Fireball Streaks Across Sky 2024. The fireball was not part of the perseid meteor shower, and reports of loud booms and shaking could be explained by military aircraft in the vicinity around the time of its. The fireball, also known as a meteor, prompted hundreds of reports to the fireball log and.

The american meteor society said that it received 355 reports of a fireball in connecticut, delaware, indiana, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, new jersey, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, virginia, and west virginia just before 7 p.m. A massive fireball lit up the night sky across a dozen states on wednesday (february 21).