An astonishing meteor was spotted in the northwest of the United States as the sky rose. The meteorite collided with the Earth’s atmosphere on October 26, with dozens of people in Canada and the USA witnessing the event. Some people saw that it was the largest and brightest fireball they had ever seen.
Spectacular images of small space rocks sinking towards our planet show a bright impression of light remaining in the night sky.
Americans and Canadians went to the International Meteorological Organization (IMO) to report what they saw.
Claire said: “This was amazing for me. I’ve seen a lot of shooting stars in my life. This was a lot bigger / closer.”
Ray told IMO: “It was really cool. Looks like the brightest / tallest ‘shooting star’ I’ve ever seen.”
Sue described her experience: “When I saw this I was driving north in the direction of the Astoria Rhea-Magellar Bridge.
“At first my mind went to the ‘helicopter’ … but it was going very fast and straight to the bottom corner.
“The light blue color was flatter and thinner than the sphere, although there was really no expert tail, there could be a little color.
“I just said, ‘Oh! What was that !?’ For my cat. “
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The IMO said: “Fireballs are meteors that look brighter than usual.
Due to the velocity that comes to the Earth’s atmosphere, pieces larger than a millimeter have the ability to produce a bright flash, as they go up into the sky above.
“These brilliant meteors we call fireballs and they always evoke fear and awe for those who witness them.”
Perhaps the most famous fireball in modern history came when a meteor struck Chelyabinsk in 2013.
The eruption caused by the 20-meter meteorite was so powerful that it shattered windows across the city and injured more than 1000 people.
