Four large fireballs reported across United States

[jakeXT]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Witnesses across the Eastern portion of the United States have reported several strange sights in the skies over the last 24 hours.

The American Meteor Society is reporting that four large fireballs were spotted across the United States on Sept. 23.



The first fireball was reported in Florida and Georgia.

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According to the AMS website, “It is rare that multiple significant fireball events occur and are reported to the AMS in the same evening. After analysis of the time, proximity of witnesses and pointing data gathered, it was determined that each event was unique. It is likely that several of these fireball events were captured on camera by the NASA fireball network.”

http://kfor.com/2014/09/24/four-large-fireballs-reported-across-united-states/

[dixiegrrrrl]

1. There is a NASA fireball network?????

who knew?

[Cleita]

2. Vandenburg AFB here on the West Coast fired an unarmed Minute Man 3

missile without bothering to tell anyone until after the fact this week. The target was Quadulant in the Pacific. Do you have any similar military installations on the East Coast that the military might be testing their missiles out from without informing the public?

I wonder exactly what kind of war our government is expecting to engage in?

[jakeXT]

4. At least floppy discs are secure

http://www.democraticunderground.com/11785471

[Cleita]

5. That's downright scary once you get past the comedy.

And I grew up in the days when we were told to pull our jackets over our heads and get under our desks if we saw a bright flash.

[TeeYiYi]

3. What the hell is a fireball?...

I've never seen a fireball in the sky, and I'm pretty sure that if I ever do see a fireball in the sky, I'll be freaked out.

If they're referring to meteors, they should just call them meteors.

TYY

[longship]

8. They are also occasionally called bolides.

Bolide

[defacto7]

11. I'm lucky I guess.

I have seen 4 and recorded one more on a security cam. The first one was when I was in High School. They're really different than normal meteors... fire, smoke, I saw one in New Mexico during the daytime.

edit: let me see if I can upload this security video...

edit: removed

[GreenPartyVoter]

12. I saw one once. Turned out to be space junk. We have plenty of that to come crashing down.

[Faux pas]

6. With everything that's going on

we need this too? End times end times end times. The right-wing fundies must be in Ecstasy!

[oldandhappy]

7. true confession

I want to live long enough to see aliens be real.

[pokerfan]

9. We're headed for a disaster of biblical proportions.

Old Testament, real wrath of God type stuff. Fire and brimstone coming down from the skies! Rivers and seas boiling! Forty years of darkness! Earthquakes, volcanoes... The dead rising from the grave! Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together... mass hysteria!

[eppur_se_muova]

10. One was right over our area, and I missed it ! :( nt

[captfoster5]

13. Well ...

... if we humans don't get around to destroying ourselves first, be it war, famine, climate change, disease, zombie apocalypse, fresh water running out perhaps some chunk of rock has our name on it? Its been nice knowing ya