One flashlight flashing across parts of Pennsylvania and Ohio in the first half hour of Wednesday was probably a random meter, an expert said. Many social media users around the Pittsburgh area reported seeing a striking fireball just after 4 p.m. The sky for a while before disappearing from view. Click on the video player above to watch the video submitted to Pittsburgh’s Action News Z4 on the Pennsylvania Turnpike between Breezewood and Bedford. Credit: ਟਰ TruckBattleBelly / Twitter A security camera at a property of Mark and Rosemary Sasala in New Lyme, Ohio, northwest of Petersburg. The American Meter Society, a nonprofit group, said it had received more than 200 reports of a blazing fireball in East Ohio. Robert Lansford, a Society official, said the fireball was probably a random meter that was not connected to a known meter shower. It just takes the shape of a softball to an object that shines like a full moon, Lunsford said. Linsford said the object may have been slightly larger, but more analysis would be needed to determine its size. The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh said it was aware of the reports but had no information. Officials at the University of Pittsburgh’s Allegheny Observatory did not immediately return a request for comment.
One expert said a flash of light flashing across parts of Pennsylvania and Ohio in the first half hour of Wednesday was probably a random meter.
Many social media users around the Pittsburgh area reported seeing a striking fireball shortly after 4 p.m. It remained in the sky for a short time before disappearing from view.
Click on the video player above to watch the video submitted to Pittsburgh’s Action News Z4 on the Pennsylvania Turnpike between Breezewood and Bedford. Credit: @truckbeatlibeli / twitter
A security camera at a property owned by Mark and Rosemary Sasala in New Lyme, Ohio, northwest of Pittsburgh, captured a brief, bright flash in the clouds around 4:20 p.m.
The American Meter Society, a nonprofit group, said it had received more than 200 reports of a blazing fireball in East Ohio. Robert Lansford, a Society official, said the fireball was probably a random meter that did not belong to a well-known meter shower.
Lunsford said it takes the shape of an object just like a softball that makes a flash as bright as the full moon. Linsford said the object was probably somewhat larger, but more analysis would be needed to determine its size.
The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh said it was aware of the reports but had no information. Officials at the University of Pittsburgh’s Allegheny Observatory did not immediately return a request for comment.
