A bluish green fireball flew over the bright sky in the East - and the Southern sky on Tuesday, at almost quarter past eight in the evening. The entire event lasted 4-5 seconds.
Knut Jørgen Røed Ødegaard would like to get a hold of this object.
This was a super powerful meteorite, and it could have fallen in Norway. Most of them explode in the atmosphere, but the large ones can reach the ground, says Ødegaard.
It would have been fun to get know whether people had seen or heard something.
Fire in the Sky
AN explosion heard by villagers in Goathland and Robin Hood's Bay on Thursday afternoon is thought to have been a sonic boom.
Whitby Gazette readers contacted the paper to say they heard the deafening noise at around 2.30pm.
Whitby Gazette readers contacted the paper to say they heard the deafening noise at around 2.30pm.
Inhabitants from the Slovak town of Košice were frightened Sunday night by a bizzare light in the sky and a loud explosion followed by a shock wave. According to astronomers apparently an object from space collided with the Earth and shortly before impact most likely exploded in the atmosphere.
Comment: Notice that the camera is still shaking slightly after the light passes.
This morning people from many parts of Slovakia are asking the question: What caused the mysterious glow registered on Sunday night just before midnight?
"Just before midnight I noticed a loud noise which words cannot describe. I saw the glow in the window. The whole event lasted about 5-6 seconds, but it was something extraordinary," we were informed by a reader from Tornale. The so far unexplained event had been noticed in Rožňava near Košice and even in Hungary. Some thought it looked like fireworks, others were afraid that an explosion in some factory happened.
"I saw a bright light. I thought it was just lightning, but I didn't hear the thunder. Even more so it was snowing at the time, that is why I thought it was odd," was the reaction of a female student from Východna.
February 1
Fireball 2010.02.01 time 18:09
This beautiful fireball trail and several flashes were taken a few minutes ago from the Ferrara station. It is likely that they were also observed from the SOSO camp and from Diego's new station which faces North from Rieti.
Fireball 2010.02.01_18.09.34 ± 1 U.T.
Beginning RA =66.253
Dec = -2.747
Ending RA = 70.641
Dec = -16.753
Time of transit: 2.16
Persistent train duration: 0.08
Flashes: 4
Apparent max magnitude: -5.10 ± 0.39
Zenithal magnitude : -6.43 ± 0.49
Note: Magnitude estimate, a check by experts is required please
This beautiful fireball trail and several flashes were taken a few minutes ago from the Ferrara station. It is likely that they were also observed from the SOSO camp and from Diego's new station which faces North from Rieti.
Fireball 2010.02.01_18.09.34 ± 1 U.T.
Beginning RA =66.253
Dec = -2.747
Ending RA = 70.641
Dec = -16.753
Time of transit: 2.16
Persistent train duration: 0.08
Flashes: 4
Apparent max magnitude: -5.10 ± 0.39
Zenithal magnitude : -6.43 ± 0.49
Note: Magnitude estimate, a check by experts is required please
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A possible trail left by the meteor over Hungary Sunday night
A possible trail left by the meteor over Hungary Sunday night
The flashes and the strange lights might have been caused by a meteor, Eva Egyedne Novodovszki, spokeswoman of the Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen County Police Department, informed Borsod Online.
There were reports to the county police department of flashes and thundering from several settlements at almost the same time on Sunday night (23:20). The Catastrophe Protection Agency was informed and it started an investigation into the case.
The surprisingly bright sky flashes were seen in Borsod county, Budapest and also in Szabolcs county by lots of people Sunday night.
Residents across the Metro Richmond area and beyond are reporting hearing a loud explosion early Friday morning.
The question is: what was it?
8News has been contacted by dozens of citizens who experienced the phenomena, with most saying the heard and felt it in the Midlothian area of Chesterfield County, between 8:30 and 9 a.m. However, some have reported hearing the "boom" in Mechanicsville, Colonial Heights, Blackstone and even as far away as Nottoway County.
The question is: what was it?
8News has been contacted by dozens of citizens who experienced the phenomena, with most saying the heard and felt it in the Midlothian area of Chesterfield County, between 8:30 and 9 a.m. However, some have reported hearing the "boom" in Mechanicsville, Colonial Heights, Blackstone and even as far away as Nottoway County.
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Meteor in sky.
Meteor in sky.
But, we don't need to rely on the word of a child to know that this "rock from another planet" was gigantic. There were dozens who saw it fall and thousands more that touched it.
In January, 1888, several Florida residents witnessed a "large green streak" falling through the sky. Known as a shooting star, the meteorite was visible throughout the entire southeast. Trying to project its final location and landing zone, each witness pointed to a field nearby where they were standing. Whether they lived in Key West, Miami, Palatka or Jacksonville, they would motion in a particular direction and then say, "Its got to be right over there."
It turns out that the monstrous meteorite (the envy of the world) fell to the earth in Middleburg, Florida. It was late in the evening when several passersby witnessed its arrival then heard a tremendous "thud." Every house in the town shook.
Richmond Metro - Did you hear it - A loud boom, a thud or something sounding like an explosion?
We've received several messages on our CBS 6 Facebook fan page. Reports from people hearing a loud noise between 8:30 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. We tried to pinpoint the exact location, but the reports were widespread. We got reports from south east Powhatan to Midlothian, Chester, Hanover County and even Nottoway County.
We contacted Virginia Tech's Seismological Society who said it was not an earthquake, but they did record an "acoustic" boom.
We've received several messages on our CBS 6 Facebook fan page. Reports from people hearing a loud noise between 8:30 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. We tried to pinpoint the exact location, but the reports were widespread. We got reports from south east Powhatan to Midlothian, Chester, Hanover County and even Nottoway County.
We contacted Virginia Tech's Seismological Society who said it was not an earthquake, but they did record an "acoustic" boom.
Comment: Another overhead meteorite explosion?