Large Meteor Streaks Across Sky Visible from New York to D.C.

‘Major fireball event’ visible across DC region

The bright flash that was visible in some parts of the D.C. region Sunday night was a “major fireball event,” WTOP Space Contributor Greg Redfern said. There were 288 reports to the American Meteor Society about the event, including fragmentation and actual sounds, Redfern said. It occurred over 10 states and D.C. A fireball is a piece of an asteroid, or a piece of a comet, that enters Earth’s atmosphere. Redfern said it’s clear that the firebal…

'Most impressive fireball I have ever witnessed:' Witnesses dazzled by Mid-Atlantic meteor

A fireball flew Sunday night across the United States, dazzling hundreds of eyewitnesses who reported the sighting to the American Meteor Society.

What was the ‘fireball’ flying through the Florida sky last night?

Floridians who happened to be out early Monday morning caught a glimpse of a fiery streak going across the moonlight sky.

Vibrant green fireball streaks across mid-Atlantic

The large meteor was seen throughout the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, as far south as Richmond, Virginia, and as far north as New York.

Vibrant fireball streaks across Mid-Atlantic after record hot day

The large meteor was seen all over the D.C. area and throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast

Vibrant streaks of fireballs over the mid-Atlantic after a record hot day

Here's a great shot of the fireball (large meteor) hurtling across the mid-Atlantic sky at around 9:25pm, taken by Leigh Fitzgerald - who shared it with us on