Bright green fireball flashes across Portland area skies around 6:06 a.m.
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Did you see a bright flash in the skies over the Pacific Northwest this morning?
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Several people reported seeing a bright green fireball around 6:06 a.m., according to Jim Todd at OMSI.
“Meteors, also known as shooting stars, are small celestial objects that enter the Earth’s atmosphere,” Todd stated. “A fireball is a particularly bright meteor that can be seen from a distance of about 60 to 80 miles above.”
According to the American Meteor Society (AMS), people from Portland to Snohomish, Washington, reported the sighting.
“As a meteor travels through the atmosphere at high speeds, it creates friction, which heats the meteor and causes it to vaporize,” Todd said.
If you have photos or videos of the meteor this morning, send it to KATU via our ChimeIn page.
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If you saw the meteor, you are asked to contact the AMS on their fireball report page.
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