gray breidenbach: fireball

A flaming meteor was spotted early Monday in the lower sky across the Midwest, giving a rare up-close look of the phenomenon, which was caught on video, the National Weather Service. It was unclear if the meteor struck earth or burned out. It may have splashed into Lake Michigan. Weather Service meteorologists in Chicago, Milwaukee and Green Bay, Wisconsin, said meteor showers are common in the area -- but a spectacular view like this is rare. People reported seeing it from Wisconsin to Illinois to Indiana.

This must have been pretty killer to witness, Shooting starts are cool and all, but seeing a meteor fly across the sky in a ball of flame would be cooler. I'm glad we were able to capture this scene on video so that all can witness. These are very rare to some people around the world, just like the the Halley's Comet is rare to everyone. 

http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/06/us/meteor-over-midwest-caught-on-video/index.html#