[meteorite-list] Los Angeles Meteor Creates Bright Light Across Southern California Sky

[Ron Baalke]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/22/la-meteor-fireball_n_2742509.html

LA Meteor Creates Bright Light Across Southern California Sky, 
According To Witness Reports
By Kathleen Miles
The Huntington Post
February 22, 2013
 
Dozens of witnesses submitted accounts to the American Meteor Society 
that they saw what appeared to be a fireball, which is a very bright 
meteor, at about 10:30 p.m. The reports came in from across the LA area, 
including Alhambra, Anaheim, Burbank, Culver City, Garden Grove, 
La Crescenta, Pasadena and Ventura.

"There was extreme detail of this fireball from my location," Leslie A. 
of La Crescenta reported to AMS. "I actually saw flames with a trail of 
glowing lime green attached to it. very large in size. We are up toward 
the mountains."

One user on Instagram posted a photo, with the caption, "Truly feel lucky 
ti [SIC] have seen one of these tonight! #meteor #small #toclose [SIC] 
#scary #exciting!"

Slavik L. of Los Angeles wrote, "The glowing long trail was with it the 
entire time it was in my vision. From overhea until it looked like it went 
into the Silver Lake Reservoir." He continued, "The glow of the fireball 
was very thick and then at the end very small trail. Everything was blue 
and white."

The LA light show Thursday was particularly memorable for Micah P. of 
Glendale. "I've seen a few astronomical occurrences in my lifetime but 
nothing like this," he said. "I'm an amateur photographer and I was too 
shell shocked to grab my camera!! But I'll never forget it either!!!"

The sightings come days after Bay Area residents witnessed a stunning 
fireball shoot across the sky, and Floridians witnessed a meteor shower. 
But by far the most spectacular was, also this month, a meteor that 
blazed across the western Siberian sky and exploded with the force of 
20 atomic bombs, injuring more than 1,000 people.