Fire in the Sky

A huge, glowing fireball lights up the sky over Japan

marketresearchtelecast.com
Tue, 04 May 2021 18:41 UTC

A glowing object crossing the sky was captured on Monday night over the Fukuoka and Nagasaki prefectures in Japan. The phenomenon was captured on video by cameras in the area and seen by several witnesses who described it as a ball of light, pick up the chain NHK.

Satoshi Imamura, an expert in space issues, dispelled doubts about the nature of the object and explained that it was a bright shooting star known as a fireball or bolide. The intense luminosity occurs when dust and asteroid fragments in outer space enter the atmosphere and burn.

3日夜、上空を光の玉のようなものが流れ落ちるのが福岡県や長崎県など九州の各地で目撃されました。「火球」と呼ばれる明るい流れ星とみられます。https://t.co/qYHk6BU6Id
#nhk_news #nhk_video pic.twitter.com/jIHP5XTR9k
— NHKニュース (@nhk_news) May 4, 2021

Meteor fireball spotted on deputy's dashcam in Collier County, Florida

Katelyn Massarelli
abc-7.com
Fri, 30 Apr 2021 12:06 UTC

A Collier County deputy captured a unique phenomenon on her dashcam while out on patrol this week.

Cpl. Nicole Medenwald saw a meteor, and rather than savor the memory, she got to review the proof!

The Collier County Sheriff's Office said she had just come from conducting a traffic stop. She repositioned her patrol car to face North 15th Street to watch for cars.

"I saw a green light and then it lit up the sky," Cpl. Medenwald said. "It reminded me of lightning at night the way the sky lit up."

Cpl. Medenwald said she's seen meteors before but has never seen one break the atmosphere and light up the sky.

Flaming meteor fireball seen in Oman's sky

Times of Oman
Thu, 29 Apr 2021 13:35 UTC

The Sultanate on Wednesday evening saw the emergence of a flaming fireball in the sky over some regions.

Speaking exclusively to the Times of Oman, Yusuf bin Zahir Al Salmi, Official of Al Huwqain Astronomical Observatory, said: "Eyewitnesses from Al Huwqain, Wadi Bani Ghafir villages in the Wilayat of Rustaq in South Al Batinah Governorate and from the Wilayats of Ibri, Yanqul, and Dhank in Al Dhahirah Governorate, reported that at exactly 8:28 pm on Wednesday's evening the 15th of Ramadan, April 28, 2021, a very bright white light was seen tending to blue, penetrating clouds, starting from the northeast, heading to the southwest, and after a few seconds an explosion followed."

Meteor fireball widely reported over southern France

Sott.net
Sun, 25 Apr 2021 06:43 UTC

The American Meteor Society (AMS) received 406 reports (event 2408-2021) about a meteor fireball seen over Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Centre-Val de Loire, Emilia-Romagna, Geneva, Liguria, Lombardia, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Occitanie, Piemonte, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Toscana and Vaud on Saturday, April 24th 2021 around 20:28 UT.

For this event, the AMS received one video.

Comment: Two further videos have been added to the AMS website.

Credit: Didine&Cec 13640

Credit: Aixam

This event has been detected by 9 cameras of the FRIPON network. All results obtained by this network for this event are available on the FRIPON Website.

Detection date: 2021-04-24 20:26 UT - Velocity: 21,245.40 m/s
Click the icons on the map for info about the stations. The trajectory computed by Fripon is represented by on the map.

Lyrid fireball over the Mediterranean (April 23)

Meteoroides.net
Fri, 23 Apr 2021 19:24 UTC

This bright Lyrid meteor was recorded over Spain on 2021 April 23 at 6:03 local time (equivalent to 4:03 universal time). It overflew the Mediterranean Sea. The bolide was generated by a fragment (a meteoroid) from Comet C/1861 G1 (Comet Thatcher) that hit the atmosphere at about 165,000 km/h. It began at an altitude of about 114 km over the Mediterranean Sea, and ended at a height of around 60 km, after traveling about 53 km in the Earth's atmosphere.

The event was recorded in the framework of the SMART project, operated by the Southwestern Europe Meteor Network (SWEMN), from the meteor-observing stations located at La Hita (Toledo), Calar Alto (Almería), Sierra Nevada (Granada), La Sagra (Granada), and Sevilla.

Dozens report bright meteor fireball in New Hampshire skies

Erik Enstrom
WMUR
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 19:01 UTC

Dozens of people in New Hampshire, Maine and Massachusetts reported seeing a bright fireball streak across the sky Sunday night.

The American Meteor Society received at least 45 reports of the meteor from as far away as Nova Scotia, Rhode Island and Vermont. Based on the reports, it's likely the fireball entered the atmosphere above the ocean off the coast of Maine at about 8:20 p.m. and streaked northwest above Casco Bay.

A surveillance video captured by a Nest security camera in Rochester submitted by a local user shows a short, bright streak of light in the sky. The submitter said the fireball was accompanied by a loud boom, and an emailer from Strafford told News 9 his house shook after the fireball was seen. Just one of the reports submitted to the AMS indicated that the witnesses hadn't heard any sound.

Meteor fireball blaze caught on police body cam at Surfers Paradise, Australia

News.com.au
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 10:57 UTC

Queensland officers spotted the meteorite falling over Surfers Paradise in the Gold Coast.

Police were lucky enough to catch footage of a meteorite as it fell over the Gold Coast on Monday night.

Gold Coast rapid action patrol police were "shocked to see a meteorite blaze across the sky" while on duty in Surfers Paradise. The meteorite fell over the city about 9.45pm on Monday, leaving a long white tail before disappearing behind buildings.

The senior constable on duty said it was "not a sight you get to see everyday and could not believe the whole incident was captured on his body-worn camera".

Bolide over Cádiz and Málaga, Spain (April 20th)

Meteoroides.net
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 10:47 UTC

This bolide was spotted over the south of Spain on 20 April 2021, at about 0:35local time (equivalent to 22:35universal time on 19 April). The event was generated by a rock from an asteroid that hit the atmosphere at about 61,000 km / h.

The fireball began at an altitude of about 88 km over the south of the province of Cádiz, overflew the western area of the province of Málaga, and ended at a height of around 37 km over the east of the province of Cádiz. This bright meteor was recorded in the framework of the SMART project, operated by the Southwestern Europe Meteor Network (SWEMN) from the meteor-observing stations located at Sevilla, La Hita (Toledo), and La Sagra (Granada).

The event has been analyzed by the principal investigator of the SMART project: Dr. Jose M. Madiedo, from the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia (IAA-CSIC).0:35.(Spanish peninsular local time). It could be seen from the southern and central areas of the country.

Fireball spotted above Bournemouth, UK

Bournemouth Echo
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 19:09 UTC

Fireball spotted above Bournemouth in early hours of this morning

FOOTAGE has emerged of a fireball which shot across the sky over Bournemouth in the early hours of this morning.

The incredible sight was recorded at 12.56am by Beswick Avenue resident Tina Williams, 56, who has CCTV installed outside of her apartment.

Video from Tina's CCTV camera captured the moment and can be watched below.

Tina has been "blown away" by the footage.

She said: "I was staying at my boyfriend Lee's place in West Howe when it happened. Lee got up this morning to have a look at my apartment's CCTV footage and when he was watching it, he saw the bright light that appeared.

WATCH: The moment a fireball was spotted flying across Bournemouth in the early hours of this morning. It can be seen from the 9 second mark☄️💫@Bournemouthecho pic.twitter.com/ibT115ZB4J
— Maya (@Echo_Maya) April 20, 2021