On Wednesday night, a bright, colorful meteor was recorded on multiple security cameras all over the Pacific Northwest.
According to Don Brownlee of the Department of Astronomy at the University of Washington, the “fireball” was likely a rock from an asteroid or comet that broke up during its high-velocity entry to earth.
Picked it up in color pic.twitter.com/vDk7ESAzhO
— I.R. FreeMan (@IR_FreeMan) October 13, 2022
Brownlee told KIRO-TV that if large chunks of rock survived, there would usually be reports of sonic booms. No booms were reported Wednesday evening.
The meteor was captured on video as far north as Nanaimo, British Columbia, and was also spotted over 200 miles south in Lincoln City, Oregon.
Below are a few videos that captured the meteor.
Last nights #Meteorite was also seen in #Nanaimo #theskyisfalling #BC pic.twitter.com/TvIe89SgeP
— Vanessa Raven (@vanessaravenn) October 13, 2022
Last night’s meteorite as seen from Issaquah! #seattle #meteorite pic.twitter.com/DyhZeZ0Vfw
— Liliana Hasija (@lilianahasija) October 13, 2022
Sgt. Liden with the Lincoln City Police Department caught a meteor with his dash cam last night at about 10:16 p.m.
— FOX 12 Oregon (@fox12oregon) October 13, 2022
Did you see it? ☄️ pic.twitter.com/NAAHXnscbY
This flash in the Seattle sky at 10:18pm woke me right up. Meteor? Satellite? That Astros homer finally returning to Earth? (Sorry)
— Jack Clemens (@jack_clemens) October 13, 2022
Any ideas @NWSSeattle ?
(Located in West Queen Anne. Ignore the camera light’s blue reflection on my window glass.)
#meteor pic.twitter.com/0Rq8DBmVTn
Incredibly bright meteor fireball west of #Seattle this evening. Please report sightings to https://t.co/CM2na5s0mp@westseattleblog @WSSeattleNews @WestSeaWx @SeattleWXGuy @NWSSeattle @KClarkWx @abbyacone pic.twitter.com/13cryTUaIs
— Kevin Freitas (@kevinfreitas) October 13, 2022
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