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On the evening of December 9, 1965, a large, brilliant fireball was seen in at least six U.S. states and Ontario, Canada as it streaked over the Detroit, Michigan–Windsor, Ontario area. Reports of hot metal debris over Michigan and northern Ohio, [3] grass fires, [4] and sonic booms in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area were attributed to the ...
A cluster of fireballs streaked across the Southern sky Saturday night, leaving witnesses dazzled and alarmed — especially in light of reports of mysterious drone sightings in New Jersey and ...
Many people in the Greater Cincinnati region saw what appeared to be a fireball flying over the sky Thursday. ... Ohio. Ryle said the meteor flashed in the sky for only a few seconds and appeared ...
"The Tennessee fireball was caused by a 2-inch chunk of an asteroid moving at 46,300 miles per hour; the Michigan fireball was produced by a piece of a comet over 2 feet across, probably weighing ...
Buildings and structures in Akron, Ohio (6 C, 25 P) Buildings and structures in Athens, Ohio (1 C, 10 P) C. Buildings and structures in Canton, Ohio (2 C, 27 P)
An airburst detected in El Paso and Las Cruces. The fireball traveled S-SE before disintegrating 10–15 miles above the surface with a loud explosion, traveling around 30,000 MPH. Luminosity is described only as "a very bright flash of light, bright orange-red, similar to a distant sunset". [52] 1997, Dec 9 Europe: 150 km south of Nuuk, Greenland
A large fireball lit up the skies over large portions the U.S. and Canada Monday evening. The American Meteor Society reported 436 sightings of the fireball, which was seen from northern Michigan ...
The following is a list of bolides and fireballs seen on Earth in recent times. These are small asteroids (known as meteoroids ) that regularly impact the Earth. Although most are so small that they burn up in the atmosphere before reaching the surface, some larger objects may reach the surface as fragments, known as meteorites .