/33°
No No Keith N. 1 This was by far the largest meteor/shooting star I\'ve ever seen! It made my heart... Details
1188n 2012-08-22
02:15 UTC
2012-08-21
22:15 EDT
Ithaca,NY -11 P1: 182°/90°
P2: 179°/20°
No No Susan W. 3 - Details
AMS Event 1185
1185a 2012-08-22
00:45 UTC
2012-08-21
20:45 EDT
Noblesville,IN P1: 270°/80°
P2: 270°/45°
No No Brian 1 - Details
AMS Event 1184
1184a 2012-08-21
07:15 UTC
2012-08-21
02:15 CDT
Springfield,MO -13 P1: 270°/?°
P2: 270°/?°
No No Stacy K. 2 I have not ever seen one this low. I have no educational experience but a... Details
AMS Event 1183
1183a 2012-08-21
06:02 UTC
2012-08-21
01:02 CDT
warrensburg,MO -5 P1: 89°/75°
P2: 274°/70°
No No Richard O. 4 very fast meteor from directly east to west arc and directly overhead Details
AMS Event 1182
1182a 2012-08-21
05:20 UTC
2012-08-20
22:20 PDT
San Diego,CA -11 P1: 270°/38°
P2: 275°/52°
No No Erin S. 1 I was in the city and we barely see stars because of the light. I... Details
AMS Event 1181
1181a 2012-08-21
03:00 UTC
2012-08-20
20:00 PDT
Mission Viejo,CA P1: 139°/65°
P2: 214°/24°
No No Gerard S. 1 I was sitting in the middle of a lake looking at the southern sky,... Details
1181b 2012-08-21
03:20 UTC
2012-08-20
20:20 PDT
Laguna Niguel,CA P1: 149°/72°
P2: 154°/44°
No No Yolanda R. 1 I was walking up Pacific Island after a run (I'm guessing the time to be... Details
AMS Event 1180
1180c 2012-08-21
01:25 UTC
2012-08-20
21:25 EDT
Masontown,WV -11 P1: 43°/64°
P2: 36°/22°
No No Tom M. 3 It looked a lot like the meteors we watched during the Perseids shower earlier this... Details
1180d 2012-08-21
01:45 UTC
2012-08-20
21:45 EDT
trumansburg,NY P1: 164°/75°
P2: 118°/35°
No No Judy G. 1 - Details
1180e 2012-08-21
01:46 UTC
2012-08-20
21:46 EDT
Naples,NY -9 P1: 168°/70°
P2: 143°/40°
No No Mark M. 4 I thought is was an airplane at first, it was so bright and seemed to... Details
1180f 2012-08-21
02:00 UTC
2012-08-20
22:00 EDT
spruce,MI -13 P1: 268°/90°
P2: 95°/80°
No No Gina F. 2 The object initially looked like a plane at night with regard to speed and height,... Details
1180g 2012-08-21
02:30 UTC
2012-08-20
22:30 CDT
rochester,NY -13 P1: 79°/30°
P2: 74°/35°
No No Stephen G. 4 I night sky watch very offten and never have seen anything this Bright and huge. Details
AMS Event 1179
1179a 2012-08-20
22:30 UTC
2012-08-20
23:30 BST
a47, norfolk, uk, -9 P1: 110°/65°
P2: 22°/45°
No No Erzsike 3 ive been trying for a week to find out what it may have been, and... Details
AMS Event 1178
1178a 2012-08-20
09:19 UTC
2012-08-20
03:19 MDT
Bozeman,MT -11 P1: 249°/83°
P2: 192°/87°
No No Richard F. 4 Thank you for maintaining this site: I look forward to seeing if anyone else... Details
AMS Event 1177
1177a 2012-08-20
05:00 UTC
2012-08-20
01:00 CDT
wilson,NC P1: 14°/60°
P2: 13°/60°
No No Alex T. 1 Please if you find out what it was let me know Details
1177a 2012-08-20
04:45 UTC
2012-08-19
23:45 CDT
Carpentersville,IL -11 P1: 333°/45°
P2: 1°/25°
No No Paul D. 2 Have seen quite a few fireballs/meteors in my day, but all were high altitude and... Details
AMS Event 1176
1176a 2012-08-20
02:23 UTC
2012-08-19
22:23 EDT
detroit,MI -5 P1: 76°/48°
P2: 128°/47°
No No Shannon C. 2 I was coming from taking out the trash when I suddenly looked up and saw... Details
AMS Event 1175
1175a 2012-08-20
01:30 UTC
2012-08-19
21:30 EDT
Floral Park,NY -11 P1: 82°/59°
P2: 358°/25°
No Yes Kris 3 I am not 100% certain what this thing was, but my best guess is that... Details
1175c 2012-08-20
00:10 UTC
2012-08-19
20:10 EDT
Essex,VT P1: 279°/90°
P2: 355°/65°
No No Robert 1 This was viewed by seven people and we have video from a smart phone. It... Details
AMS Event 1174
1174a 2012-08-19
11:30 UTC
2012-08-19
20:30 JST
Gifu, P1: 188°/25°
P2: 197°/27°
No Yes Luke S. 2 The object was white surrounded by orange. The tail was very short and predominantly... Details
AMS Event 1173
1173a 2012-08-19
05:00 UTC
2012-08-18
22:00 PDT
Palo Alto,CA -7 P1: 269°/61°
P2: 274°/33°
No No Barbara 2 - Details
1173b 2012-08-19
05:10 UTC
2012-08-18
22:10 PDT
Vallejo,CA -13 P1: 263°/49°
P2: 274°/28°
No No Sara C. 3 Most unexpectedly beautiful thing I have ever seen in observing the sky Details
AMS Event 1172
1172a 2012-08-19
02:47 UTC
2012-08-18
21:47 CDT
Tinley Park,IL -9 P1: 283°/72°
P2: 299°/61°
No No Norm 3 The trail looked more like Details
1172b 2012-08-19
02:55 UTC
2012-08-18
21:55 CDT
Dixon,IL -13 P1: 83°/75°
P2: 41°/65°
No No Cyndi 2 This fireball flickered and sputtered quite dramatically until it fizzled out. I was at an... Details
1172c 2012-08-19
02:00 UTC
2012-08-18
22:00 EDT
Fowlerville,MI -13 P1: 329°/45°
P2: 0°/25°
No No Tammy 1 Similar to a post a few days ago it looked as though it was a... Details
1172d 2012-08-19
03:15 UTC
2012-08-18
22:15 CDT
Greene,IA -5 P1: 245°/40°
P2: 181°/30°
No No Bruce B. 4 A layer of high, thin stratus clouds interfered with this observation. The meteor and its... Details
1172e 2012-08-19
03:00 UTC
2012-08-18
23:00 CDT
Hancock,MI P1: 77°/45°
P2: 139°/25°
No No Nancy G. 3 Three of us saw this phenomenal event & couldn\'t believe our eyes! Details
AMS Event 1171
1171e 2012-08-19
03:15 UTC
2012-08-18
21:15 CDT
Tegucigalpa, -13 P1: 76°/59°
P2: 79°/33°
No Yes Carlos D. 1 It was an amazing sight! Details
AMS Event 1170
1170a 2012-08-19
02:45 UTC
2012-08-18
21:45 EDT
Cedar river,MI -13 P1: 1°/45°
P2: 297°/25°
No No Barbie 3 Gorgeous display of natural wonder. I have never seen anything like it! Details

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