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inanna

(3,547 posts) Wed Nov 23, 2016, 02:56 PM Nov 2016

'Fireball' dazzles in Florida skies 'explosion'

Source: BBC

26 minutes ago

A bright fireball in the skies above Florida in the US has been caught on camera by a police officer and local residents.

The footage shows the moment the fireball - or meteor - approaches Earth and explodes in a flash.

The on-board camera of police officer Seth Kenny captured the first sighting.

The second video was recorded on the security camera of residents Laura and Christopher Scruby.

Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38082752

Video at link.

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'Fireball' dazzles in Florida skies 'explosion' (Original Post) inanna Nov 2016 OP

Looks like it ended in the Gulf csziggy Nov 2016 #1

The video on that site has a couple more shots William Seger Nov 2016 #4

Henceforth to be known as the 'Omen de Mar-a-Lago' Achilleaze Nov 2016 #2

... aka "Near Miss" (nt) William Seger Nov 2016 #3

Comrade Casino... Sophiegirl Nov 2016 #5

Goddamned drunk drivers. randome Nov 2016 #6

It was space aliens. After Trump was elected, they came to pick up their advance team. (n/t) Kennah Nov 2016 #7

My first thought too, the Aliens have had enough. sarcasmo Nov 2016 #8

O Noes. Reptillian Alert. Code Orange! Achilleaze Nov 2016 #9

Heh Kennah Nov 2016 #10

Fireball Dazzles. Didn't she used to dance at the Spearmint Rhino. zonkers Nov 2016 #11

csziggy

(34,136 posts)

1. Looks like it ended in the Gulf

Reply to inanna (Original post)

Wed Nov 23, 2016, 03:15 PM

Nov 2016

But the one comment here says they saw it land on the road near where they were driving:

Fireball over Florida
Vincent Perlerin
Nov 23 2016
Trajectory

Below are the maps of the witnesses location with the first estimated trajectory. The preliminary estimated trajectory plotted from the witness reports shows the meteor was traveling from the Southeast to the Northwest and ended its flight on the sea East of Anna Maria Island.

One comment

Anne 9 hours ago

We were driving south on 75 at that time, between Sumterville & Wildwood on the way to Tampa. All of a sudden not more than 20 feet in front of me, i saw a bright light….at 1st thought of fireworks, then saw the center which was as large as a watermelon & the glowing gas around it….I came to a dead halt, thought it was going to hit us….it landed on the side of the road near a lightpole…..no time to get the phone camera on. It was the most spectacular thing I have ever seen !!! We were exhausted from the long drive, but this woke us up. My son said Mom what if it had landed on the car ? Well we might not have been here to report it lol.

http://www.amsmeteors.org/2016/11/fireball-over-florida/

William Seger

(10,779 posts)

4. The video on that site has a couple more shots

Reply to csziggy (Reply #1)

Wed Nov 23, 2016, 03:43 PM

Nov 2016

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)

2. Henceforth to be known as the 'Omen de Mar-a-Lago'

Reply to inanna (Original post)

Wed Nov 23, 2016, 03:20 PM

Nov 2016

...latter day smoothiesayers are already cashing in with their predictions that this 'falling star' omen fortells doom for Republican role-model Comrade Casino, TrumpenGroper Elect, and his Russian Hacktivist Cabal (R).