Thursday, October 31, 2013

bright fireball witnessed scorching across pacific northwest skies

There have been numerous reports of a bright fireball sighting from all over the Pacific NW that occurred early Wednesday morning, according to the Oregon Museum of Science And Industry.

According to Jim Todd, director of space science education at OMSI, the reports were about a fireball seen around 5:55 a.m. in locations from Oregon and Washington to Idaho, Montana and Canada.

It was said to be brighter than a full moon, with a magnitude of -8 to -10. No sonic boom was reported, he said, as the object traveled from east to west in horizontal fashion, appearing blue and white .... http://www.ktvz.com