11:18:00 PM

BREAKING METEOR NEWS...Green Meteor Fireball Southern California 05APR2011...Indicated By Inquiry

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Jean In Pasadena Writes...I was coming out of Home Depot tonight and saw a falling bright green object. Very firework or flare-like. Quite bright, but quite green also; more than just a green flow. The object was falling close to a perfect 45 degrees to the right from where I was looking. It was pretty much a clean straight line. It was falling reasonably fast, but not as fast as most shooting stars I've seen in my life so there was a good amount of time to observe (probably 1 second or a tad longer). I think someone seeing that would have thought it was part of a flare or firework or something, but having seen others in the past month or two, I figured it was a meteor. It diseappered approx 30 degrees or less above the horizon, before I would lose sight because of warehouses (it's kind of an industrial area, so not much high stuff around there.) That's all I can think about. If you have questions, pls let me know.
I created a map to show my position and the direction I was looking: (see below-click to enlarge)


Thank You Jean !!


BREAKING METEOR NEWS...Huntington Beach, California arrived from google.com on "elp allsky" by searching for did anybody see a shooting star tonight about 8:00 orange co april 5th 2011..

Van Nuys, California arrived from google.com on "elp allsky:" by searching for meteor news southern california.  22:22:21 -- 56 minutes ago

Long Beach, California arrived from google.com on "elp allsky:" by searching for green lights in the sky 2011 huntington beach.
21:46:43 -- 1 hour 33 mins ago

Beverly Hills, California arrived from google.com on "elp allsky: Meteor Fireball N TX Early A.M. 05apr2011...Indicated By Inquiry" by searching for meteor april 5, 2011.
23:34:47 -- 1 minute ago

Lake Elsinore, California arrived from google.com on "elp allsky: Southern California Green Meteor Fireball 05APR2011...Indicated By Inquiry" by searching for fireball in southern california april 5 2011.-- 23:31:31 -- 26 seconds ago

San Diego, California arrived from google.com on "elp allsky: Southern California Green Meteor Fireball 05APR2011...Indicated By Inquiry" by searching for Southern California meteor April 5, 2011.
23:37:25 -- 17 minutes ago

Pasadena, California arrived from google.com on "elp allsky: Breaking News...Large Green Meteor Fireball TX OK KS 23Mar2011" by searching for green meteor march 2011.
23:52:47 -- 2 minutes ago

Debbie T. In Alta Loma CA...I saw a fireball in the southern California sky around 8 pm.  It went from a fireball to a greenish color before disappearing.   It was travelling from the East to the West.  It was the brightest and longest (duration) meteorite that I have ever seen!  thank you Debbie!

Gordon Near Mojave, CA Writes...I was on the 14 freeway headed West, about 15 miles before Mojave. The object first appeared approx 40 degrees above the horizon, trveling left to right (South to North). It at first appeared as a stationary light, the began traversing the sky and growing in brightness. Finally (after a good second or so) flared and disappeared. My buddy that was with me saw it too, his first fireball! Gordon    thanks Gordon!



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11:13:00 PM

Green Fireball Alert April-May 2011...Elevated Meteor Fireball Activity Expected

E UPCOMING CLOSE APPROACHES TO EARTH




1 AU = ~150 million kilometers 1 LD = Lunar Distance = ~384,000 kilometers
Object
Name
Close
Approach
Date
Miss
Distance
(AU)
Miss
Distance
(LD)
Estimated
Diameter*
H
(mag)
Relative
Velocity
(km/s)
(2010 TK55)  2011-Apr-05 0.0693 27.0 47 m - 110 m 23.7 12.49
(2011 GW9)  2011-Apr-06 0.0013 0.5 6.3 m - 14 m 28.1 11.32
(2009 HE60)  2011-Apr-06 0.0813 31.7 20 m - 44 m 25.7 5.24
(2011 GP28)  2011-Apr-06 0.0006 0.2 3.6 m - 8.0 m 29.4 14.82
(2011 FT29)  2011-Apr-07 0.0161 6.3 23 m - 52 m 25.3 19.11
(2011 GR36)  2011-Apr-07 0.0257 10.0 15 m - 34 m 26.2 9.43
(2011 GZ2)  2011-Apr-09 0.0069 2.7 16 m - 35 m 26.1 15.57
(2011 FT53)  2011-Apr-09 0.0154 6.0 21 m - 47 m 25.5 9.67
(2011 BE38)  2011-Apr-10 0.1233 48.0 560 m - 1.3 km 18.4 16.57
(2010 VB1)  2011-Apr-10 0.1699 66.1 58 m - 130 m 23.3 6.81
(2011 GA3)  2011-Apr-12 0.0688 26.8 25 m - 55 m 25.2 6.80
(2011 GE)  2011-Apr-13 0.0123 4.8 16 m - 37 m 26.1 9.70
(2007 WC5)  2011-Apr-15 0.0893 34.8 9.2 m - 21 m 27.3 8.07
(2011 FS29)  2011-Apr-15 0.0333 12.9 90 m - 200 m 22.4 11.30
141484 (2002 DB4)  2011-Apr-15 0.1606 62.5 1.4 km - 3.1 km 16.4 14.94
(2011 EW4)  2011-Apr-16 0.1941 75.5 63 m - 140 m 23.1 6.87
(2011 FG41)  2011-Apr-16 0.0839 32.6 25 m - 57 m 25.1 6.40
260141 (2004 QT24)  2011-Apr-17 0.1405 54.7 590 m - 1.3 km 18.3 13.24
(2010 UP)  2011-Apr-17 0.1012 39.4 33 m - 73 m 24.6 5.09
(2011 GF)  2011-Apr-18 0.0827 32.2 160 m - 360 m 21.1 19.20
(2011 GD2)  2011-Apr-18 0.0535 20.8 23 m - 52 m 25.3 8.74
(2011 GV9)  2011-Apr-21 0.0613 23.8 14 m - 31 m 26.4 3.64
(2011 FY22)  2011-Apr-22 0.1649 64.2 54 m - 120 m 23.5 4.44
(2011 FS6)  2011-Apr-23 0.1410 54.9 39 m - 86 m 24.2 4.92
(2011 EM51)  2011-Apr-23 0.0465 18.1 110 m - 250 m 21.9 9.83
(2010 HW20)  2011-Apr-23 0.0690 26.8 16 m - 36 m 26.1 4.99
(2003 FF5)  2011-Apr-23 0.0544 21.2 62 m - 140 m 23.2 6.36
(2004 HQ1)  2011-Apr-24 0.1053 41.0 60 m - 130 m 23.2 10.80
(2011 DV)  2011-Apr-25 0.0999 38.9 210 m - 470 m 20.5 6.62
(2010 TU5)  2011-Apr-27 0.0904 35.2 430 m - 970 m 18.9 18.72
(2011 GJ3)  2011-Apr-27 0.0200 7.8 15 m - 33 m 26.2 5.39
(2008 UC202)  2011-Apr-27 0.0228 8.9 6.0 m - 13 m 28.2 4.00
(2003 FU3)  2011-Apr-30 0.1465 57.0 180 m - 400 m 20.9 15.34
(2011 DS9)  2011-May-01 0.0857 33.3 250 m - 570 m 20.1 10.70
(2009 UK20)  2011-May-02 0.0220 8.6 14 m - 32 m 26.4 5.31
(2008 FU6)  2011-May-05 0.1939 75.5 730 m - 1.6 km 17.8 14.36
164121 (2003 YT1)  2011-May-05 0.1679 65.3 1.6 km - 3.5 km 16.1 25.95
(2011 GC)  2011-May-05 0.1402 54.6 100 m - 230 m 22.0 4.82
(2011 BB)  2011-May-05 0.1089 42.4 220 m - 490 m 20.4 9.49
(2010 KX7)  2011-May-06 0.0710 27.6 110 m - 240 m 22.0 12.45
(2011 FQ29)  2011-May-08 0.0542 21.1 23 m - 52 m 25.3 3.78
(2011 CG2)  2011-May-10 0.0471 18.3 130 m - 300 m 21.5 2.71
(2010 SO16)  2011-May-13 0.1345 52.3 200 m - 450 m 20.6 9.40
141432 (2002 CQ11)  2011-May-18 0.0891 34.7 290 m - 640 m 19.8 10.75
(2006 JF42)  2011-May-18 0.0595 23.1 420 m - 940 m 19.0 10.99
264308 (1999 NA5)  2011-May-22 0.1404 54.6 230 m - 510 m 20.3 5.53
(2003 AL73)  2011-May-26 0.1238 48.2 390 m - 860 m 19.2 15.31
(2005 WA)  2011-May-26 0.1740 67.7 44 m - 99 m 23.9 5.27
(2010 VX139)  2011-May-28 0.1968 76.6 210 m - 470 m 20.5 13.11

11:12:00 PM

Meteor Fireball N TX Early A.M. 05apr2011...Indicated By Inquiry

We are requesting reports on a possible fireball over/near Arlington TX early on the morning of 05APR2011. If you saw this event, please email wxtx01@gmail.com with your observation including time, date, direction you were facing, direction object was moving (right to left etc. is ok) and a brief description of what you saw. Thank you!

Arlington, Texas arrived from google.com on "elp allsky" by searching for Object seen falling from sky in TX April 5, 2011.
12:18:40 -- 10 hours 47 mins ago

2:08:00 AM

Daylight Meteor Fireball North Texas Oklahoma Area...REQUEST FOR OBSERVATIONS/REPORTS...01APR2011...

REPORTS NEEDED !!

OKC Forward Scatter Radio Indicates Two Possibly Large Meteor Events...One Daytime Event...

by ELPALLSKY 05APR2011...
James Beauchamp of Oklahoma City, OK captured the following images on his forward scatter receiver April 1st, 2011. In the images, the burst of multi-colored data indicates increased radio signal reflections by fast moving objects, likely meteors. The April 1st hit is "the largest I've ever seen" says Beauchamp, an expert in his field. "This may have been a visible daylight event."
forward scatter-OKC-31MAR2011-06:56:40 UTC ( 01:56:40-1:56:40 am CDT 01APR2011)
(c) 2011 James Beauchamp


forward scatter-OKC-01APR2011-18:15:40 UTC (13:15:40-1:15:40 pm CDT)
(c) 2011 James Beauchamp

***Readers, if you saw what you believe to be an unexplainable bright flash of light during daylight hours at 1:15 P.M. on April 1st, 2011 or heard booms or similar thunder-like sounds anywhere from North Texas to North Central Oklahoma, please email wxtx01@gmail.com with your observations. Thank you!***