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Space Junk or a Meteor? Fireball Lit Up Midwestern Skies

Posted by timothy on from the zip-zoomin-along dept.

The Space Reporter has this to say about a fireball witnessed by many midwesterners on Thursday night: "The massive fireball was seen in the early morning hours in Iowa on Thursday night. At least 700 people have reported a sighting and the fireball was reported by people across the Midwest, including Iowa, Illinois, Missouri and Nebraska. However, astronomers say they are still unsure whether the fireball was the result of space debris or a meteor. Officials at the National Weather Service say they are working to determine the source of the fireball, although the leading theory seems to support a meteor was the source." CCTV footage of the fireball is great, though it doesn't stack up to the world of Russian dashcams.

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  1. CCTV Link by fred911 · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SdI7KnLGN8

    Missing from story.

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  2. Broken link by sjames · · Score: 3, Informative

    this video works better :)

  3. Re:When a govt agency is "working" on an explanati by Rosco+P.+Coltrane · · Score: 2, Informative

    Which begs the question: who are you stealing wifi from?

    No it doesn't

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