American Meteor Society
Mississippi Morning Fireball
AMS Event#3903-2016 caught on dashcam by Youtube user “jrtech99” Over 550 witnesses have reported a large early morning fireball seen…
Archive: Fireball Sightings
Another Fireball over the Great Lakes
For the 2nd time this week, the AMS has received multiple reports (nearly 400 so far) over a fireball seen over the Great Lakes region on Friday, October 7th 2016 around 6:45am EDT (10:45 UT).
Fireball seen over Eastern Great lakes
We received over 750 reports so far about of a fireball event over seen over the Eastern Great lakes region on Tuesday, October 4th 2016 around 11:36pm EDT (Wednesday, October 5th 2016 around 02:36 UT).
Fireball over Montréal
The AMS has received nearly 350 reports so far about of a fireball event over seen over Montréal, CA on September 21st, 2016 around 9:45pm EDT (Sept 22nd, 1:45 UT). The fireball was seen primarily from Québec but witnesses from Ontario, New Brunswick, New York, Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont and New Hampshire also reported the event.
Daylight Fireball Over North Carolina
The AMS has received over 340 reports so far about of a rare daylight fireball event over seen over North Carolina on September 8th, 2016 around 6:03pm EDT (22:03 UT).
Slow fireball over Portland, OR
AMS Event 3216-20116 caught by a dash cam provided by Peter Burkhard around 00:00am PDT on September 3rd, 2016 Over…
Daylight Fireball Over Midwestern USA
The AMS has received nearly 390 reports so far of a rare daylight fireball event over the Midwestern states of Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Indiana on Monday June 6th 2016 around 11:41am CDT (16:41 UT).
Bright Fireball over Arizona
The AMS has received over 340 reports so far about a fireball event over Arizona on June 2nd 2016 around 03:57am MST EDT (10:57 UT). The fireball was seen primarily from Arizona but witnesses from Utah, New Mexico, California, Texas and Nevada also reported the event.
Huge Fireball over Northeastern US
The AMS has received nearly 700 reports so far about a fireball event over Northeastern US on May 17th 2016 around 12:50am EDT (4:50 UT). The fireball was seen primarily from Maine but witnesses from Vermont, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Ontario (Canada) and Québec (Canada) also reported the event.
Fireball over SoCal – April, 26th 2016 (video)
The AMS has received over 160 reports so far about a fireball event over Southern California on April 26th 2016 at 9:40pm PDT (April,27th, 4:40 UT).
Fireball over Illinois – April, 15th 2016
The AMS received over 575 reports so far about a fireball event over Illiois on Friday, April 15th 2016 at 10:15pm CT (April, 16th, 3:15 UT). The fireball was seen primarily from Illinois but witnesses from...
Very large fireball over UK
The AMS received over 45 reports so far about a fireball event over UK (England) on Thursday, March 17th 2016 at 3:16 GMT. The fireball was seen primarily from England but witnesses from France and the Netherlands also reported the event. We expect more reports today.
It’s Fireball Season!
While March is the least active month for shower meteor activity (no major annual showers are active this month), Northern spring is a good time to see fireballs. In the weeks around the start of spring, NASA noticed that the appearance rate of fireballs can increase by as much as 30 percent.
Fireball Caught On Tape over Missouri on March 4th, 2016
The American Meteor Society has received about 40 reports so far of a bright fireball on March 4th, 2016. The fireball was seen primarily from Missouri and Oklahoma...
Bright Fireball over Southern France caught on video
The American Meteor Society received over 55 reports so far about a fireball event over Southern France on Wednesday, February 17th 2016 around 17:20 UT (18:20 local time).
Valentine’s Day fireball streaks over Northeastern US
The American Meteor Society has received nearly 110 reports of a bright fireball on Sunday, February 14th, 2016. It was observed over a large portion of the Northeastern US.
Bright fireball over SoCal morning sky
More than 270 witnesses have reported a large blue-green fireball over southern california on February 11th around 6:35am PT (14:35 UT).
Earth-grazing fireball over Wisconsin and Michigan caught on Video on February 1st
More than 200 witnesses have reported a large Earth-grazing fireball over Wisconsin and Michigan on February 1th around 6:25pm ET (February 2nd 2016 ~ 00:25 Universal Time).
Major Daylight Fireball Over Southeastern US – January, 24th 2016
The American Meteor Society has received nearly 130 reports of an extremely bright daylight fireball on Sunday, January 24th, 2016.…
Space Junk Re-entry over California and Nevada
The American Meteor Society received more than 50 reports of a bright object over California, Nevada and Arizona on Tuesday, December 22th around 18:10 PST.
November 2015 – Fireball Surge
The American Meteor Society has logged a record number of fireball reports in the last two weeks. In the whole of 2015 there have been 472 unique fireball events witnessed by 5 or more people each. 172 of those have been logged in the last 11 days.