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| Fire in the sky: Hundreds report & film fireball made by meteor EXPLOSION over Florida | Fire in the sky: Hundreds report & film fireball made by meteor EXPLOSION over Florida |
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| In one of the largest meteor events of 2021 so far, more than 250 people submitted reports of a great ball of fire in the sky above Florida, believed to be a chunk of an asteroid that burned up in the Earth’s atmosphere. | In one of the largest meteor events of 2021 so far, more than 250 people submitted reports of a great ball of fire in the sky above Florida, believed to be a chunk of an asteroid that burned up in the Earth’s atmosphere. |
| The American Meteor Society said the fireball was spotted over Florida – and could be seen as far away as Georgia – at 02:17 GMT on Tuesday. The AMS received 259 reports of the sighting. | The American Meteor Society said the fireball was spotted over Florida – and could be seen as far away as Georgia – at 02:17 GMT on Tuesday. The AMS received 259 reports of the sighting. |
| Most of the videos showed a ball of fire coming down at a steep angle, before exploding in an orange flash and disappearing from the night sky. | Most of the videos showed a ball of fire coming down at a steep angle, before exploding in an orange flash and disappearing from the night sky. |
| The exact origin of the object was unclear. Some speculated that it could be the 2021 GW4, a space rock the size of a car that was supposed to make a pass between the Earth and the Moon – or a piece that had broken off of it. | The exact origin of the object was unclear. Some speculated that it could be the 2021 GW4, a space rock the size of a car that was supposed to make a pass between the Earth and the Moon – or a piece that had broken off of it. |
| However, GW4 passed by the Earth on Monday morning, at an “exceptionally close” 12,000 miles, according to the Virtual Telescope Project in Europe. | However, GW4 passed by the Earth on Monday morning, at an “exceptionally close” 12,000 miles, according to the Virtual Telescope Project in Europe. |
| Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics astronomer Jonathan McDowell said the fireball over Florida had “nothing to do with GW4.” | Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics astronomer Jonathan McDowell said the fireball over Florida had “nothing to do with GW4.” |
| AMS tracking showed the space rock exploding over the eastern coast of Florida, so its remains are probably somewhere at the bottom of the sea. | AMS tracking showed the space rock exploding over the eastern coast of Florida, so its remains are probably somewhere at the bottom of the sea. |
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