Local officials, police and fire are investigating reports of percussion, tremors and booms in Old Mystic.
According to First Selectman Ed Haberek, there is no evidence or cause as of yet, he said. Homeland Security has been notified, he said. Haberek said He hopes to have more information within the next hour.
Facebook reports and messages to Stonington Patch indicate people on the Stonington side of Old Mystic had their houses rocked, heard large boom sounds and felt as if perhaps there was an explosion nearby. Police and fire have not determined any cause as of yet. Check back with Patch later for details.
Fireballs
The stars aligned for some lucky Fraser Coast sky watchers on Wednesday evening.
Dozens of people reported seeing what was believed to be a meteorite crossing the sky about 8pm.
Cassandra Perry was among those who caught a glimpse and shared her experience on the Fraser Coast Chronicle's Facebook page.
"Yes, I saw a light moving fast through the sky, so I ran outside and saw it was a meteor," she said.
"I could see it burning up, looked like it had a tail similar to what fireworks looks like, an awesome sight."
Commenter Sally Mackay said she saw it with her daughter as they were leaving a school awards night.
Dozens of people reported seeing what was believed to be a meteorite crossing the sky about 8pm.
Cassandra Perry was among those who caught a glimpse and shared her experience on the Fraser Coast Chronicle's Facebook page.
"Yes, I saw a light moving fast through the sky, so I ran outside and saw it was a meteor," she said.
"I could see it burning up, looked like it had a tail similar to what fireworks looks like, an awesome sight."
Commenter Sally Mackay said she saw it with her daughter as they were leaving a school awards night.
The phenomenon was particularly noticed from the residents of Zante in the regions of Maheradou and Alikon. The residents said that they saw bright streaks across the sky from West to East, followed by an intense noise. However, there were no damages or problems reported even though the testimonies supported that the glow illuminated the homes of areas in Kefalonia.
Comment: Hellas Now offers testimonials from eyewitnesses of the surrounding areas (translation from Greek by our SOTT editors):
From Pirgy:Regarding the meteorite, it was very noticeable around the Pyrgos area where I live, and also at Poros, where my father was, there was a noise and they were shaken a bit. It was however very noticeable even in my village which is far from the sea and high up.From Kapandriti:I was outside on my veranda at that time. The night from black became blue. It was coming from Kapandriti. It looked like fireworks but in the end it got on fire, and after 1-2 minutes there was a loud sound.From Vlahata:We also heard the sound, it was very loud... the frames of the house shuttered... as if dynamite exploded nearby... a friend wrote that Vlahata brightened as if it was daytime.From Zakynthos:There was a horrible Boom! and we all looked around to see what happened, we thought that it was very loud thunder.
File photo of a meteor entering the atmosphere, taken from the ISS last year.
Eyewitnesses said the sky lit up like day after an explosion and objects which looked like fire balls fell into the sea, according to state-run ANA-MPA news agency.
"Meteor strikes are common in Greece, it is not threatening," geology Professor Efthimyos Lekkas told an AA correspondent.
The meteor didn't cause any damage but people panicked around the region.
Comment: "Meteor strikes are common in Greece, it is not threatening."
What the hell kind of statement is that?!
Sure, fireballs exploding overhead is a daily occurrence NOW because they have increasing exponentially in recent years!
The Philippines looked like it had been hit by a tsunami once Super-typhoon Haiyan roared through
Initial Meteor Sighting Reports
27 November 2013 Mark D Brisbane, Qld, AUSTRALIA 20:15 AEST (UTC+10)
27 November 2013 Mark D Brisbane, Qld, AUSTRALIA 20:15 AEST (UTC+10)
9 seconds N-S Facing West Red main body with yellowish tail Venus Started as one moving light, fragmented into 2 clusters, larger cluster at the top, maybe 20-30 fragments, smaller cluster at the bottom, maybe 5-10 fragments awesome. scared the kids a little bit!27 November 2013 Tiff Logan City, Qld, AUSTRALIA 1955
About 10 seconds. North-SouthWest Viewed facing west. Yellow/white. No sound. At least as big and bright as the moon. Started out big and solid then as it travelled it broke up into numerous smaller pieces that fizzled out. It was very, very low and fairly slow. I've never seen anything like it. Amazing!27 November 2013 Delgray Mountain creek, Sunshine Coast, QLD Australia Between 7.30-8pm
10-15 seconds N/NE - S/SW White/yellow/gold, no sound Possibly the moon but a bit more yellow co,luring Yes, definitely fragmentation, 1 major part and the numerous trailing afterwards I am not sure what this was, defiantly had numerous fragments and wasn't moving too fast across the sky, but disappeared down to the SW of maybe Brisbane city, AUSTRALIA
This file photo shows a meteorite in the sky above Russia’s Ural mountains on Feb. 15, 2013
Montreal - Social media sites lit up Tuesday evening with reports that a meteorite may have been seen and heard in the Montreal and Ottawa regions.
Numerous people posted Twitter messages reporting a bright flash of blue light accompanied by the sound of a booming explosion just before 8 p.m. ET
Although there is no official conformation of a meteorite, a spokesman for the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada says all signs point to a meteor event.
"I've heard of reports south of Ottawa, through Cornwall, the Montreal area, folks down in northern New York state as well, said Andrew Fazekas.
"It's really just observations from regular everyday folks that they heard a sonic boom that was preceded by a blue flash of light high in the sky that lasted maybe one or two seconds."
The Sûreté du Québec said they had received several calls about the event, but had not been able to pinpoint the source of the noise.
Montreal - Hudson and St-Lazare were rocked briefly by the sound of an explosion around 8 p.m. Tuesday, but the source of the big boom remains a mystery.
Officials in the off-island towns, as well as the Surêté du Québec, were flummoxed, leaving residents who heard the noise to wonder on Twitter what happened.
"No one seems to know what it is exactly but a friend described it as a bright blue flash in the sky followed by the sound," wrote Kalina Laframboise.
"It's been heard all over the region but no details," wrote Greg Patterson. "My opinion is that it was a meteor hitting the atmosphere with sonic boom."
Did you hear anything?
Officials in the off-island towns, as well as the Surêté du Québec, were flummoxed, leaving residents who heard the noise to wonder on Twitter what happened.
"No one seems to know what it is exactly but a friend described it as a bright blue flash in the sky followed by the sound," wrote Kalina Laframboise.
"It's been heard all over the region but no details," wrote Greg Patterson. "My opinion is that it was a meteor hitting the atmosphere with sonic boom."
Did you hear anything?
Asteroid 2013 NJ is just one object on NASA's list of near-Earth objects, but it's remarkable in that it flew by significantly closer than anything else on the list. Passing by at about 2.5 times the distance to the moon, it was close enough to be visible to the naked eye, even though its diameter is relatively small at 120-260 meters.
Luckily for us, when something passes extremely close in terms of space, say 2.5 lunar distances, it's actually still a pretty large distance away in actuality. Unluckily, the size of objects is also subjected to that relative sense of scale, as something that's relatively small in space terms, say 120-260 meters, is actually pretty large if it comes hurtling towards you.
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Fragments of the meteorite that hit 7-year-old Floridian Steven Lippard on the head Saturday
Fragments of the meteorite that hit 7-year-old Floridian Steven Lippard on the head Saturday
"My dad ran to the door and saw me bleeding from the head", said Steven.
So what left little Steven with a gash in his head seemingly from out of nowhere, at first there were a lot of theories.
"I was thinking it could be a golf ball or a bird of prey", said Steven's dad Wayne.
But in the end the answer was in the palm of their hand.
"At that point I was convinced my son was hit by a meteorite", added Wayne.
Comment: The reporter assures us that meteorites have only hit the ground "4 times in Florida's history", which may or may not be the case. In the meantime, however, according to the American Meteor Society, there have been hundreds of reports of fragmenting fireballs seen overhead, and from around the world, in just the past few months alone, including dozens over Florida.
Officially, no one has ever been killed by a meteorite, but official history is, of course, bunk:
Meteorites, Asteroids, and Comets: Damages, Disasters, Injuries, Deaths, and Very Close Calls
Comment: See also:
September 19, 2013: Meteor lights up south-east Queensland night skies
November 26, 2012: Daytime fireball explodes over Queensland, Australia, leaves visible trail
Large red-green fireball fragments low over Queensland, Australia, momentarily turning night into day, 21 November 2012
Large bright fireball with orange-green tail breaks apart over Queensland, Australia, 29 August 2012