NUFORC Sighting 18932

Occurred: 2001-08-12 00:45 Local
Reported: 2001-08-11 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 2 min
No of observers: 6

Location: Halifax (Canada), NS, Canada

Shape: Fireball
Characteristics: Left a trail

Fireball with 3 even jets of flame travelling north to south making no sound...very bright,seen by 6 persons.

At about 1245 am we saw a fireball travelling north to south above us on a clear night.We could see 3 jets of flame and smoke the middle one being brighter than the right and left one which were the same unvarying brightness.It made no sound allthoght it was quite bright and travelled in a even straight line.I have seen a fireball meteor years ago but it was very irregular with chunks falling off. This sighting looked more like a rocket or something.Last seen heading into the atlantic ocean south of Halifax Nova Scotia.

Posted 2001-08-12