Fireball spotted in skies over Washington followed by flashes of light

Explosive green and blue fireball seen over Pacific Northwest

Two bursts of light from the fireball could be seen across the Pacific Northwest. It broke apart with the energy equivalent of 10 tons of TNT, NASA said.

'It put on a show': Fireball streaks Spokane skies overnight

At around 12:45 a.m. Friday morning, people awake in Spokane and in the Pacific Northwest saw a less-than-10-second flash across the sky.

Fireball streaking across Northwest skies seen in Kitsap

A streaking piece of an asteroid was reported by hundreds of people across Washington when it appeared for moments early Friday.

Fireball spotted in skies over Washington followed by flashes of light

Did you see it?Multiple viewers reported seeing a fireball in the sky early Friday morning.

Fireball seen from West Seattle

If you happened to be awake and within sight of the southeast sky around 12:48 am, you would have seen that stunning fireball. Two WSB readers have shared their views – above, video sent by Derek; below, narrated video by Kevin Freitas. Kevin included this link you can use to report it if you saw it. Share This

Fireball with Smoke Trail and Airglow over California

Fireball with Smoke Trail and Airglow over CaliforniaAstrophotographer Steven Friend: "On the night of Aug 12/13 while shooting the Perseid shower I caught a bright meteor that left a smoke trail. The trail was visible by the unaided eye for about 4 minutes and in the photos for over 17 minutes. I don't know if this was a Perseid as it came from a sharp angle (about 30 degrees) off of the radiant."Final image: "While shooting the Perseid shower,…