Watch a massive fireball ignite over Lake Erie in stunning videos

A huge fireball streaked across the sky over Lake Erie just after sunset Monday, Oct. 21, videos show.

Witnesses in 10 states, stretching from Michigan to North Carolina, reported spotting the blazing meteor around 7 p.m. ET. So far, the American Meteor Society (AMS) has received 534 reports of the flaming space rock. Experts estimated the meteor’s trajectory and found that it likely ended just off the coast of Erie, Pennsylvania.

The fireball occurred at an altitude of about 50 miles (80 kilometers), meaning it was visible in several U.S. states and Canada. EarthSky reported. This fireball is one of the largest documented in recent months, according to the website.

AMS Event #6206-2024 captured from Toronto, California – YouTube

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The fireball footage was captured by Brad Hague (above) and Ryan Connor (below), among other witnesses.

AMS Event #6206-2024 captured from North Royalton, USA – YouTube

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This appears to be a random event and unrelated to the currently active Taurid meteor shower. The Taurids peak from late October to mid-November and can produce a handful of visible events per hour, depending on Space.com, Live Science’s sister site.

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Monday’s fireball crossed the sky from west to east, first appearing off the coast of Lake County, Ohio. Its estimated trajectory, mapped by the AMS, shows that it traveled a distance of about 100 km over Lake Erie, the fourth largest in area of the five great lakes of North America.

Fireballs are exceptionally bright meteors and meteors are space rocks that enter Earth’s atmosphere. As it does, the rock burns, creating a trail of light. Fireballs occur every day around the world, but they are a rare sight because they disappear in a flash and are often camouflaged by daylight.

A recent A “daylight” fireball over New York was seen by only a few dozen people but heard by hundreds due to a loud boom that echoed as far away as New Jersey. The meteor likely created the boom when it crashed into Earth’s atmosphere, experts say.

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