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Meteor fireball filmed above Wigan, UK

Tom Fish
The Express (UK)
Thu, 12 Mar 2020 20:29 UTC
The meteor (circled) as it flies through Wigan
The meteor (circled) as it flies through Wigan
A British man has inadvertently captured stunning CCTV footage of a meteor hurtling through the skies over Wigan. Blake Kerwin, 22, filmed the extraterrestrial incident on his home security camera in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

Mr Kerwin was reportedly awoken by a notification on his phone linked to the home CCTV.

The flyby appeared so close his security system alerted him it had detected suspicious movements outside his home.

Only when the Wigan resident reviewed the footage did he release he had filmed a fireball.

The hi-res black and white footage clearly shows an unidentified object speeding across the screen from left to right.
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Fireball meteor seen over Seville in Andalucía, Spain

Elizabeth Sundlof
Euro Weekly
Mon, 09 Mar 2020 13:09 UTC
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On Saturday night, at approximately 8:33 local time, a fireball could be seen in the Andalucían night sky. It could be observed in Seville, Granada and Almería.

The Institute of Astrophysics of Andalucía and head investigator José María Madiedo has analysed the meteorite and concluded that it was a rock that had detached from a bigger asteroid and made its way into our atmosphere with a speed of 54,000 kilometres per hour.

The meteor was first spotted at a height of 78 kilometres above Ciudad Real, in Castilla de Mancha. It followed a northeast trajectory and burnt out at a height of 38 kilometres over the same province.

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Three fiery meteorites reportedly hit ground in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India


Sott.net
Sun, 08 Mar 2020 06:46 UTC
Meteorite in India
© Sanjeevni TodayOne of the reported meteorites that fell near Sahibabad railway station, Ghaziabad in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh
Three meteorites have reportedly hit the ground close to Sahibabad railway station, Ghaziabad in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on March 5, 2020 according to the Mahanagar Times.

Local residents reported seeing three objects falling from the sky at about ten-minute intervals, with thunder-like sounds, which caused panic in the area.

Despite heavy rains at the time and attempts at extinguishing the objects by the fire brigade, they continued smouldering for several hours afterwards, producing a noticeable smell.

News station TV9 Bharatvarsh has the following report (in Hindi):

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Oregon and SW Washington see at least 2 fireballs in night sky


abcstlouis.com
Fri, 06 Mar 2020 13:29 UTC
1 day ago kptv.com Doorbell camera catches 1 of 2 fireballs seen in western Oregon
Doorbell camera catches 1 of 2 fireballs seen in western Oregon
If you looked up at the sky last night, you may have seen a fireball visible from western Oregon and southwest Washington!

The American Meteor Society Fireball log says there were numerous reports on the night of March 4. The first one was reported around 7:15 p.m. due southeast.

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Meteor fireball seen over Ohio

Kirstie Zontini
whio.com
Mon, 02 Mar 2020 15:31 UTC
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A meteor shot across the night sky on Sunday and people in the Miami Valley saw it! This was a special meteor considered to be a fireball. A fireball is just a meteor that is as bright as the planet Venus. These often have a bright tail and sometimes can produce a noise when they flash across the sky. The American Meteor Society keeps track of fireball sightings across the country and according to them, it appeared around 10:22PM on Sunday.

There were reports from 16 people that were from five different states. Majority of the eye witnesses were from Ohio. Three in southwest Ohio. The AMS created a map based on reports from the witnesses and it seems the fireball may have flashed somewhere in south central, Ohio, south and east of Columbus.

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Bright meteor fireball lights up night sky over the Netherlands and Belgium


Sott.net
Tue, 03 Mar 2020 07:02 UTC
Meteor fireball over Netherlands and Belgium
© AMS
The American Meteor Society (AMS) has received 165 reports about a meteor fireball streaking over the Netherlands and Belgium on Monday, March 2nd 2020 around 23:38 UT.

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Spectacular daytime meteor fireball explodes over Croatia and Slovenia - Shockwave sets off earthquake detectors


Sott.net
Fri, 28 Feb 2020 14:24 UTC
Meteor fireball over Croatia
© Tomislav Car
A spectacular meteor fireball exploded over Croatia and Slovenia in the northern Balkans today at 10:34 local time (09:34 UTC), Feb 28th. There are numerous reports of a loud sonic boom with the accompanying shockwave which was strong enough to show up on seismographs as an earthquake.

The Dubrovnik Times reports that in Zagreb, there was a strong rumble and tremors. A tremor was felt throughout the city, so at first everybody thought that it was an earthquake.

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Reports of meteor fireball seen over Aberdeen, Scotland

Callum Main
Aberdeen Evening Express
Wed, 26 Feb 2020 08:02 UTC
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A number of people have reported seeing what they believe to be a meteor over the north-east.

According to the Aberdeen Astronomical Society "a bright light" was seen in the sky above the Bucksburn area shortly before 6am this morning.

A number of other witnesses, including people from Ellon, Montrose and even Northumberland reported seeing the object.

One eyewitness told the page how they had seen a "single stream that broke up to numerous little flares".

Comment: The event was also witnessed from across the North Sea in Denmark and the Netherlands according to the American Meteor Society.

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Best of the Web: Eerie green meteor fireball turns night into day over Tucson, Arizona

Anthony Victor Reyes
KVOA Tucson News
Wed, 26 Feb 2020 19:51 UTC
Meteor fireball over Arizona
© YouTube/S Paris (screen capture)
If you looked up at the sky early Wednesday morning, you may have noticed something spectacular. And it definitely wasn't a bird or a plane.

On Wednesday, YouTuber S Paris captured an object zooming through the sky on his dashcam at around 5:30 a.m. In the video's description, S Paris believes the object that came down is a meteor.

With the sun still down, the video showcased a clear visual of the meteor flying through the sky.

According to YouTuber, the video was captured on the southeast side of Tucson.

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Two meteor fireballs sighted across the skies of Spain's Andalucia - 3 in 4 days

Elisabeth Sundolf
Euro Weekly
Sat, 22 Feb 2020 18:28 UTC
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Two large fireballs were seen shooting across the sky during the night of February 18 and 19. They could be observed from different points of the Andalucían provinces of Almería, Granada and Seville.

The meteor detection station Calar Alto (CAHA) reported that two large balls of fire were observed shooting across the sky in the early hours of the morning of February 18 and 19.

The first one was detected by the CAHA observation station in Almería, but because of the weather conditions (cloudy night skies), the trajectory could not be calculated nor could more information be collected.

The second fireball, observed on February 19, could just as the first one be observed by the Almería observatory, but also by the observatories in Sierra Nevada (Granada) and Seville.

Comment: Four nights later saw yet another: Bright meteor filmed over Andalusia, Spain

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