Meteor fireball mesmerizes people in US. Details here

On Sunday night, a spectacular fireball streaked across the Mid-Atlantic region of the US, creating a mesmerizing spectacle witnessed by hundreds who promptly reported the sighting to the American Meteor Society.

This meteor likely made its initial appearance at approximately 9:20 pm (local time), originating 47 miles above the town of Forest Hill in Maryland. It blazed northwestward across the sky at a breathtaking speed of 36,000 miles per hour, as indicated by the NASA Meteor Facebook page.

Atlantic Meteor Fireball

Eventually, the meteor, shining brilliantly enough for NASA to classify it as a fireball, disintegrated at an altitude of 22 miles above Gnatstown, a town situated south of Harrisburg in Pennsylvania.

Throughout its brief voyage, this celestial rock exhibited a luminosity equivalent to that of a quarter Moon, captivating the attention of onlookers across the region who eagerly reached for their smartphones to capture its journey as it traversed a distance of just over 55 miles through the Earth's atmosphere.

NASA reported that numerous witnesses shared their accounts of the event with the American Meteor Society, an organization that encourages individuals to submit meteor sighting reports on its website.

Videos recorded on cellphones and doorbell security cameras and subsequently shared online depicted a striking fireball casting a greenish glow across the night sky, complete with a noticeable tail.

FAQs

Q1. What can be classified as Fireball?
A1. Eventually, the meteor, shining brilliantly enough for NASA to classify it as a fireball, disintegrated at an altitude of 22 miles above Gnatstown, a town situated south of Harrisburg in Pennsylvania.

Q2. Have people witnessed Atlantic meteor fireball?
A2. NASA reported that numerous witnesses shared their accounts of the event with the American Meteor Society, an organization that encourages individuals to submit meteor sighting reports on its website.