In the early hours of Saturday morning, residents of Indiana and several surrounding states were treated to an awe-inspiring surprise: a massive meteorite, hurtling through the atmosphere and so spectacularly bright that it lit the night sky.
The agency received almost 150 individual accounts, many complete with dazzling videos, of the event, which was visible in a total of eight states.
One Illinois viewer said that it made his dog get off the couch to look at it.
The weekend's fireball is bigger and brighter than usual. It's rare to see a sight like the one on Saturday.
There are thousands of fireballs in the Earth's atmosphere every day. Most of these occur over the oceans and uninhabited regions, and many are masked by daylight. The brighter the fireball, the rarer it is.
Though one worried watcher in Ohio reported that it looked like it would hit Earth, the experts were careful to note that there were no reported booms.
A few Americans were given the view of a lifetime, never mind the footage to prove it.
One Indian wrote that he had never seen anything like it. I did a quick research to see if anyone else had seen it.
There is a huge 'Beautiful' Fireball Filmed Over Indiana.
The residents heard a loud boom that turned out to be a meteorite.
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