(meteorobs) Southeastern USA Fireball – October 24, 2011

[Robert Lunsford]

The American Meteor Society has so far received approximately 25 reports of a dazzling fireball over the southeastern USA including Georgia, Tennessee, and the Carolinas.  This event occurred near 7:20pm EDT Monday evening October 24th. Of the reports received so far, white is the most mentioned color. Many reports also mention orange and yellow colors.  The average brightness reported by witnesses was near the light produced by a full moon.

In the AMS fireball table, located at: 

http://www.amsmeteors.org/fireball2/public.php?start_date=2011-01-01&end_date=2011-12-31

refer to event #1227 for 2011.

Clear Skies!

Robert Lunsford