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Fireball seen over Washington late Monday night



A meteor streaked across the skies of the Washington region late Monday night. (Paul White/AP)

By Martin Weil
October 3 at 1:58 AM

A meteor streaked across the skies of the Washington region on Monday night, witnessed by a relative few, but described as impressive by those fortunate enough to see it.

As of late Tuesday, the American Meteor Society said it had received 15 reports “about a fireball” seen over Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania about 11:30 p.m. on Monday.

Slashing silently across the skies, most frequently seen at night, meteors seem to disrupt the normal overhead order of things, and in their speed and brilliance, often arouse sensations of awe and a sense of the mysterious.

A report from Oakland, Md, called it “bright white like staring at the sun.” It then seemed to turn orange, the report said. ... “This was so cool,” said a report from Purcellville, Va.
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Martin Weil is a longtime reporter at The Washington Post. Follow https://twitter.com/martyweilwapost