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Yahoo
a day ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Fireball streak captured on camera in Southeast U.S.
A possible meteorite was spotted shooting through the sky in the Southeast United States. The National Weather Service office in Charleston said there were "many reports of a fireball" across the region. NBC News' Bill Karins reports on possible explanations for the sighting.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Science
- Yahoo
Fireball? Meteor? Eyewitnesses in Southeast report ball of fire in sky, shaking
The Brief Officials across the Southeast are investigating reports of a "fireball" seen in the sky, with over 100 sightings reported to the American Meteor Society from Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee. The National Weather Service received reports of shaking and rumbling, but no seismic activity indicating an earthquake Satellite imagery showed a possible smoke trail stretching from Tennessee into northern Georgia. Officials across the Southeast are investigating reports of a "fireball" seen in the sky, with over 100 sightings reported to the American Meteor Society. The event, which occurred around midday, has sparked interest and concern among residents and authorities. "This was the middle of the day, and it just came out of nowhere," one fireball report on the American Meteor Society read from Perry, Georgia. What we know On Thursday afternoon, a bright fireball shot across the Southeast sky, startling many who witnessed or felt it. Between 12:15 and 12:30 p.m. ET, more than 100 reports of a possible fireball were submitted to the American Meteor Society website from Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee. These reports are pending verification by the AMS. The National Weather Service received numerous reports of shaking and rumbling from residents across the area, although seismic activity did not indicate an earthquake. What they're saying "This was the middle of the day, and it just came out of nowhere," one fireball report on the American Meteor Society read from Perry, Georgia. An official in Rockdale County, Georgia shared a video of what appeared to be a streak of fire falling from the sky, which officials believe may be a meteor or other space debris. The National Weather Service in Charleston reported that its satellite-based lightning detection showed a streak in the sky over the NC/VA border, close to Gasburg, Virginia. Satellite imagery also indicated a possible smoke trail around noon stretching from Tennessee into northern Georgia. WHNS-TV reports that officials in Anderson County, South Carolina are searching for a possible crash site in the Upstate region, with reports made in Spartanburg County, Greenville County and Anderson County. What we don't know The exact nature of the falling object and where it landed remains unknown at this time. Authorities continue to investigate the incident to determine the cause and impact of the fireball sighting. NASA has not reported any recent activity on its fireball meteor tracker. What you can do If you have additional information, pictures, or video, email newstipsatlanta@
The Independent
2 days ago
- General
- The Independent
Rare all-white deer caught on camera in Michigan
A rare albino deer was spotted wandering through a Michigan suburb, with video of the sighting posted on social media on June 18. Ramez Khuri encountered the entirely white deer on 12 Mile between Middlebelt and Orchard Lake while on his way to work. Khuri described the deer as "beautiful" and its sighting as a "rare experience." The deer was observed briefly before it moved into a wooded area. Watch the video in full above
CBS News
05-06-2025
- CBS News
Black bear sightings in Ridgewood, N.J. leave some residents on edge
Black bear sighting has everyone talking in one Bergen County, N.J. town Black bear sighting has everyone talking in one Bergen County, N.J. town Black bear sighting has everyone talking in one Bergen County, N.J. town A black bear spotted over the last two days in one Bergen County, New Jersey, town has everyone talking. It appears folks in Ridgewood are just as curious as the bear is. Hillcrest Road may be bear ground zero Surveillance cameras caught the small bear breaking into a trash bin secured with bungie cords. A neighbor tried to scare it off, but the bear got the goods, anyway. It was the second bear sighting on Hillcrest Road in as many days. In fact, the animal was spotted all over the west side of town, including in Jasmin Kakish's back yard. "It was just basically walking towards the other neighbor's yard," Kakish said. The bear made its way through Tatiana Constantinople's back yard on Wednesday night, before moving on to the next one. "People are always out walking their dogs. Those of us with little kids and little dogs just keep an extra eye out," Constantinople said. Ridgewood police say they've gotten reports of the bear roaming around town. Neighbors said they've been updating each other on the bear's whereabouts via text and Facebook groups, just in case. Sightings are not unheard of in Ridgewood, but, still, one just steps from downtown has some folks on edge. "But at this point, we're more curious than worried, I would say," resident Katie O'Hara said. Sightings in Bergen follow bear shooting in Westchester New Jersey wildlife officials encourage residents to secure garbage cans. Officials say if you encounter a black bear, make a lot of noise, avoid eye contact, do not run, but slowly move away. Officials say black bears now live in all 21 counties in the state, though attacks on humans are extremely rare. Bear sightings are down statewide this year, but make no mistake, the animals are still around. On Monday, police in Westchester County, New York shot and killed a back bear in a residential neighborhood in the suburban hamlet of West Harrison. Located about 22 miles northeast of New York City, it is filled with densely packed, well-kept homes. Residents said they are not accustomed to seeing a black bear parading through their back yards. "I wish there was a better outcome. No one likes seeing this be the final outcome," West Harrison resident Douglas Puff said. "You could tell just by looking at it, anytime anyone got close, the police department, the bear was scared."
Daily Mail
03-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Shocking video claims to capture Bigfoot lurking in Colorado woods
A mysterious figure was captured roaming the woods in Colorado, sparking theories that the elusive Bigfoot has finally been found. A whitewater rafting crew with the Colorado River Expedition was traveling down the Upper Colorado River on May 24 when they pulled ashore for a break. Logan Kirk, the lead guide, told that he and about 12 others had stopped for lunch when they spotted the creature roughly 500 yards away. 'Someone yelled out that they saw a bear, so we started looking at it, and that's when we realized it was something else. It wasn't a bear. It was standing up there on the hillside,' he said. 'It was definitely bipedal, which really stood out to us. The video, which has been viewed millions of times online, shows a large, furry figure walking through dense pine trees. It stops in between two trees, appears to stare directly at the camera and then vanishes in the woods. While many commenters are thrilled at the idea that Bigfoot may have been found, others believe it was either a person in a suit or a bear walking on two legs. Regardless, Kirk is planning a return expedition to the same spot as the sighting. 'We're gonna go up to see if we can find any evidence of what was going on up there, whether that's footprints or something else. Who knows? It's so hard in the rocks to actually get anything like that, but we want to see if there's anything there,' he said. Others asked, 'Why is it always the same type of blurry, far-away footage of Bigfoot?' While the sighting is likely a person in a suit or a bear, Colorado has had more than 100 reports of the human-like creature since March of this year. 'We're still trying to figure it out,' said Kirk. 'We've gone through the footage and zoomed in on the images, whatever it is, whether Bigfoot or some other creature.' Stories of large, hairy, human-like beings go back centuries to ancient Indigenous cultures across North America. They spoke of 'Sasquatch,' a word meaning 'wild man.' The first widely publicized report of Bigfoot in modern times came in 1958, when journalist Andrew Genzoli of the Humboldt Times in California published a letter from a reader describing massive, mysterious footprints found near a logging site in Bluff Creek. The letter sparked widespread interest, and follow-up articles, some playfully referring to the creature as 'Bigfoot,' helped launch the legend into the public imagination. The most famous and still-debated piece of Bigfoot 'evidence' came in 1967, when Bob Gimlin and Roger Patterson filmed a now-iconic clip of a large, furry figure striding through the woods at Bluff Creek. Known as the Patterson-Gimlin film, the footage was shot during the duo's expedition to find the elusive beast. Both men were on horseback when they rounded a bend and spotted a towering, ape-like creature walking along the riverbed. Its head and torso were sloped forward, back hunched, massive thighs flexing with each step, and long arms swinging at its sides. Patterson's horse reared up in panic. He jumped off, grabbed his camera, and scrambled across the ground, waving the device in one hand and desperately trying to keep the creature in frame. The shot steadied just long enough to capture the moment the creature turned to look over its right shoulder before it disappeared into the trees. Years later, Bob Heironimus, a retired Pepsi bottler from Yakima, claimed he was the one in the costume used to stage the video. But Gimlin, who is still alive, has always denied the story, insisting that what he and Patterson saw that day was a man in a suit, but Bigfoot.
