"Giant Fireball" Lights up the Night Sky - Iowa

[General of Darkness]

I have a feeling that we'll start seeing more of this. I guess this was seen all over the place.

"Giant Fireball" Lights up the Night Sky
By Aaron Hepker

Story Created: Apr 14, 2010 at 10:24 PM CDT

Story Updated: Apr 14, 2010 at 10:29 PM CDT
CEDAR RAPIDS — If you were outside enjoying the weather Wednesday night, you might have spotted a cosmic light show streak across the Iowa sky.

The meteor burning through the atmosphere appeared to be a “giant fireball” and reports have been coming into the KCRG-TV9 newsroom from viewers across Eastern Iowa, southwest Wisconsin and northwest Illinois.

KCRG-TV9 First Alert Storm Team Meteorologist Justin Gehrts said that falling stars like this are quite common and that they’re nothing to worry over.

http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/90902899.html

[SeekYeFirst]

Hope somebody got a picture.
Seems like there have been more earthquakes in the news lately, too. Of course I have been saying that since the Christmas earthquake/tsunami.

[BullionVince]

Damn, these stories are worthless without pictures.

[Horn]

KCRG-TV9 First Alert Storm Team Meteorologist Justin Gehrts said that "GIANT FIREBALLS" like this are quite common and that they’re nothing to worry over.

Thanks, Justin

I'm feeling much better now.

[chad]

wisconsin too. stories on tv news here about some big things that "blew up" over madison last night. found this online:

http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010/04/meteor-spotted-over-midwest.html

milwaukee as well:

http://www.popfi.com/2010/04/15/meteors-in-milwaukee/

[Horn]

The fireball that crossed Midwest skies last night may have been a basketball-size meteor from a comet first discovered at the start of the Civil War, according to experts.

[YukonCornelius]

Here's some video:
http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/04/15/midwest.fireball/index.html?hpt=T2

Some friends of mine going to school in Wisconsin caught glimpse of it as well.