Reports are flooding into Twitter about a large meteor spotted in Southern California, Nevada and Arizona. No videos or pictures yet, but speculation is running rampant about what exactly fell from the sky.
The object was reportedly the size of a VW bus, was glowing brightly and breaking up as it fell. Was it a meteor as people first thought or possibly the re-entry of 6-tonne UARS satellite.
Update: This may be first picture of the meteor taken by Brien McElhatten for ABC15 in Arizona.
Update 2: It may not be the UARS. If this tracker is accurate, the satellite appears to be still in orbit and nowhere near the southwest US at the time of these reports.
Update 3: The object streaking across the sky was likely a piece of an asteroid said Don Yeomans, manager of NASA’s Near-Earth Object Program. These fireballs are common occurrences, but they usually happen over the ocean and attract little attention.
EckyThump
Friday, September 16, 2011 at 8:07 AMAll of which is speculation! Why post about something that has no relevant use,.. to anyone?
olearymo
Friday, September 16, 2011 at 9:00 AMI don’t know, Ecky, why *did* you post something that has no relevant use to anyone?
I’m sorry to seem mean, but dude.
EckyThump
Friday, September 16, 2011 at 10:59 AMHey, I thought it was just fluff about a ‘possible’ meteor or “ufo” or whatever, personally I didn’t think it was worth posting about something that may or may not be important, due to a lack of information! THis is just speculation nothing more! I am entitled to my opinion too, you know!
Matt
Friday, September 16, 2011 at 11:20 AMIt’s a pretty fresh story and he is updating as more information comes to light.
It may not be important to you but some people find this interesting.
EckyThump
Friday, September 16, 2011 at 11:49 AMIt would be important to me if it wasn’t so vague!
Roh
Friday, September 16, 2011 at 8:17 AMWhat defines relevant use? How about discussion about what an interesting event could be, allowing for everyone to gather information and express opinions. Just because a news organization doesn’t know what something is certainly doesn’t mean they shouldn’t talk about it.
Matt L
Friday, September 16, 2011 at 11:50 AMHahaha, Ecky thought he’d cross over to the darkside and bag on gizmodo for a minute lmao, we’ve all been down that track, and we all get shot down pretty damn quickly… Back to the post tho, I remember walking south from the train station in Albion Park, probably about 3 years ago. Summer night, alcoed up, but not pissed. HOWEVER, I seen a massive meteor heading south. It was slow moving and I swear I could hear it breaking up! It had glowing bits falling off it all over the place and I was purely amazed. I was hoping it would fall on Nowra but unfortuently, it’s still there.
EckyThump
Friday, September 16, 2011 at 12:14 PMActually, I pride myself in treating everyone and everything with equal disdain! He he ;]
Geoff
Friday, September 16, 2011 at 2:41 PMMatt L- “I seen a massive meteor heading south”
Hah, redneck.
Ed Powers
Sunday, September 18, 2011 at 6:25 PMAliens??