Four Fireballs at Four in Last 24 Hours [1]
amsmeteors.org- 5/19/13, Mike Hankey
GFP Note: This story is two days old, but does show some interesting trends.
In the last 24 hours the AMS has received confirmed reports about 4 unique fireball events all occurring near 4:00 AM UTC time. The most recent event occurred in Arkansas and Missouri on May 19th near 3:37 UTC. At the same time 3:37 UTC 4 witnesses reported a fireball in Arizona. The distance between these two locations would inhibit witnesses from observing the same fireball from both locations. On May 18th two large fireball meteors [2] were also spotted within an hour of each other, one over the central east coast and another in Colorado. Below is a table of the events in question.
| AMS ID | UTC DATE AND TIME | ESTIMATED HEADING | STATES WITNESSED |
| 1082 [3] | 2013-05-18 03:47 UTC | South East -> North West | CO |
| 1081 [4] | 2013-05-18 04:26 UTC | South East -> North West | CT, MD, NJ, NY, OH, PA, VA, WV |
| 1083 [5] | 2013-05-19 03:37 UTC | South East -> North West | AR, IL, IN, MI, MO, OH, TN |
| 1084 [6] | 2013-05-19 03:37 UTC | South South East -> North North West | AZ |
Below is a map of the four events, illustrating the common direction of these fireballs.
Link: amsmeteor.org [7]