The night of March 22nd I was sitting near my living room window with the blinds closed. A double-flash of intense light that lasted for about 8-15 seconds ocurred that easily shone through the blinds. Living at the end of a cul-de-sac (and with cloudy skies that night) I assumed it was a large truck with headlights aimed at my house - turning around. I had no idea that the light was from the largest meteor that the east coast had seen since 1982. From Virginia up to Maine people reported the event. Many local cameras were also able to capture the meteor as it entered the atmosphere.
The east coast meteor of 2013 was still much smaller than the Russian meteor/meteorite that hit on February 15th of this year.
I was able to witness the Nov. 8th 1982 east coast meteor event. As a teenager I was walking through a parking lot at Wheaton Plaza with friends that night when we noticed a "fireball" streaking green/red/blue colors across the sky. The resultant meteorite landed in Connecticut - hitting a house and causing minor damage. No word (yet) where or if a meteorite will be found from this 1 meter (3ft.) wide object from space.
The east coast meteor of 2013 was still much smaller than the Russian meteor/meteorite that hit on February 15th of this year.
I was able to witness the Nov. 8th 1982 east coast meteor event. As a teenager I was walking through a parking lot at Wheaton Plaza with friends that night when we noticed a "fireball" streaking green/red/blue colors across the sky. The resultant meteorite landed in Connecticut - hitting a house and causing minor damage. No word (yet) where or if a meteorite will be found from this 1 meter (3ft.) wide object from space.
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