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Meteor fireball over Spain (May 9)

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This video shows a bolide recorded on May 9, at 5:37 local time (equivalent to 3:37 universal time). The event was generated by a rock (a meteoroid) from an asteroid that hit the atmosphere at about 78,000 km/h. The fireball overflew Valencia and Castellón (Spain). It began at an altitude of about 88 km over Caudete de las Fuentes (province of Valencia), moved northeast, and ended at a height of around 60 km over Ayódar (province of Castellón).

This bright meteor was recorded in the framework of the SMART project, operated by the Southwestern Europe Meteor Network (SWEMN) from the meteor-observing stations located at La Hita (Toledo), Calar Alto, Sierra Nevada, La Sagra (Granada), Sevilla, and Olocau (Valencia). The event has been analyzed by the principal investigator of the SMART project: Dr. Jose M. Madiedo, from the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia (IAA-CSIC).


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Meteor fireball over Ontario on May 16

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We received 6 reports about a fireball seen over MI, Ontario and PA on Tuesday, May 16th 2023 around 06:56 UT.

For this event, we received one video and one photo.


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Mysterious 'fireballs' spotted over Japan's Okinawa Prefecture

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© Nippon TV News 24 JapanA fireball-like object is seen crossing the sky over Okinawa Prefecture on the evening of May 10, leaving a long trail of bright light in the night sky.
Residents captured footage of bright lights streaking across the night sky in southern Japan

Strange fireball-like objects were seen flying over Japan's Okinawa Prefecture on Wednesday night, according to local news reports, with several eyewitnesses taking to social media to share clips of the spectacle.

A video captured by an NHK reporter around 8:30pm local time shows the objects blazing through the sky near Naha City in Japan's southernmost region. The journalist said they were "surprised" by the sighting, noting "At first, I thought they were fireworks, but I didn't hear any sound and they moved in a straight line."

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Large bolide over Algeria on May 7

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Meteorite strikes through roof of German family's house on April 25

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A German family in Schleswig-Holstein has been unlucky enough to have their house hit by a falling meteor. Thankfully, the falling rock was only the size of a tennis ball.

German family house hit by a meteor

A truly unexpected guest has paid a visit to a family's home in Schleswig-Holstein. On Tuesday, an oblong rock about the size of a tennis ball penetrated the roof of the family house in Elmshorn.

According to a report in the local newspaper, the Elmshorner Nachrichten, the meteor weighed about 225 grams and was part of a pair which fell on the town, with the other forming a small crater in a nearby residential area.


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A meteorite may have crashed through the roof of a New Jersey home on May 8, police say

A metallic object believed to be a meteorite crashed through the roof a home on Old Washington Crossing Pennington Road in Hopewell Township on Monday, May 8, 2023.
© Hopewell Township PoliceA metallic object believed to be a meteorite crashed through the roof a home on Old Washington Crossing Pennington Road in Hopewell Township on Monday, May 8, 2023.
Officials were trying to determine if a metallic object that smashed through the roof of a Hopewell Township house Monday was a meteorite.

The oblong, 4-inch-by-6-inch object penetrated the the roof of Old Washington Crossing Pennington Road ranch-style home, then crashed through the ceiling and stopped after it hit the hardwood floor, according to a statement from the Hopewell Township Police Department.

The house was occupied at the time but no injuries were reported, police said.

The department said it has contacted several other agencies to aid in identifying the object and safeguarding the residents.

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Meteor fireball over England, Ireland and Belgium on May 6

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We received 9 reports about a fireball seen over County Dublin, England and Vlaams Gewest on Saturday, May 6th 2023 around 04:00 UT.

For this event, we received one video.


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Meteor fireball over Florida and Georgia on May 3

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We received 5 reports about a fireball seen over FL and GA on Wednesday, May 3rd 2023 around 09:40 UT.

For this event, we received 2 videos.


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Fireball crossing Western Australian sky on May 2 likely a 10cm meteor, astronomer says

The meteor appeared in the sky above Western Australia just after 5am.
© Perth ObservatoryThe meteor appeared in the sky above Western Australia just after 5am.
Western Australia's southern sky lit up early this morning as a fireball entered the earth's atmosphere and streaked across the sky to end south of Rottnest Island in Perth.

Early risers spotted the meteor at 5:03am and it lasted about 15 seconds as it travelled from east to west.

Planet astronomer Dr Hadrien Devillepoix dismissed claims it was space junk and said it was a natural object that entered the atmosphere.

"People would have had a really good show of it," he said.

"It was a very shallow entry, so a very slow, long fireball — basically crossing the entire Wheatbelt."

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Meteor fireball over Florida and the Carolinas on May 1

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We received 16 reports about a fireball seen over FL, NC and SC on Monday, May 1st 2023 around 00:35 UT.

For this event, we received 2 videos and 4 photos.