On June 26th local time, residents in several states in the southeastern United States witnessed a bright “fire” streaking across the sky, accompanied by a loud noise and ground tremors. On the 27th, NASA confirmed that this was a daytime meteor with a diameter of 1 meter, weighing more than 1 ton, traveling at a speed of 29,000 miles per hour (13 kilometers per second) through the atmosphere and its brightness was enough to be classified as a superbolide.
The fireball dragged a fiery tail and fell to the ground. Witnesses: It was like an.
A dash cam video from Gilbert, South Carolina, shows the “fireball” as a bright white light with an orange-red fiery tail, streaking across the sky 12:25 p.m. EDT on the 26th. Residents of Newton County, Georgia, reported that the “fireball” made a loud ro as it fell, “shaking houses like an earthquake,” and even some residential roofs were pierced by “stones,” with debris cracking the floor.
According the American Meteor Society, more than 140 reports of witnessing the “fireball” were received in six states, including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Carolina, and Tennessee, on the 26th.
Experts: Daytime meteors are “extremely rare”
The National Weather Service confirmed through satellite lightning detection system that there was a cloudless light trail found in the airspace near the border of North Carolina and Virginia, which matched the reports of multiple sightings. Metologists pointed out that the “fireball” was extremely bright, and it may have been a large volume meteor – “Daytime visible meteors need to be much brighter than meteors, and it is even rarer to accompany a loud noise.”
On the 27th, Cook, the director of the Meteoroid Environment at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, confirmed that this “fireball” that attracted the attention of the people in the area was a meteor. It was first discovered 4 miles (about 77 kilometers) above Oxford Town, Georgia, and disintegrated 27 miles (about 43 kilometers) above the western forest, releasing about 0 tons of TNT explosive energy. The pressure wave spread to the ground, causing a roar.
The Federal Aviation Administration reminds the public to remain vigilant
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the United States stated on the 26th that it has not received any reports of abnormal flight activities, and relevant units are continuing to the meteorite debris and remind the public to remain vigilant. The police in Georgia also reminded the public to be vigilant through social media, saying “there may be more debris.”
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