HIGH POINT, N.C. — A large meteor was spotted streaking across the skies of central North Carolina and several other states on Monday evening.
People in Greensboro, High Point, Asheville, Fayetteville and Raleigh reported seeing the fireball around 6:20 p.m. ET. Several eyewitnesses described the fireball as having a green tail.
There were similar reports from eyewitnesses in Virginia, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Kentucky and several other states.
“AMS received 89 reports about this fireball seen over GA, IN, KY, MD, NC, OH, PA, SC, TN, VA and WV on November 3rd 2014,” AMS wrote on its website.
Steve Sobel captured a fireball on video over Chicago around 6:25 p.m. CT, an hour after similar reports in North Carolina and other states. It remains unclear if the sighting is related to similar sightings on the East Coast.
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@nova_wx @dougkammerer saw in N ga, green fire ball. 6:25pm
— lakechick73 (@lakechick73) November 4, 2014
@nova_wx @dougkammerer Yes! On my way home/toll road west 40 min ago. Big green ball of light falling in the sky!
— Nicole Heath (@LivingNSuburbia) November 4, 2014
@capitalweather bright meteor…green…looking west from Burke VA about 6:20pm
— Indycar Weatherman (@Indycar_Wxman) November 3, 2014
Just saw an absolutely massive #meteor while heading north on I 77 just outside of #Charlotte. We're talking lit up the sky huge.
— Andrew Wilkins (@A_Wilkins_) November 3, 2014
Getting calls about a green fireball coming down in N. #Charlotte around I-85. Let me know if you saw something!. #cltnews #meteor
— Cam Man Ron Lee (@WBTVCamMan) November 3, 2014
@wxbrad saw meteor heading up to charlotte on I77 from Rock Hill, any other reports?
— Prater (@MattPrater10) November 3, 2014
