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The National Weather Service reported that a meteor lit up the sky across Northern Florida on Saturday, March 30, 2019.
The meteor was reported around 11:52 p.m. over Taylor County.
Did you see it? A meteor was caught on GOES Lightning Mapper (GLM) around 3:52Z or 11:52 PM ET! https://t.co/6FnUCN83EJ— NWS Tallahassee (@NWS Tallahassee) 1554007821.0
You might miss it in the loop if you blink, so here's a still of the flash! https://t.co/V3zN1kfj8u— NWS Tallahassee (@NWS Tallahassee) 1554008078.0
A weather service office in Charleston, S.C., also shared the light that was detected from the fireball.
People were stunned.
Can Somebody Explain This! #area51 #ufo #meteor @bbcnews @igersjax @news4jax @abcnews #news #newsjax #shootingstars… https://t.co/KJD662Iiyn— Jeffrey Cardona (@Jeffrey Cardona) 1554006201.0
In #Florida around the #Minneola area. Just saw what appeared to be a #Meteor shooting straight down? Very weird....— Bobbi Digital (@Bobbi Digital) 1554004817.0
Yo i just seen some shit on fire fall from the sky looked like a meteor or sum 😯— MR.4! (@MR.4!) 1554004514.0
11 55 pm EST A fire ball, shaped look ike a tear drop Sharp Incidence angle 50 degrees Noticed it at a siderial ele… https://t.co/h5DDTdVMOP— Satya Komatineni (@Satya Komatineni) 1554005380.0
Just witnessed a once in a lifetime event #meteorshower https://t.co/WTLNtFJWtz— maddie holmes (@maddie holmes) 1554005946.0
DID YOU SEE IT?! just saw a HUGE green flash go across the sky looking south from just west of Savannah. Could have… https://t.co/KVPEAgIYfT— Andrew Gorton WTOC (@Andrew Gorton WTOC) 1554004735.0
Whoa!
Just saw a crazy LARGE shooting star or meteor or space junk but it was MASSIVE and bright. Pulling video from my… https://t.co/W7LejUN4N0— Abbadon21 (@Abbadon21) 1554006558.0
Should I include me yelling "WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT?" or edit that bit out?— Abbadon21 (@Abbadon21) 1554008175.0
That meteor thing has me shook. Who need sleep?? 😬😳😂— Meredith • 2 Blue October• 15 TØP• 46 AJR• (@Meredith • 2 Blue October• 15 TØP• 46 AJR•) 1554005957.0
Just witnessed a meteor while driving home from Florida..... ONCE in a lifetime thing. I am thriving— Cameron Shedenhelm (@Cameron Shedenhelm) 1554005740.0
"Meteors coming into the Earth's atmosphere happen fairly often but we don't always get to see them," said CNN meteorologist Haley Brink.
"Nowadays we have so many satellites in space and cameras on the ground that these events are becoming more and more visible to the general public."
That's what we call awesome.
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