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Meteor Spotted Yesterday Over Midwestern United States

Posted by timothy on from the now-look-for-meteorites dept.

the1337g33k writes "The National Weather Service is reporting that a fireball that many people witnessed last night is a meteor that entered the atmosphere last night around 10:10 pm Central Time. This meteor was spotted by many in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Illinois."

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  1. I saw the meteor by cat_jesus · · Score: 5, Informative

    None of the video I've seen comes close to the spectacular sight. There was a huge tail of plasma and it was green, orange white with a hint of blue. It was huge and looked like it was close by.

  2. Re:Could Be Worth Some Money by TubeSteak · · Score: 5, Informative

    If any dotters have a taste for adventure and have a weekend to kill near the area that this impacted, you should go out and see what you can find. It might pay off.

    FYI - Before you go wandering around the hillsides looking for rocks, keep in mind that anything you find properly belongs to the landowner.

    Proper rock hunters spend a lot of effort to get all the proper permissions for their searches.

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