690 Reports 
 
 The AMS has received nearly 700 reports so far about a fireball event over Northeastern US on May 17th 2016 around 12:50am EDT (4:50 UT). The fireball was seen primarily from Maine but witnesses from Vermont, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Ontario (Canada) and Québec (Canada) also reported the event. 
 
 If you witnessed this event please fill an official fireball report. 
 
 If you have a video or a photo of this event please contact us. 
 
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 Trajectory 
 
 Below is the heatmap of the witnesses location and an estimation of the ground trajectory. The trajectory is calculated by triangulation based on the reports we received. 
 
 Based on the 690 reports received so far, we were able to estimate the 3D trajectory of the object: 
 
 2 Objects entered the Earth’s atmosphere 
 
 As it appears clearly in the two screenshots below (from 2 videos ©Burlington International Airport) – there were two objects. It means the original object (the meteoroid) broke before entering the Earth’s atmosphere. 
 
 Below is one of the two videos from the Burlington International Airport (©Burlington International Airport) 
 
 Videos 
 
 Below is a video of the event caught by a police officer of the Plattsburgh Police Department 
 
 Below is compilation of multiple videos of the event: 
 
 Below is a video of the event caught on Dash Cam by the Portland Maine Police Department 
 
 It was an amazing experience for the witnesses: 
 
 Flash of light drew attention, large ball of fire that appeared to burn up just above treeline. Absolutely amazing!! 
 
 Jennifer M. – Concoert, NH 
 
 The giant ball of fire was (seamed) extremely close going down below the treed horizon. I waited a minute because I thought I’ll see fire erupting beyond the end of the lake but nothing… 
 
 Julian K – Ontario, Canada 
 
 There was a 3-5 min delay from the time I saw it to the boom I heard and felt , very loud and shook the home , unlike anything I have ever experienced before. 
 
 Craig C. – Canton, ME 
 
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 This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. ||||| A large fireball lit up the sky shortly after midnight in the northeastern U.S. early Tuesday morning. 
 
 Police dashcam video from the Portland Police Department caught the fireball shooting across the sky in Maine. 
 
 The American Meteor Society says that it received 425 reports of the cosmic object, "seen primarily from Maine but witnesses from Vermont, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Ontario (Canada) and Québec (Canada) also reported the event." 
 
 According to the AMS, "a fireball is another term for a very bright meteor, generally brighter than magnitude -4, which is about the same magnitude of the planet Venus as seen in the morning or evening sky." 
 
 The AMS says that while fireballs are very common occurrences, they are rarely seen.
– The American Meteor Society fielded hundreds of calls early Tuesday from residents in the Northeast and Canada who spotted a giant fireball overhead. No wonder: Dashcam video captured by a police car in Portland, Maine, caught the brilliant sight, reports ABC News. The AMS notes that while such fireballs are relatively common, they're rarely seen in such fashion. The group has more details and video here.