Fireball Spotted over Northeastern USA

#1

Post by nateb2022 » Wed, Mar 15, 2023, 10:52 PM UTC

Re: Fireball Spotted over Northeastern USA

#2

Post by nateb2022 » Wed, Mar 15, 2023, 11:13 PM UTC

Looks like the site received the HN hug of death :( For reference, here is a recent web archive capture: https://archive.is/acPT5

#3

Post by mh- » Wed, Mar 15, 2023, 11:13 PM UTC

In case the link won't load for anyone else, there's a YouTube video on the page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfNdaYqVxR0

#4

Post by [deleted] » Wed, Mar 15, 2023, 11:14 PM UTC

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#5

Post by kneebonian » Wed, Mar 15, 2023, 11:15 PM UTC

Maybe those UFOs we shot down weren't just weather balloons from amateur clubs......

Good thing I've been playing a lot of XCOM recently.

On a more serious note is it possible this is another "Oh my god" particle event (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oh-My-God_particle)

#6

Post by hammock » Wed, Mar 15, 2023, 11:15 PM UTC

What is it?

#7

Post by andrewstuart2 » Wed, Mar 15, 2023, 11:16 PM UTC

Some relevant conversation at https://www.reddit.com/r/RhodeIsland/comments/11p0wyk/fireba..., which I found when I tried to find an archive link to the dead site by searching.

Might be worth noting this was a few days ago.

#8

Post by miles » Wed, Mar 15, 2023, 11:16 PM UTC

The website appears unresponsive, but it looks like the page describes a meteor from March 12:

"We received 103 reports about a fireball seen over CT, DE, MA, MD, NH, NY, PA, RI and VT on Sunday, March 12th 2023 around 01:01 UT."

Here is a thumbnail of the linked photo:

#9

Post by TheSpiceIsLife » Wed, Mar 15, 2023, 11:17 PM UTC

Fireball / bolide

#10

Post by Waterluvian » Wed, Mar 15, 2023, 11:20 PM UTC

hammock wrote: post #6

What is it?

Looks like a meteor.