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Meteorite fragments recovered after 'very bright, rumbling' fireball filmed in Sweden's skies in November

Karl Antier
International Meteor Organisation
Thu, 04 Feb 2021 12:00 UTC

On November 7, 2020, around 21h 27min UT, a very bright fireball was observed and caught on camera over Scandinavia. Witnesses which were close to the trajectory were affected by cloudy skies and did not see the fireball, but some heard a "deep exploding sounds" or "long rumbling sounds like thunder or a motor".

Comment: For an idea of the sounds fireballs have been making, check out this story from just a week ago: Loud blast recorded on dashcam as meteorite explodes over Sarawak, Indonesia - Locals felt earth shake

The event has been caught on cameras, some associated to a meteor observing network like the Norsk Meteornettwerk or by CCTV video recordings. Those show a slow moving meteor lasting a few seconds and which brightness lit up the ground and the sky. Another video is available here.

Comment: James Gage of VARF.se comments:

[...] It may be of interest to IMO readers that we have confirmation of a find from this meteorite. Several small pieces were recovered 22 november and analysis has confirmed them to be from an iron nickel meteorite. So far, only these have been reported, and they are very small, 1 to 6 mm. We will begin searching again when the snow has melted. The pieces were found within the calculated strewn field, but I have no information as to the exact location as of yet.

Activity in our skies certainly appears to be increasing:

Video shows meteor fireball blazing over Derbyshire, UK

Nigel Slater
Derbyshire Live
Thu, 04 Feb 2021 18:56 UTC

This video shows the incredible moment a fireball was seen falling from the sky in Derbyshire.

The footage above shows the fireball suddenly appearing from absolutely nowhere in Whaley Bridge at 5.42am this morning, exactly a year to the day after one was spotted in Derby.

The clip is from the CCTV cameras of Rachael Magowen's home in the Derbyshire town.

Mrs Magowan was left amazed after seeing the clip and even more so when she found out Derbyshire Live ran a very similar story on February 4, 2020.

On that day it was reported how Gary Rogers, 52, was lying in bed at his home in Stenson Fields when he got a notification alert on his phone.

Comment: According to the American Meteor Society (AMS) the event (677-2021) was observed from all over the UK and parts of the Netherlands. Another video of the event was uploaded to the AMS website (credit to Stewart Long):

Meteor fireball flies across Kansas sky

KWCH
Mon, 01 Feb 2021 10:38 UTC

There were several reports Sunday night and early Monday morning of a fireball lighting up the sky, including right here in Kansas.

Zackery Cheney submitted the video to Eyewitness News that he captured Sunday night near Andale.

Cheney said he was northbound on Andale Road, about four miles south of Andale when his dash cam caught what appears to be a ball of light shoot across the sky then dissolve.

According to the American Meteor Society, there were 31 reports of fireballs in the sky between Sunday night and Monday morning. Reports were made in the neighboring states of Colorado, Nebraska and Oklahoma and as far away as Texas, Wisconsin, New York, England and Scotland.

Loud blast recorded on dashcam as meteorite explodes over Sarawak, Indonesia - Locals felt earth shake

Stephanie Lee
The Star, Malaysia
Sun, 31 Jan 2021 11:00 UTC

Kota Kinabalu: The mysterious explosion heard by many in Sipitang, Labuan, Lawas (Sarawak), and parts close to these areas on Sunday (Jan 31) could have been a sonic boom or a meteorite which exploded in mid-air.

The Astronomical Society of Brunei Darussalam (PABD) said it received numerous reports from Bruneians who also heard the mysterious loud noise.

The PABD then issued a notice seeking eyewitness accounts of the phenomenon, which is believed to have occurred at about 11am.

Some Bruneians later shared their experiences and uploaded blurry pictures of what appears to be a fireball trailing smoke to PABD's Facebook page.

Comment: Dashcam footage of the event has just emerged on Twitter:

Blazing meteor fireball streaks through the sky over Granada, Spain

Tony Winterburn
Euro Weekly
Fri, 29 Jan 2021 10:20 UTC

Blazing Asteroid Streaks Through The Sky Over Granada at 83,000 kilometres Per Hour.

An asteroid that entered the earth's atmosphere at a speed of about 83,000 kilometres per hour flew over the sky of the Andalucían province of Granada at 1.19 pm today, Friday.

Due to its high luminosity, it could be seen from the south to the centre of the country. Astrophysicist José María Madiedo, of the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia, of the Higher Council for Scientific research tweeted the news this afternoon to his thousands of anxious star watchers.

Meteor fireball seen over northern Europe

American Meteor Society
Sat, 30 Jan 2021 10:06 UTC

This video has been uploaded on the American Meteor Society Website. AMS Event: 589-2021, Report (589j-2021) -Tauche DEnMore info here: AMS Event#589-2021

Credit:AllSky7.net - AMS22 Lindenberg - Andr Knfel

Meteor fireball filmed by dash cam over Zagreb, Croatia

Vidi.hr
Fri, 29 Jan 2021 09:49 UTC

Our colleague Mario from Vidilab, found himself on the highway at 3:50 p.m. On some 20 minutes drive from Karlovac to Zagreb, the dash cam camera of his car recorded a nice meteor crash, as you can see in this video.

There was no explosion which is sometimes created when a slightly larger space rock explodes in a collision with the atmosphere. It seems that the meteor (or meteroid) did not hit the ground, which would allow it to be called a meteorite and probably evaporated in the atmosphere, but if you find a suspicious pebble in that location or see a crater on the ground, you may come into possession of a space body.

(Translated by Google)

Explosive 'boom' noise heard in parts of northwest Georgia

Christopher Buchanan
11 Alive
Mon, 25 Jan 2021 11:08 UTC

An explosive booming noise has people up in northwest Georgia scratching their heads - including 911 operators.

On Facebook, Floyd County E-911 reported that the county call center received multiple calls regarding "some type of loud boom or explosion" in the area of Lindale Mill.

The agency also added that it received calls from the Jamestown, Twickenham, Hampton East, Eden Valley, Maple, Darlington and Saddle Mountain areas as well as the Zaxby's on Turner McCall.

Some reports suggested the noise shook their homes and windows. However, units who responded to these calls have yet to suggest what exactly may have caused the noise - or noises.

Mystery loud bang heard across Tameside, England caught on camera

Chris Slater
Manchester Evening News
Mon, 25 Jan 2021 10:33 UTC

Mystery surrounds a loud bang which boomed out across Tameside on Sunday night.

Residents in Audenshaw, Denton, Dukinfield reported hearing the noise just before 10pm, with some also saying they saw a flash of orange light.

CCTV footage from one property in Denton, sent to the Manchester Evening News captured the deafening noise at 9.53pm.

Nobody seems to know what caused the sound.

Loud boom in Bali's Buleleng allegedly due to exploding meteor fireball

Dewi Elvia Muthiariny
Tempo.co
Mon, 25 Jan 2021 11:43 UTC

Residents in Buleleng, Bali, and its surrounding areas were shocked by a loud boom on Sunday morning, January 24. The earthquake sensor of the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) recorded it as an anomaly.

The agency's coordinator for earthquake and tsunami mitigation, Daryono, confirmed that many questioned the mysterious bang. Some were shocked that the loud boom rattled windows. Some also claimed they saw a meteor falling in the north or Bali sea.

"It goes viral on social media as many report loud rumbles, especially those in northern Bali," said Daryono on Sunday, January 24.

One of three BMKG's seismographs in Singaraja detected the tremor at 10:27 Central Indonesian Time (WITA) for about 20 seconds. "After being analyzed, the vibration was not caused by an earthquake," he concluded.

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Fireballs

Meteorite fragments recovered after 'very bright, rumbling' fireball filmed in Sweden's skies in November

Video shows meteor fireball blazing over Derbyshire, UK

Meteor fireball flies across Kansas sky

Loud blast recorded on dashcam as meteorite explodes over Sarawak, Indonesia - Locals felt earth shake

Blazing meteor fireball streaks through the sky over Granada, Spain

Meteor fireball seen over northern Europe

Meteor fireball filmed by dash cam over Zagreb, Croatia

Explosive 'boom' noise heard in parts of northwest Georgia

Mystery loud bang heard across Tameside, England caught on camera

Loud boom in Bali's Buleleng allegedly due to exploding meteor fireball

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