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This is probably the 2'nd largest meteor I have ever witnessed. I was driving Southbound on US 95 near the intersection with US 20-26 at 6:30 AM MDST.
A large bright green light appeared in the top center of my windshield. It had come from behind my car and was about thirty degrees above the horizon when it became visible to me. Brightness was similar to a 100 watt bulb fifty yards away.
I watched it fall toward the horizon for a second or so, glowing bright green. Then a few reddish bits began to trail behind. It winked out at about fifteen degrees above the horizon.
It is always interesting to see unusual things fall from the heavens. I have to wonder what the composition was to give the strong green tint. Copper should do so.
Perhaps the copper composition was artificially enhanced.
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Witnessed one like that. Very overtaking of the night sky. Turned a green as well, then broke up into dozens of chunks and many streamers.
AND NO, it was not “starlink”. Wasn’t even during a predicted shower event.
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I might have been a piece of some spacecraft or satellite. They come down regularly and have more pure metal than meteors.
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Besides the usual " shooting stars " , I saw a huge " ship " while walking down to the woods early one morning during a hunting season a couple of years back. It was like a silent truck had run up behind me and turned the brights on. I turned around and there was a stealth fighter looking shape of lights, like that flying wing they used to have outlined in bright lights. It was a couple of miles wide. I found out later on that the perseid meteor shower was going on
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Besides the usual " shooting stars " , I saw a huge " ship " while walking down to the woods early one morning during a hunting season a couple of years back. It was like a silent truck had run up behind me and turned the brights on. I turned around and there was a stealth fighter looking shape of lights, like that flying wing they used to have outlined in bright lights. It was a couple of miles wide. I found out later on that the perseid meteor shower was going on Perseid....now that’s what “they” would like you to believe. We’re not alone.
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Good thing it didn't hit you while sleeping on the couch.
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Pretty sure that’s how Maximum Overdrive starts out. Steer clear of Emilio Estavez and truck stops for a while if you want to live.
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Seen some that burned green but a lot have been yellow tinted.
Out here must be a good place for them to bump satellites to another orbit because i have seen a lot of them.
Most bumps i have seen is 37,both me and my Daughter saw this 2 years ago.
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Besides the usual " shooting stars " , I saw a huge " ship " while walking down to the woods early one morning during a hunting season a couple of years back. It was like a silent truck had run up behind me and turned the brights on. I turned around and there was a stealth fighter looking shape of lights, like that flying wing they used to have outlined in bright lights. It was a couple of miles wide. I found out later on that the perseid meteor shower was going on Perseid....now that’s what “they” would like you to believe. We’re not alone. Yep Them ALIENS use them "meteor showers" for cover while coming in.
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Good thing it didn't hit you while sleeping on the couch. That’s a $75 hickey if I ever seen one. Fat chicks need lovin too.
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Astronomy is a passion of mine. I have seen them streak through my optics while observing. Never gets old.
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Seen some that burned green but a lot have been yellow tinted.
Out here must be a good place for them to bump satellites to another orbit because i have seen a lot of them.
Most bumps i have seen is 37,both me and my Daughter saw this 2 years ago. Are saying you saw meteors crash into 37 satellites?
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was outside in the early 80's when a large russian satelite came down at night. Looked like something out of a sci-fi movie. most of the meteors we see are sand to baseball sized. imagine what a medium or big one looks like
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What year was the Russian meteor?
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What year was the Russian meteor? You mean Tanguska? About 7:00 AM June 30 1908. Estimated to have been a 20 to 30 MEGAton explosion. Flattened 770 square miles. Can one imagine the devestation if such an event happened over LA or NYC
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Most likely the color was a byproduct off your windshields.
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What year was the Russian meteor? You mean Tanguska? About 7:00 AM June 30 1908. Estimated to have been a 20 to 30 MEGAton explosion. Flattened 770 square miles. Can one imagine the devestation if such an event happened over LA or NYC Sorry, Actually I meant the one that streaked through the sky and was filmed by hundreds of smartphones...
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