Fireball Meteor Spotted Yesterday Evening

The American Meteor Society received hundreds of reports last night of a bright fireball meteor streaking through the sky at around 6:23 pm EST. This fireball was spotted from Indiana down to Georgia, and was reported to have had a vivid green color. According to the American Meteor Society, a fireball is “another term for a very bright meteor, generally brighter than magnitude -4, which is about the same magnitude of the planet Venus as seen in the morning or evening sky.” Fireballs occur in the atmosphere every day, all around the world, but are rarely spotted. The reason fireballs have such a vivid color when they are spotted is because of their increased size and high velocity.

Did you see the fireball meteor streak across the sky last night at around 6:20pm? #OHwx pic.twitter.com/FrMKPHDWSN

— Eric Elwell (@Eric10TV) November 4, 2014

Here’s a look at last nights #Fireball #Meteor sighting and possible track. More–>http://t.co/XlthlemnGc pic.twitter.com/IqED5pXDU2 — Brad Panovich (@wxbrad) November 4, 2014

Another unrelated fireball was spotted in Japan yesterday as well. Below is some video footage captured from the event:

“Fireball #meteor” seen over western #Japan http://t.co/sAgriSOD9q http://t.co/RaQwEAxUY2

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) November 4, 2014