Large green fireball seen falling from sky over Fort Washington, Maryland.
Driving north from Accokeek, Maryland to Fort Washington, Maryland, on Route 210, Indian Head Highway, I approached Old Fort Road when I saw what appeared to be a large green brightly lit object moving with a very wide tail that tapered off in the sky. It fell to earth ahead of me. It appeared to land near Oxon Hill, Maryland.
((NUFORC Note: This event is reported on the American Meteor Society website as a meteor. We have looked at the video of the event on their website, and we agree with that assessment. PD))
Driving north from Accokeek, Maryland to Fort Washington, Maryland, on Route 210, Indian Head Highway, I approached Old Fort Road when I saw what appeared to be a large green brightly lit object moving with a very wide tail that tapered off in the sky. It fell to earth ahead of me. It appeared to land near Oxon Hill, Maryland.
((NUFORC Note: This event is reported on the American Meteor Society website as a meteor. We have looked at the video of the event on their website, and we agree with that assessment. PD))
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Fort Washington
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fireball
MD
Occurred : 10/4/2016 22:46 (Entered as : 10/04/16 22:46) Reported: 10/4/2016 8:46:52 PM 20:46 Posted: 10/11/2016 Location: Fort Washington, MD Shape: Fireball Duration: 3 seconds Characteristics: The object left a trail, There was an aura or haze around the object, The object landed, There were aircraft in the vicinity or aircraft chasing the object
Large green fireball seen falling from sky over Fort Washington, Maryland. ((NUFORC Note: Probable meteor. Video. PD))