MidnightWatcher – Prophecy in Motion

Earth Sky – “The American Meteor Society (AMS) has reported at least 373 reports of another bright fireball – a very bright meteor, likely a small chunk of natural incoming space debris – over the U.S. last night (September 27, 2013). These reports followed a similar event over approximately the same area the day before (September 26). The AMS called the coincidence of two bright fireballs, or bright meteors, spotted over approximately the same region on consecutive days ‘surprising.’ Witnesses from Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin and West Virginia reported a bright light moving across the night sky on September 27 at around 11:33 p.m. local time, according to the AMS.

Fireball might sound ominous, but it is just the word astronomers use to mean bright meteor. As seen from a whole-Earth perspective, fireballs are seen often. It’s unusual to have two appear on consecutive nights over the same region, however.

September 2013 has been a busy month for sightings of bright meteors, according to the AMS. Last night’s event marks the 14th fireball sighting with at least 25 witnesses in September, the most ever since the AMS started recording sightings online, they say.” Read more.

7 Midwest States See Fireball Streak Across Sky – “Scientists have said that the meteor is similar to the one that was reported to have streaked across the sky over Russia earlier this year. One eye witness from Fort Worth described the meteor as ‘bright blue green-like lightning with what appeared to be a fire-like tail glowing red orange.’ The eye witness added that the light from the meteor was ‘extremely close and lit up neighboring rooftops.’ Another eye witness described: ‘After it exploded, the meteor got brighter and didn’t burn out until it was close to the horizon.'” Read more.