Los Angeles, Green CA Meteor Fireball 24JUL2011 Reported To ELPALLSKY

Eyewitnesses Report Fireball Over SO CAL As Bright Enough For Many To Have Seen...~01:00 a.m. PDT 24JUL2011...May Have Also Been Seen In Montebello, CA...

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Stanley B.-L.A. Metro Area, CA

Early Sunday morning on July 24 2011 at around 1am, my wife and I noticed what appeared to be a fireball in the sky. We were heading west on the 210 freeway and the weather was clear. The object in my perspective was lower than an airplane. The object was moving eastward at a consistent speed. I'm pretty sure others saw the object because of the traffic due to road construction. I would really like to know what my wife and I saw... This isn't the first time I've seen something going on in our skies.
Location and time of event: 210 westbound around the city of La Vern California at around 1am. The color was orange like an ember from a fire. It wasn't as bright as a full moon. We would say it was as bright as an airplane light when it is approaching it's landing and the size of it was about the of a UPS truck. There was no fragmentation. Also it wasn't moving that fast. It also seemed to be lower than what an helicopter would be flying. Please keep us informed and thank you for responding back to us!
Please contact me if you have any questions or answers. Thank you.   Thank you Stanley & Mrs. B.! Hope others will report as well.

Anonymous-Near L.A.:
I was driving east on i4 near plant city and at exactly 1:11 a.m. I saw the curious green shooting star. It looked as if it were headed straight for the ground. Kind of strange seeing as how N.A.S.A. JUST shut down. I've never seeing a "shooting star" like that one. It was tilted to the left. Definitely a streak behind it. No noise. Just a very very vibrant green below it. It was almost as if it happened in slow motion. If any info comes up, I'm extremely interested. Thanks!!     thanks for the confirmation! Other reports??? Is it possible this was seen by traffic cams? Let us know!

FITS Inquiries:

Montebello, California arrived from google.com on "elp allsky: Bright Exploding Meteor Fireball Over North Texas 24JUL2011" by searching for fireball over 210 freeway July 24 2011.--01:40:05 -- 1 hour 40 mins ago

San Ramon, California arrived from google.com on "elp allsky" by searching for fireball in the sky 2011.--03:49:03 -- 4 minutes ago

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Possible Indiana Meteor Fireball 24JUL2011 Indicated By Internet Inquiry Traffic

Fireball Internet Traffic Sources (FITS) indicating a fireball event may have occured 24JUL2011 over Indiana

F.I.T.S. Inquiries To ELPALLSKY:

Whiting, Indiana arrived from google.com on "elp allsky" by searching for fireball in sky July 24, 2011.--23:56:55 -- 45 minutes ago

North Manchester, Indiana arrived from google.com on "elp allsky: Jul 24, 2011" by searching for ball of fire in sky 7/24/11 illinois.
22:51:56 -- 1 hour 51 mins ago

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F-I-T-S Inquiries Suggest Florida Orange/Green Meteor Fireball 24JUL2011

Fireball Internet Traffic Sources Inquiries: 24JUL2011

Kissimmee, Florida arrived from google.com on "elp allsky: Breaking Meteor News...Large Green Gulf Fireball 6:00 am EST 25JAN2011..." by searching for meteor even florida july 25. 23:37:12 -- 3 minutes ago

Windermere, Florida arrived from google.com on "elp allsky" by searching for orange glow turns green falling from sky.
23:26:34 -- 14 minutes ago

West Palm Beach, Florida arrived from google.com on "elp allsky: Breaking Meteor News...Major Large Bright Green Fireball Bolide AL-SC-GA-FL 10-10:15 PM EDT 29APR2011...Sonic Booms Reported" by searching for bolide meteor florida.
01:26:54 -- 1 hour 42 mins ago

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Bright Exploding Meteor Fireball Over North Texas 24JUL2011

Captured By Kevin Palivec-Hawley, TX Station-Sandia Sentinel Fireball Network at 07:27:09 UTC (02:27:09 CDT) 24JUL2011

image above & video below courtesy/(c) 2011 Kevin Palivec-Hawley, TX Sandia Sentinel Fireball Camera...in image, up is North & left is E

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New Hampshire Meteor Fireball Report To ELPALLSKY 24JUL2011

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Lauren D.-NH:
We were in the car, headed north in Boscewan, NH on Route 4 -- fireball was size of "sun" or slightly larger -- saw it about 45% north of horizon just above tree line -- short yellow tail - huge green "ball" that fizzeled out before reading horizon/trees!  Beautiful!!!

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Fragmenting Meteor Fireball Over SE TX ~1:40am CDT 24JUL2011

Another In A Series Of Texas Fireballs Reported To ELPALLSKY...This One At 01:40 a.m. CDT 24JUL2011 Seen From Near Houston, TX

Email From:

Brad G.-Pearland, TX:

Sunday  7/24/2011  ,  0144am CST. Might have been closer to 0140am, as my wristwatch runs a bit fast.
Location. Pearland , tx.  77584
Sitting in a garage playing poker, looking out the garage door over the top of my 1story house across the street , I witnessed a fireball that looked like a very fast moving aircraft.  I am very familiar with the speeds of the medic helicopters in my area, and that is the fastest thing in the air at that time of day(exception of 727's on nortbound approach to major airport)  It was most likely moving west to east, or to the southeast.  Just above the 1story rooftop would have made the viewing angle about 20-25 degrees above horizon.
Object was descending, but only slightly, and did certainly emit 3-4 glowing remnants. This fact solidified the meteor status in my mind.  It looked a lot like the famous "high school football game footage" I have viewed on the Internet.
Standoff distance impossible to estimate, as sky was unusually clear for this time of year.  Cumuli clouds coming off the gulf would make this sighting an impossibility 99% of the July mornings. I will be happy to measure angles amd better estimate angular velocity if it is useful,. It's my first fireball with ejected remnants , so I feel especially happy about viewing it. I wish I wasn't in a light pollution area, as it could have been spectacular.     thank you Brad! Excellent report!!

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