A large fireball was sighted over Pennsylvania last night on July 6th around 1am. The fireball was seen from Maryland, New York, and New Jersey. Reports say that this fireball was extremely bright and very large. People are reporting loud bangs and sonic booms. Some people have reported the sky “…lit up blue from horizon to horizon…” for about 3 second.

One witness says they saw “… a large flash that lit up the entire sky, followed by a loud, booming explosion…” about 1 to 1 1/2 minutes after the flash. This is a good sign that there might be meteorites on the ground. MeteoriteCentral.com’s Meteorite List has a good thread on this new fireball and possible meteorite fall.

We have no word on any meteorites being found as of yet. However I do believe there might be a good chance that this might be a meteorite dropping fireball.

“…A number of viewers throughout the Susquehanna Valley have contacted News 8 about a bright light they saw in the night sky, and an explosion they heard and felt early Monday morning.DISCUSSION: Did you see or feel anything?News 8 has been looking into the reports and contacted a member of the American Meteor Society, Robert Lunsford, who said it was likely a “fireball,” a brighter than normal meteor. Lunsford also said it was likely larger than a normal meteor. SOURCE: News 8 WGAL …”

The sky lit up blue!

“…As we stopped at an stop sign the entire sky lit up blue from horizon to horizon for like 3 seconds and I got out real quick to see what it was. I thought it might be a firework  but when I saw what it was it couldn’t have been. It was a firey looking thing that was going straight across the sky and broke up into smaller pieces and burnt out…”

Reports from another tell of the brightness and the long duration of the fireball.

“…It has a bright white ball of a head and blue/white tail behind it. It looked like it was burning out of control. It disappeared after about 5-7 seconds of seeing it right around Lebanon county court house in the sky. (Maybe 500′ – 600′ above the ground) Like it blew up or just vanished…”

Updates to follow…

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