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England: Did couple see a green fireball falling from the sky over Epping?

Andy Mannion
UK UFO Sightings
Sat, 17 Apr 2010 19:15 UTC
Posted: April 17, 2010

Location of Sighting: Epping, Essex CM16
Date of Sighting: Friday 16 April 2010
Time: 2302

Witness Statement: We were driving South through the town and as we were passing Tower Road we both saw a bright green light dropping very fast out of the sky from about 500 feet.

It was about half a mile ahead of us and to the West of the High Road.
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Best of the Web: HUGE fireball turns sky bright green over southern Wisconsin, starts 9 fires along 1-mile stretch


Channel 3000
Thu, 15 Apr 2010 18:21 UTC

Many area residents reported a possible meteor flying across the sky over southern Wisconsin on Wednesday night.

Authorities were flooded with curious callers after a meteor streaking across the Midwestern sky looked like a huge fireball. National Weather Service offices in La Crosse, Wis., Des Moines, Iowa, and Kansas City, Mo., received numerous reports of the fireball from law enforcement officials and the public.

The flash of light in the sky was reported just after 10 p.m. People from Iowa to Ohio have apparently reported seeing a fireball.
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US: Fireball Pictures from Brilliant Mid Air Explosion


Space Weather
Thu, 15 Apr 2010 21:32 UTC
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© University of Wisconsin - AOS/SSECThe meteor was bright green at first, and the sky was almost blue for a few seconds. The meteor then broke into several pieces and glowed orange as it faded away. Was visible for 10-15 seconds. The loop shows a plane going by, then the fireball that illuminates the contrail of that plane (and another from a previous plane that is not visible) The pictures were taken at 10PM CDT on April 14, 2010 (03 UTC April 15, 2010)
Last night, around 10:05 pm CDT, sky watchers in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois and Missouri witnessed a brilliant green fireball streaking across the sky. Images from a rooftop webcam in Madison, Wisconsin, show a brilliant midair explosion.

The fireball was caused by a small asteroid hitting Earth's atmosphere at a shallow angle. Preliminary infrasound measurements place the energy of the blast at 20 tons of TNT (0.02 kton), with considerable uncertainty. Bill Cooke of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office estimates that the space rock was about 1 meter wide and massed some 1260 kg. "Fireballs of this size are surprisingly common," he notes. "They hit Earth about 14 times a month, on average, although most go unnoticed because they appear during the day or over unpopulated areas."
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US: Two witnesses saw a 'fireball' falling, split into 2, then 5 and fly off, then a second one did the same

Peter Davenport
NUFORC
Thu, 15 Apr 2010 16:51 UTC
Occurred: 2/28/2010 18:40 (Entered as : 02/28/2010 18:40)
Reported: 2/28/2010 7:54:17 PM 19:54
Posted: 4/13/2010
Location: Homestead/Redlands/Everglades, Florida
Shape: Other
Duration: 10 minutes

Two large fireballs fall from the sky and split into 10 traveling orbs.

My friend and I were driving home from work and noticed what we thought was a large meteor falling from the sky. The meteor was falling for a much longer duration and was significantly larger that I was accustomed to seeing. It looked like a burning fireball traveling at a high speed. It kept falling and then split into two smaller burning fireballs and continued to fall. Well before it hit the ground each meteor split into two orbs or lights (thus four total) and each light turned and traveled horizontal to the ground. They were no longer falling. We then noticed a fifth and all five were traveling at different speeds to the west. We watched them fly for several minutes until they got so far we could no longer see them. They did not fly in any formation and appeared to be traveling at different speeds and altitudes.
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Sonic boom accompanies fireball in sky over Wisconsin

Mary Rinzel
WEAU 13 News
Thu, 15 Apr 2010 10:32 UTC
National Weather Service says it appears a meteorite lit up the sky over southwest Wisconsin Wednesday night

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Large Meteor Sighting over West Michigan

George Lessens
WZZM.com
Thu, 15 Apr 2010 02:01 UTC
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© UW-Madison AOS/SSECMeteor at 11:03 pm EDT
A large meteor sighting occurred over West Michigan late Wednesday evening. Calls to the WZZM 13 Information Center started around 11:10 pm with the first report of a large 'fireball' near Rothbury in Oceana Co. Numerous viewers from Grant, Muskegon and Grand Rapids called in with similar information of a 'meteor' streaking across the sky from northwest to southeast.

Video courtesy of University of Wisconsin: Click here.

Video courtesy of Howard Co. Wisconsin Sheriff Deputy Tim Beckman: Click here.

National Weather Service offices across the Midwest reported the same siting from Des Moines and Davenport IA, outside of Kansas City MO, and in Portage, Milwaukee, Rock and Winnebago (WI) counties.

The meteor could be part of the Gamma Virginids meteor shower which started on April 4 and lasts through April 21, with the peak expected around April 14 or 15.

Fireball Fan Page on Facebook: Click here.
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US: Dozens See Fireball In The Sky


WISN.com
Wed, 14 Apr 2010 23:17 UTC
Milwaukee -- Dozens of viewers called 12 News to report a huge fireball in the sky Wednesday night.

The flash of light in the sky was reported just after 10 p.m.

Viewers reported seeing all sorts of colors and one big blast followed by several smaller blasts.

WISN Chief Meteorologist Mark Baden said people from as far away as Iowa and Ohio saw the fireball which was likely a meteor.

"A meteor is a rock, hurdling through space, as it hits our atmosphere it becomes super heated because of friction and this would normally cause the rock to explode and that would create the big flash, visible for hundreds of miles," Baden said.

"A meteor of this size is pretty unusual," Baden added.

Local police departments fielded dozens of phone calls. Dispatchers from Muskego, New Berlin and Waukesha told 12 News they searched for a possible impact site but didn't find one.

If you happened to capture the meteor on camera, we would like to see it.

Please email your picture to wisntvnews@hearst.com.
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US: Madison Meteor?


WKOW.com
Thu, 15 Apr 2010 00:05 UTC
Something it up the sky in the Madison area Wednesday night, the question is - what was it?

Dozens of people called the 27 Newsroom shortly after 10:00 PM to report a bright light in the sky. Calls came in from all over south central Wisconsin, and from as far away as St. Louis.

Sharon Wisniewski, spokesperson for the Dane County Regional Airport, confirms pilots on two aircrafts witnessed what looked like a bright meteor in the sky. They believe it burned out. One pilot was flying a helicopter, the other a plane.

Ken in Madison said the sky "Lit up just like daylight" and then it was gone.

Tara in Oregon told us she saw a bright green light come from the west before disappearing in the southeast.

Rhonda in Fitchburg said something lit up the large windows in her home, and within moments, it was gone.

Cheryl in Dodgeville says she saw a bright flash of light and then her house rumbled.

Callers in Livingston and Clyde Township claim they not only saw the light, they felt an impact.

People in as far away as Westfield report seeing the light, and questioned whether it was a plane in trouble.

27 News Chief Meteorologist Bob Lindmeier says it is possible a large meteor passed through the area, but it's hard to know exactly what caused the bright light. "Most meteors never reach the ground." He said. "They typically disintegrate in the atmosphere." Lindmeier says the disintegration could cause a rumbling sound.

If you have pictures or video of the whatever it was that lit up the sky, please call or email the 27 Newsroom.

(608) 273-2727 or news@wkowtv.com
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US: "Giant Fireball" Lights up the Night Sky


KCRG.com
Wed, 14 Apr 2010 22:29 UTC
Cedar Rapids - If you were outside enjoying the weather Wednesday night, you might have spotted a cosmic light show streak across the Iowa sky.

The meteor burning through the atmosphere appeared to be a "giant fireball" and reports have been coming into the KCRG-TV9 newsroom from viewers across Eastern Iowa, southwest Wisconsin and northwest Illinois.

KCRG-TV9 First Alert Storm Team Meteorologist Justin Gehrts said that falling stars like this are quite common and that they're nothing to worry over.

Comment: Nothing to see here folks! Just a giant fireball heading your way! And don't mind if it explodes at ground level and starts fires!



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US: Fireball in the Michiana skies?


WBST.com
Wed, 14 Apr 2010 11:33 UTC
Did you see what looked like a fireball in the sky about 11:15 p.m. Wednesday?

Jolene Miller of Goshen said she was letting the dog out when she looked up and saw what looked just like a large shooting star, white with a red tail. The object then became all red as it appeared to burn out.

Miller, who lives near the Elkhart County fairgrounds, said she watches the stars often in the evening.

"We have nothing but field around us," she said. "I can see a long ways."

Another report was heard on a police scanner just before Miller's call to WSBT.

If you, too, saw what looked like a fireball, let us know at the SBT24/7 News desk at (574) 247-6397 or send an email to news@sbt247.com -- and of course, post your comments on wsbt.com or the Facebook page.
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