Comments on: Car Sized Meteor Falls toward Earth

By: Meteor

Meteor — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 06:42:00 +0000

Hayley,

Sounds cool. Check out the glossary in the upper right hand corner.

- Meteor Mark

By: Hayley

Hayley — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 06:37:46 +0000

Last night Saturday June 20th at around 10pm my boyfriend spotted a huge ball of fire in the sky… I believe it was a meteoroid. It passed over us then out of view for a period of a few minutes. We have both never seen anything like it. Oh we live just outside of Portsmouth, UK.

Hayley

By: Meteor

Meteor — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 12:09:04 +0000

Tom,

You are right, if a meteoroid skims the atmosphere it can start to “burn” and remain in the sky for a longer duration. As I said, it is rare. About thirty years ago I saw a fireball that went from horizon to horizon, since then I haven’t seen one that matched that time frame.

- Meteor Mark

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 07:14:54 +0000

Not entirely true if coming in at a shallow angle. I saw one years ago that I watched for several minutes till it passed from site and it was definitely a meteor, it was low and had a large fire trail and smoke pouring off it. Was a big ball of fire, lol.

By: Meteor

Meteor — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 08:21:45 +0000

Tom,

This sounds like a Jet. It would be rare for a meteor to remain in the sky for 5 minutes.

- Meteor Mark

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 06:49:18 +0000

On Feb 13, 2009 I was on a dock at lake harris near Tavares, FL around 6 pm.
I saw what I thought might be a jet heading SE with a long trail of smoke behind it, but it did not leave an after trail like those high ones usually do and the trail was unusually long. I watched it for awhile and I noticed several pieces break or flare off, it had to be a meteor or something on reentry. It traveled across the sky as long as I watched, 5 min or more, till it disappeared into the distance.
If it was a meteor it had to of hit somewhere, it did not burn up.
Did anyone else see something like this on that day?

By: Meteor

Meteor — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 22:02:15 +0000

John,

I haven’t heard any yet, I will keep my head up!

- Meteor Mark

By: John

John — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 15:39:11 +0000

I was standing at Coxwell and Gerrard in Toronto at about 8:30 pm last night Saturday Feb 14 and saw what I think was a meteor move across the sky and break up in a flash of fragments in the north west sky. I’ve never seen a meteor, so Im wondering if there are any other reports of it

By: Meteor

Meteor — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:10:25 +0000

Sarah,

Sounds pretty spectacular. Thanks for the comment about your fireball sighting.

Keep your head up!

- Meteor Mark

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:44:17 +0000

I saw what i beleive was a meteor fall from the sky at about 12:10am this morning. I was driving in beaverton OR down a long street and saw it fall from the sky, looked like a big ball of fire with a streak of light coming up from the top of it like it was falling very fast. Looked like maybe it was the size of a small car but couldnt really tell because it was probably very far away but looked like it was close because it looked big from where i was watching it fall, did anyone else see it? Ive been trying to find info onine but havent found anyone talk about it. Looked really cool though

By: Meteor

Meteor — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:12:18 +0000

Jon,

As far as I know, there have been no reported meteorite impacts in Illinois. I will keep on the lookout for any information. Hopefully someone sees this post in your area and can add more information.

- Meteor Mark

By: jon peralta

jon peralta — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:26:49 +0000

I seen a meteor on january 4,2009 I was on the I -90(jane adams highway) coming from rockford I’ll to chicago I seen it light up a green lime color and it was like for maybe 7 secs… I belive the suburb it landed in was huntley or woodstock. Not sure but I would like to knwo if any one might know more

By: Meteor

Meteor — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 02:14:00 +0000

Hello All,

This article is related to a meteor/fireball that fell over the Sudan.

Meteor Mark

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:19:58 +0000

Jessica, My son and I saw the same thing on Nov 27th at 8:20 PM, I was driving north on Hwy 51 between Wausau and Merrill. A bright flash and then the streak across the sky from east to west.

By: Meteor

Meteor — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 03:35:36 +0000

Chris,

Really? That is completely amazing, did you hear a crackling nosie or anything?

- Meteor Mark