Fireball Sighted Monday Morning

A fireball was sighted early this morning across 9 states with over 190 sightings in of Iowa, Kansas, Illionis, Minnesota, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, New York, and Missouri. Some reported a boom, and others reported a flash of light, and some reported both. In northwest Missouri in Kingston, Missouri in Caldwell county a light was reported at approximately 1:30AM. The light appeared for approximately 1.5 seconds that had a blue hue to it. This will likely a meteor encountering Earth’s atmosphere. Typical meteors burn up before entering Earth’s atmosphere, while sometimes these can be visible. At low horizons these can also give different hues, reflecting different wavelenghts. This particular fireball was part of the pi Hydrids, and will peak through the 10-14th. For additional weather updates follow @ABC17Stormtrack on Twitter.