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01-17-2018, 10:22 AM
People totally freaked out over a 'likely meteor'
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Was it … Superman? No, but the super bright light in the sky certainly freaked people out.
Residents of southeast Michigan reported a white ball of light paired with a loud boom on Tuesday night, capturing some seriously impressive footage of the event around 8:15 p.m. ET.
SEE ALSO: This is what a meteor looks like from space (http://mashable.com/2017/11/18/meteor-spotted-from-the-international-space-station/)
The National Weather Service in Detroit, although yet to issue an official statement, said the flash was "not thunder or lightning, but instead a likely meteor."*
After reviewing several observational datasets, the NWS can confirm the flash and boom was NOT thunder or lightning, but instead a likely meteor. We continue to monitor feeds from astronomical agencies for official confirmation of a meteor#miwx (https://twitter.com/hashtag/miwx?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
— NWS Detroit (@NWSDetroit) January 17, 2018 (https://twitter.com/NWSDetroit/status/953455845416820736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) Read more... (http://mashable.com/2018/01/16/meteor-detroit-michigan/)
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Was it … Superman? No, but the super bright light in the sky certainly freaked people out.
Residents of southeast Michigan reported a white ball of light paired with a loud boom on Tuesday night, capturing some seriously impressive footage of the event around 8:15 p.m. ET.
SEE ALSO: This is what a meteor looks like from space (http://mashable.com/2017/11/18/meteor-spotted-from-the-international-space-station/)
The National Weather Service in Detroit, although yet to issue an official statement, said the flash was "not thunder or lightning, but instead a likely meteor."*
After reviewing several observational datasets, the NWS can confirm the flash and boom was NOT thunder or lightning, but instead a likely meteor. We continue to monitor feeds from astronomical agencies for official confirmation of a meteor#miwx (https://twitter.com/hashtag/miwx?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
— NWS Detroit (@NWSDetroit) January 17, 2018 (https://twitter.com/NWSDetroit/status/953455845416820736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) Read more... (http://mashable.com/2018/01/16/meteor-detroit-michigan/)
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