Pacific Northwest Meteor Fireball Indicated By Inquiry Traffic 20FEB2011...

Eugene, Oregon arrived from google.com on "elp allsky: Meteor News...Early Geminid Meteor Over Northwest Mexico..." by searching for metorite fireball northwest .
22:24:14 -- 47 minutes ago
Beavercreek, Oregon arrived from google.com on "elp allsky: Feb 22, 2011" by searching for meteorite 2 22 2011.
15:37:11 -- 3 hours 15 mins ago

Meteor Fireball Ontario Canada Indicated by Internet Traffic 20FEB2011...

Ottawa, Ontario arrived from google.ca on "elp allsky: Bright Morning Light East Of Ontario Canada 20Feb2011 Likely Venus..." by searching for lights in the sky feb 20 2011 ontario.
22:03:03 -- 1 hour 6 mins ago

Loud Booms Heard Green Fireball Seen In West TX Area 20FEB2011...

ELPALLSKY Recieves Inquiries Into Loud Booms 20FEB2011...
Fort Davis, Texas arrived from google.com on "elp allsky" by searching for texas loud booms at night 2011.
19:36:52 -- 2 hours 56 mins ago
Longview, Texas arrived from m.google.com on "elp allsky" by searching for loud booms heard in west texas.
20:10:37 -- 2 hours 30 mins ago
Odessa, Texas arrived from facebook.com on "elp allsky".
20:41:41 -- 2 hours 25 mins ago
Lamesa, Texas arrived from google.com on "elp allsky:" by searching for green meteor distance.
23:05:09 -- 9 minutes ago
Monahans, Texas arrived from google.com on "elp allsky: Loud Booms Heard Green Fireball Seen In West TX Area 20FEB2011..." by searching for loud booms in west texas.
08:21:23 -- 1 hour 32 mins ago

Meteor News...Alberta, Canada Green Meteor Fireball 19FEB2011...

Internet Traffic Indicating Significant Fireball Over Alberta, Canada 19FEB2011...
Barrhead, Alberta arrived from google.ca on "elp allsky:" by searching for green comet alberta 2011.
18:28:41 -- 42 minutes ago
Grande Prairie, Alberta arrived from google.ca on "elp allsky:" by searching for northern alberta green fireball, february 20, 2011.
02:05:39 -- 7 hours 42 mins ago

Bright Morning Light East Of Ontario Canada 20Feb2011 Likely Venus...

Brampton, Ontario arrived from google.ca on "elp allsky:" by searching for 6am bright light in eastern sky.
04:36:45 -- 9 hours 32 mins ago

***ELPALLSKY Readers... We are getting many inquiries about a bright light in the morning sky toward the eastern horizon. This is likely the planet Venus currently shining at a magnitude -4 which makes it the brightest object in the sky other than our moon. The telltale sign that what you are seeing is in fact Venus is simple...it doesn't move. If you observe movement but slower with a more steady brightness than you would expect for a meteor, what you are seeing is likely a pass of the International Space Station (ISS), usually lasting much longer than a meteor. If you see a bright object which moves quickly across a portion of the sky, especially if it exhibits flashes (beginning, middle or end of flight), PLEASE REPORT IT TO ELPALLSKY by either e-mail wxtx01@gmail.com, or by logging into the Chat Window as "guest" and leaving a description with the time, your location and what you saw. Thank you for visiting ELPALLSKY! Please bookmark for quick future reference.***

Northeast US Bright Lights And Flashes 19FEB2011...

Inquiries Into Bright Lights And Flashes Along NE US Coast 19Feb2011...
Havre De Grace, Maryland arrived from google.com on "elp allsky:" by searching for bright light west virginia 2-19-2011.
18:56:07 -- 3 hours 48 mins ago
Elmwood Park, New Jersey arrived from google.com on "elp allsky" by searching for flash of light in the sky last night feb 20 2011.
20:19:52 -- 2 hours 26 mins ago
Rochester, New York arrived from google.com on "elp allsky:" by searching for huge flash in the sky last night 2011.
20:36:57 -- 2 hours 11 mins ago

Bright Light Over Early Evening Texas Skies Not A Meteor... 19FEB2011...

by: ELPALLSKY 19 FEB2011
Witnesses reporting in to ELPALLSKY of a bright light moving across Texas skies this evening likely DID NOT see a meteor/fireball, but an unusually bright pass of the ISS (International Space Station). With days getting longer now, the Station stays in sunlight longer than during winter when even bright illuminated ISS passes are relatively brief compared to their summer counterpart passes. Here are a couple inquiries to ELPALLSKY, a log of tonight's pass across Houston TX, and an ELPALLSKY camera capture of an ISS pass over El Paso TX last night 18FEB2011 at 6:56 pm MST. Enjoy!

From ELPALLSKY Chat...

Feb 19 2011, 7:48 PM Guest579 (guest): Hello. Do know if any meteor or satellite was visible over north houston today around 630 pm. It was very bright light traveling northeast and then it just fizzled out. It was large and not like any meteor I have ever seen. It was not blinking like an aircraft.

Inquiries To ELPALLSKY...
Spring, Texas arrived from google.com on "elp allsky" by searching for bright light over texas sky on 2-19-2011.
19:44:44 -- 1 hour 30 mins ago

This is directly from spaceweather.com for Houston TX 19FEB2011...ISS rise time 06:46:50 pm SW transit time(end)06:49:14pm altitude 70° magnitude -3.8 (very bright)

below is a 3+ minute composite flight image of the ISS over El Paso TX 18FEB2011 6:56 pm MST

(c) 2011 ELPALLSKY and Jim Gamble-click image to enlarge

Possible SOCAL Green Meteor Fireball 18FEB2011...

From Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News Tokyo
Los Angeles, California arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for sky lit up green "february 18, 2011".
15:59:44 -- 23 minutes ago
Email From Kathy In Cal... Hi, I happened across your website this morning,  and yes I did see the entire sky south of me light up a neon green. It was approximately 10:30pm. I did do a search when I got home from work around 11pm on google, but couldn't find anything.
Email From Pedro C... My brother at around 11pm or 12 am saw this meteor as it approached and kept staring at it since all he saw in the distant sky was a blueish white ball. Then as it came above him the bright light illuminated the whole night sky and for about 1- 2 seconds, the night was now day. As quick as it had came it left and he couldn't believe his eyes. If you want to know more just e- mail me at (contact email archived). By the way, my family has decided to call it Hugo's Meteor in honor of him being the only one who saw it approaching from the distance. From ELPALLSKY...Congratulations Hugo! 
Los Angeles, California arrived from google.com on "elp allsky: Possible SOCAL Green Meteor Fireball 18FEB2011..." by searching for february 18, 2011 green lit sky los angeles.
08:35:52 -- 3 hours 3 mins ago
United States arrived from google.com on "elp allsky: Possible SOCAL Green Meteor Fireball 18FEB2011..." by searching for meteor that crashed february 18,2011.
09:16:06 -- 2 hours 25 mins ago

***California Readers...Especially in the LA vicinity...If you witnessed a bright meteor/fireball somewhere near 11:00 pm PST on Feb 18 2011, please e-mail me at wxtx01@gmail.com, post to comments below, or leave a description in my chat window. Thank you!***

ANOTHER?...YES! ANOTHER Fireball Bolide Italia 18FEB2011...

by: ELPALLSKY 18FEB2011

The Italians are certainly being shown great favor by the Meteor Gods...
The Italian Meteor and TLE Network has captured spectacular video of yet another bright fiery bolide descending through Italy's little piece of the atmosphere. This event (pictured below) lit up the sky over Ferrara at 18:23:42 UTC 18FEB2011. This is the IMTN's fourth bolide capture in a 10 day period...one each on the 8th, 10th, 12th, and now today the 18th. By Far, the highlight of this recent activity came at 23:24 UTC on the 8th (article)...http://elpasoallsky.blogspot.com/2011/02/major-breaking-meteor-newssuperbolide.html

(c) 2011 Ferruccio Zanotti-IMTN

(c) 2011 Ferruccio Zanotti-IMTN

 To see a video of this event, visit Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News

NY-PA-NJ-MD Meteor Fireball Indicated by Internet Traffic 18FEB2011...Or More Thunderstorms?

The Following are inquiries to ELPALLSKY which suggest a significant meteor event...
From Jeanne J. via Email...My husband and I were driving north on Rt 55 in Cumberland/Gloucester Friday(Feb. 18, 2011) evening at about 10:00 PM when we saw a large, very bright  object falling from east to north.  It was very exciting.
Jeanne JablonskiFrom Stacey C. via Email... I did see this. I thought I was crazy at first and no one believed me for days, but I live in East Windsor, NJ and I was leaving our Shop Rite and I was at the stop light and that was when I saw this huge ball of fire with a trail of fire behind it go down behind the trees. It scared me because it looked like it was heading towards my kids school. I had no idea what I had just seen. I came home to tell my husband who said it sounded like a meteor, but he looked at me like I was crazy...LOL. then when I told everyone at the bus stop they laughed at me. So I forgot about it until Thursday when one of the girls from the bus stop sent me an e-mail telling me I was right, with an attachment about the meteor.
Thanks for your time and so cool to have seen such a thing! Stacy C.
 From Janet A. via email...Saw what looked like a fireball in NW sky while driving through central PA with my family on Friday, ( Looked like a white ball falling from sky. It was beautiful.) Feb 18, sometime after 10:00PM.

From Laura In PA...Thought I saw a meteor in southwest sky (bigger than the occasional "shooting stars" we usually see)at about 10:45pm while driving home, but no one else here (Central PA) seems to have seen it. "Fell" behind the mountain ridge, so...
Norristown, Pennsylvania arrived from google.com on "elp allsky: Internet Traffic Indicating Numerous Fireballs Over US...UK... 18JAN2011..." by searching for flashes of light in sky newburgh. 
Perrineville, New Jersey arrived from bing.com on "elp allsky:" by searching for green fireball in sky 2011.
14:05:40 -- 8 hours ago
16:50:07 -- 5 hours 26 mins ago
Thorofare, New Jersey arrived from google.com on "elp allsky:" by searching for bright flashes like lightning in sky nj.
16:59:21 -- 5 hours 17 mins ago
Flemington, New Jersey arrived from google.com on "elp allsky:" by searching for what caused the light flashes in nj.
17:22:41 -- 4 hours 54 mins ago
From Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News...Tokyo
Poughkeepsie NY, bright blue flash with "thunder" ~3 seconds later at ~6:15pm. (EST) Assumed not lightning/thunder... no clouds.
Email From Bill in CT...There were lots of flashes in the sky last night in general NYC area up through Springfield, MA. There were a few bands of winter thunderstorms that went through around 7pm. The flashes were quite beautiful from where I live in southern Connecticut. I am not saying that were not an meteors. But the storms were unusual for this time of year and sure would explain the flash queries.
Email From Anonymous...Location: Lordstown, Ohio . saw LARGE streaking object of light(lights) traveling southwest approx. 10:05 est. 2/18/2011
Herndon, Virginia arrived from google.com on "elp allsky: NY-PA-NJ Meteor Fireball Indicated by Internet Traffic 18FEB2011..." by searching for meteorite in sky on 2/18/2011.
09:17:50 -- 2 hours 24 mins ago
Manchester, Connecticut arrived from google.com on "elp allsky:" by searching for hartford, flashes in the sky last night.
09:17:46 -- 2 hours 27 mins ago
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania arrived from google.com on "elp allsky: NY-PA-NJ Meteor Fireball Indicated by Internet Traffic 18FEB2011..." by searching for shooting star over pennsylvania feb 18, 2011.
11:15:37 -- 33 minutes ago
Cliffside Park, New Jersey arrived from google.com on "elp allsky: NY-PA-NJ Meteor Fireball Indicated by Internet Traffic 18FEB2011..." by searching for new jersey february 18 2011 flashes in the sky.
11:16:42 -- 33 minutes ago
Hershey, Pennsylvania arrived from google.com on "elp allsky: East Coast Meteor Bolide Eyewitness Reports DEC28, 2010" by searching for meteorite 12-28-10.
11:17:19 -- 33 minutes ago
Baltimore, Maryland arrived from google.com on "elp allsky" by searching for unusual objects with fiery tails in the sky on 2/18/2011 in baltimore maryland.
16:18:54 -- 14 minutes ago
From Carol In Baltimore MD...Around 6pm Friday evening, while it was still light out, my friends and I watched 5 or 6 objects with long double stranded fiery tails shoot across the sky and then appear to head straight down to earth.They fell behind the clouds and we didn't see them come out below the clouds.this went on for 10 minutes or so.They seemed to come from a northerly direction and were heading southwesterly. They did not come simultaneously, rather one after another. We were in the Essex neighborhood of Baltimore county, Maryland.What were they?

  ***Readers in PA-NJ and surrounding areas...If you saw a bright meteor/fireball the evening of 18FEB2011, please e-mail me at wxtx01@gmail.com, or post to "comments" below. The chat window is also standing by for your reports if you wish. Thank you!***

Breaking News...IL OH MI Brilliant Green Meteor Fireball 17FEB2011 9:10 PM CST...Possibly Seen In Ontario Canada

Meteor Inquiries To ELPALLSKY

Oblong, Illinois arrived from google.com on "elp allsky: Feb 17, 2011" by searching for metorite february 17,2011.
14:16:44 -- 4 hours 29 mins ago
Murphysboro, Illinois arrived from google.com on "elp allsky" by searching for meteor in southern illinois in February 2011.
12:12:26 -- 6 hours 35 mins ago
La Salle, Illinois arrived from google.com on "elp allsky: Possible NY meteor 17Feb2011..." by searching for meteor february 17.
20:23:08 -- 37 minutes ago
Vermilion, Ohio arrived from google.com on "elp allsky: Meter Class Asteroid 2011CQ1 Narrowly Misses Earth 4FEB2011 Only Hours After Discovery......" by searching for meteorite over ohio 2011.
10:30:14 -- 2 hours 17 mins ago
Vermilion, Ohio arrived from google.com on "elp allsky: Meter Class Asteroid 2011CQ1 Narrowly Misses Earth 4FEB2011 Only Hours After Discovery......" by searching for meteorite over ohio 2011.
10:30:14 -- 2 hours 17 mins ago
Glenview, Illinois arrived from google.com on "elp allsky: Possible NY meteor 17Feb2011..." by searching for meteor february 17.
10:37:41 -- 2 hours 13 mins ago

Chicago, Illinois arrived from google.com on "elp allsky: Feb 17, 2011" by searching for meteorite "feb 17".
11:06:10 -- 1 hour 46 mins ago
Detroit, Michigan arrived from google.com on "elp allsky" by searching for michigan meteorite.
10:41:24 -- 2 hours 29 mins ago

Scarborough, Ontario arrived from google.ca on "elp allsky" by searching for cloud light up neon green feb 17 2011.
11:06:11 -- 2 hours 6 mins ago

Northville, Michigan arrived from google.com on "elp allsky: Meteor News...Another Bolide Soars Across Italian Skies 10FEB2011..." by searching for bolide february 2011.
11:30:26 -- 1 hour 43 mins ago
New Baltimore, Michigan arrived from google.com on "elp allsky:" by searching for green meteor in michigan.
13:27:07 -- 8 minutes ago

***readers in Illinois, Ohio, Michigan and Ontario Canada ...IMPORTANT... if you witnessed a bright meteor/fireball 17FEB2011, please e-mail me at wxtx01@gmail.com Thank you!

***UPDATE***

E-Mails From Chicago IL Witnesses...

10:09 pm MST Jeff Kahn. E-mail's...

I had just turned off Harlem Ave was driving east-bound on Chicago Rd.in Oak park, IL when the fireball caught my eye.  It was looking up at about 75 degrees(from southern horizon) and saw it go straight toward Chicago(due east), but saw it head down, and burn out at about 45 degrees.   I would say that it was about traveling about 15 degrees south of 0 degrees being straight above me. The time was about 9:10 - 9:15 PM on Feb 17, 2011, I think.
11:08 pm MST Patricia Dillman E-mail's...
Was about 9:15pm CST  I live on the 41st floor of a bldg on the corner of Monroe St/Michigan ave.  My view is east southeast over the lake.  I was looking out at the moon shining brightly above Adler Planetarium when I saw a vivid neon green flash over Monroe harbor. From my angle, the meteorite appeared to shoot straight down toward the lake and disappeared in a matter of 2-3 seconds.  Was incredible!

Florida Meteor Fireball Indicated By Internet Inquiry 17FEB2011

Possible Meteor Fireball Suggested By Search 17FEB2011...
Sarasota, Florida arrived from google.com on "elp allsky" by searching for fireball in the sky feb 17.
20:45:02 -- 10 minutes ago

Sedona AZ Green Meteor 17FEB2011...

Internet Inquiry To ELPALLSKY: Sedona, Arizona arrived from google.it on "elp allsky: Feb 9, 2011" by searching for green light sedona february 2011.
08:47:08 -- 22 minutes ago

Possible NY meteor 17Feb2011...

Internet Inquiry To ELPALLSKY: Brooklyn, New York arrived from google.com on "elp allsky: Feb 17, 2011" by searching for meteor february 17,2011.
04:32:27 -- 4 hours 32 mins ago

Meteor News...Bright 7 Second Meteor Fireball Lights up El Paso TX Sky...14FEB2011...

ELPALLSKY Sandia All Sky Meteor Detection Camera Captures Long Duration Meteor Fireball 14FEB2011

by ELPALLSKY 14FEB2011...

At 6:36 pm MST, The Sandia All Sky Camera in east El Paso,TX captured the flight of a roughly -6 to -7 magnitude 7 second meteor as it traveled from ESE through SSW likely over extreme northern Mexico. Below is a composite image and movie of the event. Any witnesses in the vicinity of El Paso, Juarez MX, SE AZ or the eastern boundary of the Big Bend area are urged to post what they saw to this site in "comments" below or e-mail me at wxtx01@gmail.com

Visual Sighting E-mail From Anonymous:

My girlfriend and I were walking westward in a desert road next to Cemex and far east El Paso in the evening of St. Valentine Day when the largest meteor we had ever seen lit the sky on our left side. It was fast, but at a much slower speed and longer duration than the regular falling stars that I had previously seen. The meteor was moving westward. It was a magical evening!

Calgary, Alberta Valentine's Day Fireball 14FEB2011...

Witnesses See Bright Bolide Over Calgary Canada

Calgary, Alberta arrived from google.ca on "elp allsky" by searching for fireballs in the sky.
09:51:24 -- 3 minutes ago
For additional Information, see:
"Space gave Canada a Valentine's Day rock on Monday when a piece of asteroid lit up the Calgary morning skyline."

GLOBAL GREEN FIREBALL ALERT Issued By "Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News", Tokyo Japan

From "Lunarmeteoritehunters" Tokyo,Japan

Issued Tuesday 15FEB2011: 

NEOs Worldwide - Standby for Even More Green Fireballs and Bolides Through End of February 2011

NEOs Fireball Cluster - RATS!
photo credit: Takashi Shinohara, Kyoto University PNAS

NEOs Worldwide Standby for Even More Green Fireballs and Bolides Through end of February 2011* to be updated as available
by LunarMeteorite*Hunter, Tokyo, Japan 15:39 8FEB2011 revised 20:51revised 9FEB201108:15 10FEB2011 23:42
Once again Earth will encounter an increase in meteor activity from passing detected and yet undetected NEOs (Near-Earth Objects) asteroids or their debris.  Originally for February 2011 there were 20 known NEOs with scheduled approaches near Earth.  Since January 1, 2011 there have been at least 28 new discoveries of NEOs to pass near Earth in February; this is an increase of over 100% in number for the month.  There are as of today 48 NEOs discovered for February 2011 and it appears that there may be another 5-10 or more added by the end of the month. Due to the bright Moon for the remainder of the month several NEOs will go undiscovered until they pass, hit the Earth or pass silently by.
 This increase in discoveries indicates to me that we will see a marked increase in meteor activity for February.  I also expect that we will have a new meteorite this month.
  Have your cameras ready and if possible get outside to watch.  Expect to see worldwide several green meteor fireballs and bolides during, just prior to, and just after 19FEB-23FEB, and until the end of the month.  If more findings come in about other newly found NEOs I will post.  For the most current information see the NASA NEOs site: http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/
 If anyone captures video, a photo or has a sighting please email me at: lunarmeteoritehunter@gmail.com

48* NEOs with scheduled approaches for FEB2011

28* FEB2011 NEOs Discovered JUST in 2011 revised 15FEB2011 

RECENT 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) (2011 CZ3)  2011-Feb-10 0.0064 2.5 15 m - 33 m 26.3 13.44 (2011 BV11)  2011-Feb-10 0.0795 31.0 52 m - 120 m 23.5 17.27 (2011 CZ6)  2011-Feb-10 0.0277 10.8 20 m - 44 m 25.7 6.03 (2011 BV10)  2011-Feb-11 0.0409 15.9 34 m - 75 m 24.5 8.95 (2008 CQ116)  2011-Feb-11 0.0861 33.5 50 m - 110 m 23.6 13.43 (2011 BZ18)  2011-Feb-12 0.1140 44.4 120 m - 260 m 21.8 15.68 (2011 CV46)  2011-Feb-12 0.0519 20.2 28 m - 64 m 24.8 14.52 (2011 AM16)  2011-Feb-12 0.1986 77.3 95 m - 210 m 22.2 13.49 (2011 CD66)  2011-Feb-13 0.0185 7.2 11 m - 24 m 27.0 8.43 (2010 CK19)  2011-Feb-13 0.1199 46.6 7.0 m - 16 m 27.9 8.59  * Diameter estimates based on the object's absolute magnitude.

UPCOMING CLOSE APPROACHES TO EARTH * subject to change without advance notice
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)
(2000 EF104)	2011-Feb-14	0.1834	71.4	450 m - 1.0 km	18.8	13.23
(2009 QH6)	2011-Feb-16	0.0411	16.0	77 m - 170 m	22.7	9.83
(2008 AH33)	2011-Feb-17	0.1232	47.9	370 m - 820 m	19.3	22.97
(2008 BP16)	2011-Feb-17	0.1107	43.1	130 m - 280 m	21.6	21.28
(2010 CN19)	2011-Feb-18	0.1869	72.7	15 m - 33 m	26.3	16.41
(2011 CF50)	2011-Feb-19	0.0456	17.7	11 m - 25 m	26.9	8.33
(2011 CM50)	2011-Feb-19	0.1785	69.5	73 m - 160 m	22.8	10.50
(2011 CL50)	2011-Feb-19	0.0160	6.2	8.0 m - 18 m	27.6	3.07
(2011 CE50)	2011-Feb-20	0.1635	63.6	60 m - 130 m	23.2	8.86
253841 (2003 YG118)	2011-Feb-20	0.1739	67.7	1.1 km - 2.4 km	17.0	20.83
(2003 FC5)	2011-Feb-22	0.1440	56.0	600 m - 1.3 km	18.2	11.83
(2011 BQ50)	2011-Feb-23	0.0280	10.9	5.7 m - 13 m	28.3	2.45
(2007 MR)	2011-Feb-23	0.1826	71.1	110 m - 250 m	21.9	5.99
(2011 CK50)	2011-Feb-24	0.1452	56.5	39 m - 88 m	24.2	7.39
(2011 AG5)	2011-Feb-26	0.0957	37.2	110 m - 250 m	21.9	7.51
(2004 EK1)	2011-Feb-26	0.0555	21.6	110 m - 250 m	21.9	7.45
(2006 KV89)	2011-Feb-27	0.1639	63.8	150 m - 350 m	21.2	6.67
(2009 PQ1)	2011-Feb-27	0.1205	46.9	83 m - 190 m	22.5	17.40
(2009 FY4)	2011-Feb-28	0.0659	25.7	160 m - 370 m	21.0	15.17

Source: (c) 2011 NASA/JPL/CalTech http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/

Possible Meteor Fireball Suggested By Inquiry To ELPALLSKY 14FEB2011...

Lethbridge, Alberta arrived from google.ca on "elp allsky: Daylight NE US Fireball Seen In Numerous States...Reports Still Coming In 14FEB2011" by searching for meteorite over canada 2/14/2011.
20:01:52 -- 2 hours 10 mins ago

Daylight NE US Fireball Seen In Numerous States...Reports Still Coming In 14FEB2011

IMAGE UPDATED 15 FEB 2011 (c) 2011 Mike Hankey

BREAKING NEWS...Update to NE Daylight Fireball 14FEB2011

NASA Huntsville Estimates Bolide Size And Weight

by ELPALLSKY:

In an e-mail to ELPALLSKY this evening, Dr. Bill Cooke, head of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office at the Marshall Space Flight Center-Huntsville AL, now estimates the size of the Valentine's Day-time NE US bolide at "just under 1 meter in diameter (~0.9 m), with a mass of about 850 kg. The energy estimate is ~10 tons TNT". This is smaller than initial estimates of roughly 3 m in diameter. With the aid of data from the IS51 Bermuda Infrasound Station (see here), Cooke revised his estimate downward to reflect those results.
Cooke says Bermuda provided him"with the back azimuth consistent with the doppler radar as reported by Mark Fries". More updates as they become available... 

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by ELPALLSKY: Inquiries continue in to ELPALLSKY regarding a brilliant daytime fireball seen over the Northeastern US. The event occured at roughly 12:30 pm EST and was seen primarily over Pennsylvania. Other states reporting include CN, RI and NY. FOXPHILLY was the first local media to report the event...see http://www.myfoxphilly.com/dpp/news/local_news/021411-possible-meteorite-spotted-over-philadelphia for a map of sightings and the likely trajectory of the fireball (open water seems the best solution currently).

***NE US Readers...If you saw this event please send me an e-mail at wxtx01@gmail.com, or post to "comments" below. Please report officially to AMS as well. If you have pics or video, please e-mail them to me at wxtx01@gmail.com. Thank you.*** 

 

From Tara via E-mail...February 14, 2011

@ 12:15 driving Southeast in Middletown, NJ; witnessed a bright, brilliant blue sphere, with a yellow (fire-like) tail...Awesome sight...  Heaven's Valentine! Lasted approximately 5 seconds, then seemingly disappeared, or I thought "crashed" or exploded; Southeast over Atlantic Ocean.

No photos; I was driving, and my daughter was too busy on her phone texting to even notice the phenomena!!! 

Inquiries To ELPALLSKY PA, CN, RI, NJ, NY Daylight Fireball 14FEB2011...

Palmyra, New Jersey arrived from google.com on "elp allsky" by searching for i saw a shooting star elizabeth nj today.
12:06:38 -- 5 hours 14 mins ago
Scranton, Pennsylvania arrived from google.com on "elp allsky" by searching for meteor sighted on east coast 2/13/11.
15:53:33 -- 1 hour 49 mins ago
Oneonta, New York arrived from google.com on "elp allsky" by searching for fireball over long island at 12:40 pm today.
15:59:53 -- 1 hour 44 mins ago
Wolcott, Connecticut arrived from google.com on "elp allsky" by searching for feb 2011 ct meteorite.
16:56:25 -- 1 hour 1 min ago
Deer Park, New York arrived from google.com on "elp allsky: Daylight NE US Fireball Seen In Numerous States...Reports Still Coming In 14FEB2011" by searching for fireball over long island 12:40 2-14-2011.
Floral Park, New York arrived from google.com on "elp allsky: Daylight NE US Fireball Seen In Numerous States...Reports Still Coming In 14FEB2011" by searching for fireball in sky over pennsylvania 2/14/2011
From Space.com 15FEB2011...
  A rare daytime fireball lit up the sky over much of the eastern United States yesterday (Feb. 14), causing necks to crane and jaws to drop from Maryland to Massachusetts.
The fireball burned bright at around 12:35 p.m. EST (1735 GMT) or so, according to news reports. The wide region of visibility and its unmistakeable brightness make the fireball a unique event for lucky skywatchers, experts say.
"Not very common," said Joe Rao, SPACE.com's skywatching columnist. "Indeed, this was a very rare event."

Rao said he could only remember one other event like yesterday's, when a daytime meteor was widely seen across a broad swathe of land — and that happened in 1972, over the central U.S. and Canada.
The cause of yesterday's fireball was most likely...more here

Meteor News...Bright Green Meteor Fireball Seen Over Wide Area Of NW, NC, Central, and South Central TX 12FEB2011 Captured By Sentinel All Sky Camera...

Meteor captured by the Hawley TX Sandia Sentinel All Sky Camera. This could be what witnesses observed over North Central Texas at 9:21:08 p.m.-21:21:08 MST  (03:21:08 UTC 2/13/11)  the evening of Feb 12 2011.

(c) 2011 Kevin Palivec-Hawley TX

Posted To Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Tokyo, Japan
Guest346 (guest): wbowen, bright (-7 to -9) meteor Feb. 12, 2011 9:20p CST, N-NW sky, 2-5 seconds duration, travelling northbound on I-45 near Wortham, TX. Meteor path was approx. 80 degrees from upper left to lower right, starting about 68 degrees high and ending just above horizon.
From ELPALLSKY Chat...Feb 13 2011, 8:54 PM
Guest846 (guest): Saw a very bright fireball falling to earth near Austin TX at 9:30pm while driving in the car. A small piece of it broke off - seemed to big to be a meteor. I was SW of Austin,TX looking towards Austin when I saw it. It was falling straight down to earth

From ELPALLSKY Chat...Feb 13 2011, 8:30 AM

Guest318 (guest): Saw the green light shooting star on 2/10, but wife and son saw another on 2/12. Saw what Fireball#2 is showing in Austin, TX

Internet Traffic Suggests Green Fireball ESE Of Abilene, TX 12FEB2011...

Abilene, Texas arrived from google.com on "elp allsky: Feb 12, 2011" by searching for green fireball texas 2-12-2011.
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Carrollton, Texas arrived from google.com on "elp allsky: Feb 12, 2011" by searching for falling star saturday feb 12 2011 texas.
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Inquiry Traffic into ELPALLSKY Indicates Possible South Carolina Meteor Event  12FEB2011...
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Internet Inquiry Into Possible Bright Meteor event Southern Cal. 12FEB2011...
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17:57:51 -- 3 hours 32 mins ago

Central Texas Meteor Fireball Reported to ELPALLSKY 13FEB2011...

Feb 13 2011, 8:54 PM Guest846 (guest):  

Saw a very bright fireball falling to earth near Austin TX at 9:30pm while driving in the car. A small piece of it broke off - seemed to big to be a meteor.

***Readers in Central Texas...If you observed this event please post to "comments" below or leave a post in my chat window. Thank you.***

Possible Las Vegas Mereor Fireball 13FEB2011...

Inquiry to ELPALLSKY 15Feb2011
United States arrived from google.com on "elp allsky" by searching for fire in sky las Vegas nv 2-13-11. 16:05:56 -- 6 hours 29 mins ago

***Readers In The Vicinity Of Las Vegas NV...If you saw a meteor/fireball on Feb 13 2011, please post your sighting details in "comments" below or post to my chat window. Thank you.***
Email To ELPALLSKY 23FEB2011
nico holmes-gull las vegas, nv approx. 8:00PM while on my front lawn i saw a very fast moving object with a green tail streak across the sky at what seemed to be a low altitude.

Meteor News...Another Bolide Soars Across Italian Skies 10FEB2011...

Just two nights after a superbolide exploded over Italy on 8FEB2011 (see http://elpasoallsky.blogspot.com/2011/02/major-breaking-meteor-newssuperbolide.html ),  yet another bolide event has been captured by the Italian Meteor And TLE Network...this time at 20.06.40 hrs. ± 1 U.T. on 10FEB2011. The Image below is from Ferruccio Zanotti-IMTN of Ferrara, Italy.

(c) 2011 Ferruccio Zanotti-IMTN Ferrara, Italy ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Fireball 2011.02.10_20.06.40 ± 1 U.T.
Partial trace (J2000)
RA: 146,781
Decl i: 69,040
AR f: 177,012
F decl: 75,264
Transit Duration: 1.40
Duration wake: 0.00
Number of fragmentation: 1
Flares Number: 4
Apparent magnitude max: -6.8 ± 0.5
Zenithal magnitude: -7.2 ± 0.5
Meteor shower: SPO
Notes:
Spectrum to first order: NO
Color camera: Yes