A HUGE fireball has been filmed soaring across the night sky in Tennessee. The meteor crossed our skies earlier this week and sparked 120 fireball sightings over 12 US states. It was even reportedly spotted flying over Canada. The celestial event happened around 9:42pm EDT June 7 (2:42am BST, June 8). According to a ground track […]
A HUGE fireball has been filmed soaring across the night sky in Tennessee.
The meteor crossed our skies earlier this week and sparked 120 fireball sightings over 12 US states.
It was even reportedly spotted flying over Canada.
The celestial event happened around 9:42pm EDT June 7 (2:42am BST, June 8).
According to a ground track by the American Meteor Society (AMS), it soared over southern Ohio.
It was also said to be visible for 3.5 seconds as far south as South Carolina.
Sightings were also reported in Ontario, Canada.
The video was filmed in Knoxville, Tennessee, and shows just how quickly the celestial light show was over.
AMS tweeted the video and wrote: “Fireball caught over Knoxville, TN last night.
“This fireball has been [seen] from IL, IN, KY, MD, MI, NC, OH, PA, SC, TN, VA, WV & Ontario!”
The two second video was reportedly captured by witness Austin R. who was in a moving vehicle at the time.
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