NUFORC Sighting 13725

Occurred: 2000-08-09 22:00 Local
Reported: 2000-08-10 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 20-40 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Starkville, MS, USA

Shape: Fireball
Characteristics: Left a trail, Aircraft nearby

I thought, I was about to see a shooting star, when a lime green ball of light erupted and trailed downward for over 30 sec.

It was a large sized lime-green fireball. It fell straight downward. I was traveling in my car, so I believe it was to be in the northeastern sky.

NUFORC Note:

We are approaching the peak of the Perseid Meteor shower, which occurs on August 12 of this year. This may have been a sighting of an early meteor from hat shower. However, a 30-second sightng is extremely long, and extremely unusual for a meteor. PD

Posted 2000-08-19