Oklahoma exploding Meteor

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lanthos

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Sometime about April or May, I will have to check my log books, while driving west on I-44 east of Big Cabin, OK, I saw my best meteor ever. I first saw bright flashes of light, folllowed by the "falling Star" directly infront of my view. It continued flashing, lighting up the sky, before exploding or breaking apart into three distinct pieces. <br />My understanding is that most meteors are meer specks of dust. But to break apart into three pieces, it had to be larger than that. My question is, was it a meteor or something else? Where do I report and read other reports on this sort of thing? Maybe its nothing, but I would love to hear from others that may have seen this event.
 
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MeteorWayne

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One place to report Fireballs is the North American Meteor Network, here . Fireball reports are stored there, but I note that the links to months after January appear to be broken. I'll let the coordinator know.<br />This data is also forwarded to the International Meteor Organization.<br /><br />If there are enough reports, we can do some rough triangulation and learn more about the object.<br />It sounds as if what you saw was indeed larger than the typical meteor. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>
 
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markj_87

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Most meteors are specks of dust, but obviously some are much larger. Check out Meteor Crater or the Tanguska site if you want to see how big they can be!<br /><br />What you probably saw was a large meteor fireball (possibly meteorite if it hit the ground). If this occurred in mid to late April, it could even have been from the April Lyrid meteor shower which occurs around then. I believe that particular shower actually has a high fireball incidence ratio, so that would be my initial guess.<br /><br />You can report fireball sightings at the International Meteor Organisation's website, and you may even be able to check their records and discover if anyone else saw it. A form is here: http://www.imo.net/fireball/report<br /><br />I like to watch meteor showers but I've never been lucky enough to see anything like this. I'd say you're a lucky guy! <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" />
 
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