Fireball Lights Up The Sky Over The Midwest!...11/17/99

Reports of a large fireball were received shortly after 7 pm EST on Tuesday night from states including KY, PA, IN, OH, MI, NY, WI and MO. The trajectory was similar in appearance to an aircraft, flying low and level across the horizon. It is likely that this is an "Earth-grazer" travelling nearly parallel to the Earth's surface through the atmosphere. This eastward-moving meteor was probably unrelated to the Leonids, but it could be a taste of things to come when the Leonids meteor shower peaks late Wednesday night and Thursday  morning. Stay tuned!

 

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