WTOL 11 received several reports from viewers that they saw what appeared to be a fireball in the sky at 4:52 a.m. Here’s what they saw.
TOLEDO, Ohio — Another apparent fireball was spotted in northwest Ohio, as well as other locations, early Thursday, adding to what was already a busy few weeks for sky-watchers.Â
WTOL 11 received several reports from viewers that they saw what appeared to be a fireball in the sky at approximately 4:52 a.m. Viewers said the fireball was green in color and appeared to be moving southward.Â
According to the American Meteor Society, this particular event was reported across southern Michigan, northern Ohio, and western Pennsylvania. Reports also came in around western Pennsylvania and southern West Virginia.Â
In northwest Ohio, reports were made in Maumee and Swanton, and video from Fostoria (credit: Rick Moyer) shows the fireball visible from there, as well. It is viewable below:
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Video from a viewer in Maumee (credit: Joel Szirony) also shows the fireball:
Ryan DeSimpelaere from Perrysburg captured the following video:
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This is the third time a fireball was visible over Ohio skies in a little more than a week. On March 17, a seven-ton object, called a “small asteroid” by NASA, exploded over Medina County in northeast Ohio. On March 24, another fireball was seen passing over the Great lakes region and was spotted in Ohio and Michigan.Â
Michael Cushing, a professor at the University of Toledo, said Earth often has small rocks and pieces of dust that enter the atmosphere everyday, but they burn up in the atmosphere, often without people ever knowing. When a meteor is of a significant size, such as the one seen on March 17 near Cleveland, people often will hear a “boom” because of its supersonic speed as it enters the atmosphere.
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Thursday’s fireball did not come with any reports of a loud boom as of this article’s publication.Â
WTOL 11 has reached out the National Weather Service Cleveland for more information but did not immediately hear back.Â