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Dashcam Captures Bright Fireball Over Southeastern New Hampshire

American Meteor Society reports indicate a short-lived event with no evidence of ground impact.

Overview

  • The streak was recorded around 5:59 p.m. Saturday and was visible for roughly five to eight seconds in dashcam video.
  • Sightings were logged from Portsmouth, Nashua, Londonderry, Dover, Bedford, Rindge, Hooksett and Jaffrey, according to the American Meteor Society and local media.
  • Video shows a bright object descending in a straight line that briefly flared before fading from view.
  • Reporters note that most fireballs burn up high in the atmosphere, and no official determination or recovered fragments have been announced.
  • A Boston Globe meteorologist said the timing and appearance suggest the tail end of the Geminid meteor shower.