Northern California Meteor Fireball 30NOV2011

From The ELPALLSKY Chatbox:

Dec 4 2011, 3:01 AM Guest486 (guest):

In the early evening of november 30th, I saw a long, white streak with blue tinges on the edges, about 1/4 of the sky long. The head looked like magnesium burning, blueish green light, as large as the moon in 1/2 wax. northern california near willow creek.

 

Bright Southern California Meteor Fireball 27nov2011

Email From:
Ruth-Long Beach, CA:
Hi! What I saw was an orange fireball that disappeared in seconds. This happened in Long Beach, CA around 1:05am.. Can someone explains this to me plz? Thanks, Ruth  Thank YOU Ruth! Your report is confirmed below

Mark M.-San Diego, CA:
A possible meteor event happened early this morning in San Diego at approximately 1:15am. While out on a walk the ground lit up extremely brilliant blue/white (lighting all up like a huge camera flash brighter than daylight) and when I quickly looked up I saw a wide smoke trail from east to west in the clear sky directly above just as the bright light faded. I have never experienced a non-lightning flash such as this before.  Thanks for the confirmation Mark!

LATEST REPORTS FROM THE ELPALLSKY CHATBOX 25nov2011

Nov 25 2011, 12:40 AM Guest231 (guest):

saw a blue light go into an upward direction and then vanish after a couple seconds around 12:15 am this morning. from CT

 

Nov 25 2011, 10:51 PM Guest74 (guest):

approximately 9:15-30 CST, i saw what i can only describe as a fireball over western kentucky. it was flaming orange with a burning glow and you could see a blue tail behing it. It was not super fast light a shooting star, and very large.I can't believe i saw something like that. Was it a meteor?

Possible Large Iowa, Missouri Meteor Fireball Captured By Iowa All Sky Camera 23nov2011

EYEWITNESSES NEEDED !!!!

Below is an apparently large meteor fireball captured by Tim Cline at the Dusk Observatory Southeast of De Moines, Iowa. Tim Writes...

" Jim...I caught some kind of large event south of me in southern Iowa near the northern Missouri border....I am still trying to verify exactly what this was....I have an image and video....If you hear of anything in this area,,could you please alert me....
Thanks....
Here is a raw image....

Image Capture-23NOV2011 8:04:41 P.M. CST (02:04:41 UTC 24NOV2011)

Image courtesy and (c) 2011 Tim Cline-Dusk Observatory, IA-Movie will be posted when available
In image, N is UP and E is LEFT

READERS...If you saw this event, please send a description (please include time, date, location, direction you were facing, direction of travel...left to right etc... duration, color, and any sounds heard to wxtx01@gmail.com THANK YOU!! 

California Meteor Fireball? 24nov2011

Email From:
Christiane T.-San Diego, CA:-7:15 P.M. PST
I saw an orange fireball in the sky tonight. It appeared  very close to the earth. It appeared to be going at a very slow rate, like someone parachuting out of a plane. I say appeared because I was amazed to see it so close up. However It couldn't have been as close as I thought. It burnt up before reaching the ground. I stopped my car to look at it in amazement!  Thanks Christiane!

Arizona Meteor Fireball 23nov2011

Email From:
Robin and Dan C.-Mesa, AZ:
Hi, When I was out walking my dogs last night (Nov. 23, 2011 just after 8 pm) I saw a falling green light in the sky.  I live in Mesa and I was looking toward Phoenix.  I couldn’t figure out what it was because of it’s green colour and the angle of its fall (not straight down, but at angle).  Then it just disappeared and I didn’t see anything further on it. Sorry to be vague, but I wasn’t expecting to see a green light.  We live near the flight path to Phoenix airport and we’re used to seeing planes fly overhead at night, but they are never such a bright green colour.  It was the bright green colour that got my attention.
I hope this was somewhat helpful,  Indeed it is and thanks for your contribution!

Southern New Mexico Meteor Fireball 22nov2011?

Email From:

Serena K.-Las Cruces, NM:
Last night we watched a reddish-orangish ball slowly ‘fall’ on the NE side of town. It would fade then get bright again, sort of like someone smoking a big cigarette in the sky. Not sure what it was, but it was cool! All I could think about was all the ‘end of days’ horror movies. I live in Las Cruces, southeast part of town (?). We saw ‘it’ November 22, Tuesday night around 8 – 8:30. Serena  Thank you Serena!...Checking NMSU All Sky Cameras for video. Will post if/when obtained

Southern New Mexico, West Texas Long Duration Meteor Fireball 22nov2011

A 10+ second Bright Meteor Event Over Southern New Mexico And West Texas 5:48:23 p.m. MST 22nov2011 (00:48:23 UTC 23nov2011) Captured By Multiple Sandia And NASA Fireball Network Cameras

From The ELPALLSKY Sandia Fireball Camera-El Paso, TX

click image above and below to enlarge

 

From NASA Fireball Camera At New Mexico Skies Observatory Near Cloudcroft, NM

Email From:

Eric C.-El Paso, TX:

Hi Jim,

Just touching base and wanted to see if you had any info on the large meteor that passed over this evening.  I was setting-up my imaging system, when it passed over, about a quarter to 6 this evening (11/22/11).  I took some notes after it passed over and I have the exact time on my imaging laptop. It spanned more than 90 degrees across the sky.  It was brilliant white and began to break-up as it passed to the NE, just before the fireball extinguished.  It was traveling toward the ENE.  By far, the best meteor I've seen in my lifetime. Did you gather any data on this one?  I'd really be interested to hear.

Regards,

Eric  Thank you Eric! Any other witnesses from El Paso, Las Cruces, Alamogordo, Cloudcroft, Ruidoso, and surrounding communities ??  Please send your description to wxtx01@gmail.com for posting to this site. Specifically need color descriptions! Thank you!

Arizona Meteor Fireball 20nov2011

From The ELPALLSKY Chatbox:

Nov 21 2011, 4:06 AM Guest663 (guest):

yesterday night at about 4.45am 11.20.2011 i saw a green light come down at about a 45 degree angle over phoenix, az . i thought it was a shooting star but ive seen shooting stars before and this was too green too bright and a little slower.  Thank you Guest 663! Anyone other witnesses from the Phoenix area?? email wxtx01@gmail.com w/ your reports. Thank You!

Washington State Meteor Fireball 20nov2011

Email & Chat From:

Javier B.-Redmond, WA:

Nov 20 2011, 10:37 PM Guest168 (guest): my wife saw a red glow light shoot across the sky in Redmond, WA at around 8:30ish tonight 11-20. It was going from North to South.  Thanks Javier!

Washington State Meteor Fireball 20nov2011

Email From:

Jim H.-Monroe, WA:

At approximately 3 am on Sunday, Nov 20, 2011 I observed a fireball in the eastern sky about 45 degrees above the horizon from my location near Monroe, Washington at 47.9 deg N, 121.84 deg W.  The sky was clear and a quarter moon was shining.  The larger constellations were brightly visible. The event was announced with a brilliant white flash with a duration of a second or less that illuminated the entire landscape for that brief moment.   The fireball appeared to consist of multiple, closely aligned parallel streaks of light that persisted for several seconds giving the impression of a large comet.  After the streaks of light faded, an oblong luminous pale cloud persisted, marking the location of the event.  Over a period of several minutes, the luminous cloud, spreading and dispersing across the region, faded and disappeared.

Jim H  Thank you Jim! OTHERS ??...email wxtx01@gmail.com w/ details. Thanks

North Carolina Meteor Fireball 22nov2011

Email From:
Sally B.-Raleigh, NC:-7:30 P.M. EST:
Traveling by car from Raleigh, North Carolina towards Wilmington on I-40 East, near an area called Rose Hill.  Saw a large round lighted object arch across the sky, northeast to south west, approx.  It was several seconds and had a trail illuminated behind it... Like an oversized shooting star.  Seemed really close.  Looked for news today but did not find anything so did a few searches, found your site and thought I'd share this.
It was not like anything I'd ever seen.  Thanks for your report Sally!

California Meteor Fireball 22nov2011

Email From:
Steve-W Of Sunset Beach, CA:-6:31 P.M. PST
Meteor was traveling straight down towards the horizon from my perspective, first noticed 10 or 15 degrees above horizon. Not certain what it was. Only visible for a few seconds.  Thanks for the heads up Steve!

Southern California Meteor Fireball 21nov2011

Email From:
Ataya S.-Mission Viejo, CA-11:00 P.M. PST:
On Monday Nov. 21 I saw a Large fireball falling towards the north in Mission Viejo Ca (4 mi away from Ranch Santa Marguerita) . This fireball was approximately 10 sec or more, it was low flying and proportionate to the size of an average microwave with  an easily 6 ft long tale, I immediately rushed home and checked the web for any news of it; but could not find anything; then on Thursday Nov 24 I saw another in the same flight pattern in which the first one was seen, just smaller and at a higher altitude. is there any correlation to all of the fireballs being seen around here in the last week?  Thank you Ataya! We are currently between significant meteor showers. Could have been stragglers from the Leonids or pre-peak meteors from the upcoming December Geminids.

North Carolina Meteor Fireball 18nov2011

Email From:

Ken C.-Near Potecasi, NC:
Good morning,
While watching for meteors this morning I saw a very bright and
long lasting meteor going from southeast to south in my field of
view at approximately 3:45 eastern time.  Of course, it was just out
of the field of view of my camera which was pointed east trying to
capture meteors.  It was fairly low on the horizon and angled slightly
downward.  It ended up slightly west of due south from my position
at Lat: N 36 ° 22 ' 42 '' ( 36.378 ° ),  Lon: W 77 ° 11 ' 9 '' ( -77.186 ° )  Excellent report Ken!

West Texas Meteor Fireball...Captured By ELPALLSKY Fireball Camera 17nov2011

Image From Sandia Fireball Camera-El Paso Int'l Airport Air Traffic Control Tower 18nov2011 00:53:28 UTC - 17nov2011 5:53pm MST

Same Fireball Imaged From ELPALLSKY-Sandia Network Fireball Camera-El Paso, TX

ANNUAL LEONID METEOR SHOWER PEAKS TONIGHT!! 17nov2011

Make a Wish: the Leonids are Coming

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Look up at the sky tonight, and there's a good chance you'll see a shooting star. Tonight will be the peak of the annual Leonid meteor shower, but it won't be seen in all of its glory due to a bright moon.

A Leonid fireball. Image copyright/credit: Lorenzo Lovato.

Peak activity is expected at approximately 10:40 PM EST. To see the meteors, it's best to view them far away from city lights, and you should allow your eyes to adjust to the night sky for about 15 minutes. Although there will be a bright third quarter moon, astronomers expect to see up to 20 meteors per hour. (MORE HERE)...

Arizona Meteor Fireball ? 16nov2011

Email From:
Sally H.-Tucson, AZ:
Approximately 9:25pm MST, looking west-southwest from the northwest side of Tucson, AZ, I watched an orange fireball with a projectile that shot out at about 4:00 (as seen on a clock face). Then they both disappeared. Awesome!

We are looking for confirmation on this event! If you saw it, please send a description of your sighting to wxtx01@gmail.com  Thank You!

West Texas Fragmenting Meteor Fireball 16nov2011

From Kevin Palivec-North Of Abilene Texas:
Checking thru my files and found this large event on my southwestern horizon.
Looks like it was a big one!
Kevin
Hawley Sandia Allsky

CAPTURED AT 09:35:26 UTC-03:35:26 CST 16nov2011

Image above and video below courtesy and (c) 2011 Kevin Palivec-Hawley, TX Sandia Sentinel Fireball Network Camera-In imagery, UP is North and LEFT is East

UPDATE !! Radar Data Of Dryden, Ontario Canada Bolide 09nov2011

 

Radar imagery courtesy and (c) 2011 Dr. Marc Fries-Thank you Marc!

Full Story at http://radarmeteorites.wordpress.com/2011/11/15/western-ontario-09-nov-2011-0936-utc/

Houston Texas Meteor Fireball 15nov2011

Email From:

Henry-Houston, TX:
Yesterday at around 8ish I saw a green shooting start in Houston. I live in pearland Texas but it looked like it disappear towards downtown Houston. I wonder if anyone seen it

Washington State Meteor Fireball 15nov2011

Email From:

Keith W.-Seattle, WA:
Driving home on I5 in south Seattle, near tukwillia, saw a very bright, slow moving meteor moving almost horizontally to the horizon with a slight down angle. Was visible for about 5 seconds. This took place around 7:35 pm pst on november 15th, 2011. Meteor was traveling east and appeared to be over kent WA. Was in eastern sky.  Thanks for the "heads up" Keith!

Kathleen J.-Port Angeles/Sequim, WA:
On Tuesday evening 11/15/2011, with clear night sky, approx. 7:30 pm pst timeframe (twilight), witnessed 2 separate extremely bright fireballs flash across the sky. Both were seen from a field at approx sea level, approx 10 miles from foot hills of Olympic Mountains, in a area between Port Angeles and Sequim, WA, looking up from ground level at the silhouette of Blue Mountain and Hurricane Ridge area on N side of Olympics.  The first fireball appeared to be a oval or rounded rectangular shaped object, extremely bright white to yellowish in color, moving extremely fast in a W to E direction, low in sky, visible just above the silhouette of the mountains. The fireball streaked across the sky for approx 2 seconds before exploding into a brilliant firework like display. The second fireball happened almost immediately after the first and appeared to be more like a shooting star, traveling NE to SW direction, was visible for approx 1-2 seconds in relatively the same area as first fireball was. There were no airplanes in the area at the time, no clouds, the sky was clear and stars bright with nearly full bright moon.  Both objects were visibly stunning.  Unknown if others saw same or if these fireballs were distintegrating space junk, meteorites or shooting stars, but these were brighter and larger than anything previously withnessed. Thank you for confirming this event Kathleen!

Pat W.-Haller Lake, WA:
About 7:20 pm 11-15-11 in the southern sky heading west to east. Appeared for about 5 seconds. Yellow / orange in color. With a long tail of debris.  Fun to see.  Thanks Pat!

Roger S.-Seattle, WA-7:30pm PST:
The fireball was huge in the sky. Flaming tail. Directionwas from the northwest to the southeast over the Puget Sound and West Seattle.  Thank you Roger!

Lori B.-Woodland, WA:We saw a long-lasting fireball falling west to east at about 7:40pm on Tuesday, 11/15, in Woodland, WA.  Thanks for your report!

New Mexico Meteor Fireball 09nov2011

Email From:
The Wilsons-Albuquerque, NM:
My Wife seen a fiery meteor in the sky here in albuquerque 200 miles away from you
followup email...
Saw something similar that was on the south side of the sky heading north-wards. This thing was so big when I looked up it looked like one of the street lights then started falling toward the ground. I yelled at my husband to look up and it had already disenegrated while on fire

Joan D.-Santa Fe, NM:

I saw this same event in the sky about 6:30PM Mountain Time in Santa Fe.  An orange flash in the eastern sky moving north with a long tail...awesome with the full moon. 

Joan in Santa Fe

Possible Florida Meteor Fireball 09nov2011

Email From:
Darlene S.-Jacksonville, FL
Approximately 10:35 this evening, I saw a large fireball to my east.  The odd thing about it was it appeared to be rising as it traveled in a southern direction.  I saw it rise over a low line of trees and pass over a higher line of trees where it appeared to level out, continuing south until it fizzled down to look no different than an airplane. When it first appeared, it was large enough & bright enough to see flames & be certain something in the sky was burning.  I ran back to my front door & yelled for my husband that something was burning in the sky.  He came out & saw it as well, although is had diminished in size at this point.  Did anyone else see anything??????

If you saw this event, please send your detailed observation to wxtx01@gmail.com  THANK YOU!

Texas Meteor Fireball 08-09nov2011

From The ELPALLSKY Chatbox:

Nov 9 2011, 2:48 AM Guest371 (guest):  

A facebook friend posted that she saw a huge greenish fireball in the sky at approximately midnight CST in Bedford, TX.  Thanks for this report! Others?????? Please post to wxtx01@gmail.com

Thunder Bay Canada Bright Blue/Green Fireball 09nov2011

Bright colours light up Thunder Bay sky

CBC News 

Posted: Nov 9, 2011 2:34 PM ET

Last Updated: Nov 9, 2011 3:03 PM ET

At about 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, it's believed a meteorite 
moved across the sky just north of Thunder Bay. Image

is for story illustration purposes only. (istockphoto.com)

Some Thunder Bay residents claim to have seen a bright blue light in the sky early Wednesday morning.

The owner/operator of the Thunder Bay Observatory, Randy McAllister, said it appears that a meteorite shot across the sky just north of Thunder Bay at about 4:30 a.m. McAllister said he's received a lot of reports from his clients.
“They were reporting a large fireball (that appeared), for a long period of time in the sky and then breaking up into multiple pieces and entering the atmosphere," he said. "I had reports of bright blue and bright green colours.”
McAllister said if it's not a meteorite, the other possibility is that an asteroid passing by Earth Tuesday night could have dislodged something in its path.

Eyewitness To Florida Meteor Fireball 08NOV2011

Email From:
Un named Reporter-Port St. Lucie, FL:
While walking my dog I noticed a Fireball shooting directly down towards earth.  With the news of the YU55 I have been more focused on the sky than normal tonight.  I live in Port Saint Lucie Florida ( South East Florida).  The Fireball I witnessed occurred at 9:00 PM EST.  I am an avid outdoorsman and have seen plenty of shooting stars which do not look like what I saw tonight.  I began searching the web to see if anyone else had similar experiences and found this site.  Hope someone can answer what I may have seen.

If you witnessed this fireball, please tell us about it (date, time, location etc.) !! Email wxtx01@gmail.com  Thank You!

First Movie of Asteroid 2005 YU55 Near Earth Pass 08NOV2011

NASA Releases Radar Movie of Asteroid 2005 YU55

This radar image of asteroid 2005 YU55 was obtained on Nov. 7, 2011, at 11:45 a.m. PST (2:45 p.m. EST/1945 UTC), when the space rock was at 3.6 lunar distances, which is about 860,000 miles, or 1.38 million kilometers, from Earth. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
› Full image and caption

November 08, 2011

PASADENA, Calif. -- Scientists working with the 230-foot-wide (70-meter) Deep Space Network antenna at Goldstone, Calif., have generated a short movie clip of asteroid 2005 YU55. The images were generated from data collected at Goldstone on Nov. 7, 2011, between 11:24 a.m. and 1:35 p.m. PST (2:24 p.m. and 4:35 p.m. EST). They are the highest-resolution images ever generated by radar of a near-Earth object.

The short movie clip can be found at: http://1.usa.gov/uVJvmS .

Each of the six frames required 20 minutes of data collection by the Goldstone radar. (READ MORE HERE)...

North Carolina Meteor Fireball 08NOV2011

Email From:
Leslie W.-Gibson, NC:
FIREBALL REPORT TO ELPALLSKY.​.. Date Here:[   11/08/11  ] Time Here:[ 6:40p.m.    ] Location Here[ Gibson, NC ] (no description available) Thanks Leslie! Please forward a description to wxtx01@gmail.com

Montreal, Canada Bright Meteor Fireball 07NOV2011

From The ELPALLSKY Chatbox:

Nov 7 2011, 7:29 PM-Lori S.

Hi, I saw a HUGE Fireball tonight on my way home from work at approx 6:45 EST. I am in Montreal. I was driving East on Hwy 40, and I saw in the sky what appeared to be something crashing. I was talking with Mom and said to her" OMG, something is crashing!" It was travelling downward very swiftly: Right to Left (or NW if you will). It looked like a huge ball of fire. I could almost SEE the burning fire...I wonder if and where it landed. Amazing.

BTW: My posting is from Nov. 7th, 2011  Thanks Lori!  OTHERS?? Please post to wxtx01@gmail.com to confirm.

Nova Scotia, Canada Bright Meteor Fireball 06NOV2011

Email From:

Dave W.-Nova Scotia, Canada:
hi at around 8 30 pm tonight, 6 nov 2011 i saw a very fast very bright, and either very close or very large object streak accross the sky over my house, in bear river nova scotia, it was travelling north east as a rough guess and it was so close and so bright that i thought it was a firework, but it moved too fast and straight i checked outside, no people around, no smell or noise of fireworks anywhere, i just wondered if anyone else saw it,  funny thing is that it seemed more rounded that i have ever seen a falling star so maybe it was a meteor? if anyone else saw it please let me know, thanks, Dave  Thanks Dave...OTHERS? Email wxtx01@gmail.com THANK YOU!

Valerie K.-Sydney, NS
Hi there,
I was walking my dog in the dark field next to my place and I happened to see it. A bright circular white light headed straight downwards, quickly.
I was'nt sure I had really seen what I just saw. (If that makes any sense to you... )
A multitude of different things passed through my mind of what it could have been, from the rational to the insane. (It was really fast, and I did'nt have enough time to focus on the object 100%) Anything from a shooting star, to a fallen piece of a satellite, to me having a brain tumour 'phenomenon' style (lol), and even aliens...
I saw it anywhere between 8h25 and 8h35, so the timing is right.
I saw it from Sydney, NS. Saw it fall North-West.. with a lot more emphasis on the West.  Thank you Valerie. Confirmation!

ADDITIONAL SIGHTINGS OF THIS EVENT REQUESTED ! 

***If you are searching for information about this fireball and/or witnessed it, please leave a report of what you saw at wxtx01@gmail.com Please include the date and time, the direction you were facing/driving, the direction in which the object moved (upper left to lower right etc.) approximate size and brightness compared to a full moon, color, any flashes, streaks, fragmentation and any sounds or delayed sounds such as sonic booms, hisses, sizzles etc. Thank you! Your information is vital to research/recovery efforts so please take time to report.***

WORLDWIDE FIREBALL ALERT...Imminent Asteroid 2011 YU55 NEO Close Approach...Earth To Encounter Debris Streams...Australian Outback Elevated Fireball Activity 07NOV2011

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News... 

http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/2011/11/worldwide-meteor-alert-6nov-17nov2011.html

 From SPACEWEATHER.COM

ASTEROID FLYBY: NASA radars are monitoring 2005 YU55, an asteroid the size of an aircraft carrier, as it heads for a Nov. 8th flyby of the Earth-Moon system. There is no danger to our planet. At closest approach on Tuesday at 3:28 pm PST (23:28 UT), the 400m-wide space rock will be 324,600 kilometers away, about 85% the distance from Earth to the Moon.

Professional astronomers are eagerly anticipating the flyby as the asteroid presents an exceptionally strong radar target. Powerful transmitters at Goldstone and Arecibo will...MORE