[meteorite-list] Fireballs & Known Meteor Showers

[Meteorites USA]

I've been studying meteorites/fireballs for 3 years, but from everything 
I've studied the general consensus is that BIG fireballs are not 
associated with regular meteor showers... Here's the deal, everyone 
"knows" that big fireballs have nothing to do with known/famous meteor 
showers... right? So why is it every time there's a BIG fireball people 
tend to associate that fireball with a peak in the current meteor 
shower? Is it a coincidence that the peak of the Gamma Virginids was 
supposed to be these past two nights, and coincidentally a HUGE fireball 
lights up the night across 7-10 states during that peak? Is it that 
these fireballs are part of the meteor showers, or is it because people 
are actually looking at the sky more during the regular meteor shower 
events and when a fireball happens they associate it with the shower?

The reason is that during my investigations, and fireball chasing, many 
a meteorologist have ask me if these fireballs are associated with 
regular meteor showers and I've always told them no, that the "general 
consensus" is they are not related. Am I telling them wrong information?

Regards,
Eric Wichman
Meteorites USA