See it: Third meteor sighting in one week across the US
FOX Weather • • science
Key Points:
- Over 200 eyewitnesses across California, Nevada, and Arizona reported seeing a meteor fireball traveling 58 miles through the sky, first spotted 49 miles above Chowchilla, California, moving south at 35,000 mph before disintegrating above Colfax.
- This meteor event marks the third fireball sighting in the U.S. within a week, following similar observations in Houston and Pittsburgh earlier in the week.
- The Houston meteor was visible about 49 miles above Stagecoach, Texas, traveling at a similar speed, while the Pittsburgh meteor moved over Lake Erie at about 40,000 mph before breaking apart, producing loud booms in both locations.
- NASA confirms the recent California meteor is unrelated to the earlier Houston and Pittsburgh meteors, citing differences in radiant and speed.
