American Meteor Society
Taurid Fireballs
Taurids radiants Every October and November the two branches of the Taurid meteor shower become active. The Taurids are not…
Archive: Fireball Videos
Bright meteor captured on Washington Monument camera
The American Meteor Society received over 20 reports so far about a bright meteor (maybe a fireball) that occurred over…
Fireball Seen From Brazil
Videos of a slow moving, large bright fireball started popping up online shortly after a major fireball event seen from…
Bright, Slow Fireball Over Central Texas
Over two dozen witnesses reported a bright, slow moving fireball over central Texas last night slightly after 9:00 PM local…
Mystery Event over Colorado
The AMS received nearly 150 reports this morning of a bright fiery object traveling from the east to the west…
Space Debris Reentry Over Western USA
The American Meteor Society received over 195 reports from western states last night (February, 23th 2015) about a slow moving…
Florida Fireball with Boom
The American Meteor Society received over 230 reports so far about a bright fireball event in northern Florida just east…
Early Morning Pittsburgh Fireball
A bright fireball was seen and reported near Pittsburgh in the early morning on February 17th. The AMS has received…
Fireball in New Zealand Skies
A bright fireball was spotted in New Zealand on February, 11 2015 around 10 PM NZDT – (11/02/2015 09:00 UT),…
Major Fireball over Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia – September 13th 2014
The American Meteor Society has received nearly 300 reports of a bright fireball occurring over Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia.…
Alabama Fireball
Over 65 witnesses have reported a bright fireball over Alabama Saturday night around 10:20 PM Eastern Time. Witnesses from Tennessee,…
2 Fireballs over Kentucky and West Virginia and over South Carolina and Georgia – May 15, 2014
Erratum: the previous article stated only one major fireball were witnessed on May 15 – it looks like there were…
Massive Fireball Over Iowa and Minnesota
The AMS has now received 1489 reports which makes this event the most widely reported fireball occurrence since the fireball…
Large Tennesse Fireball – December 17th, 2013
The AMS has received over 40 reports so far about a fireball over central Tennessee last night around 8:20 central…
Large Fireball over Southern California
215 witnesses have reported a large fireball over Southern California on November 6th around 7:50pm PST (3:50 on 11/7 UT). The fireball…
Amazing Photos of Friday Night’s Ohio Meteor
Here are two astonishings photos by Angela McClain of the Ohio Meteor (AMS Event #2132) this past Friday night. This…
Another Massive Fireball Over Atlanta
Its been a busy week for the AMS as we are bombarded by fireball reports from all different parts of…
Large Fireball with Booms over PA & MD with bonus fireball in CO
Two significant fireballs were reported last night to the AMS both with nearly identical times and headings. On the east…
Large Daytime Fireball Hits Russia
There are numerous reports and videos about a large fireball that made landfall in Russia on February 15th, 2013. Information…
Fireball over NE USA January 5th, 2013
The American Meteor Society has received 50 reports of a bright meteor that occurred near 06:33 EST on Saturday evening…
Lower Midwestern USA Fireball June 5, 2012
The American Meteor Society has received 35 reports of a bright fireball over much of the lower Midwestern states including…