A fireball is a meteor that is larger than normal and brighter than the planet Venus in the night sky. The American Meteor Society received more than 400 reports of the meteor, which was seen across a broad swath stretching from Roanoke to Boston. (American Meteor Society)The fireball was visible for an unusually long time — 7 to 9 seconds, offering plenty of time to ogle its otherworldly hues. The American Meteor Society stitched together all the reports they received to compute a preliminary three-dimensional trajectory for the meteor. According to the American Meteor Society, “if anything survived, it’s in the water.”Fireball meteors aren’t terribly rare; a bright one like this can be seen from most spots on Earth once every couple of months.

Source: Washington Post April 17, 2019 14:41 UTC