Mysterious Fireball Reported Along Atlantic Coast
Meteor suspected
Posted Mar 30, 09 2:28 PM CDT
By Kevin Spak

(Newser) – Residents along the mid-Atlantic coast spotted a huge fireball last night—likely a meteor—followed by an explosion and a loud noise minutes later, the Virginian-Pilot reports. “This brilliant green meteor was probably two or three times brighter than the moon,” says one amateur astronomer who spotted the flash. “Then it turned orange with a white core and disappeared.”

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