JANELLE: HOW DO I GO ON NOW? AND IF YOU WERE WATCHING THE SKIES OVER PITTSBURGH DURING THE NIGHT, YOU PROBABLY SEEN THIS AMAZING VIEW. A METEOR OVER THE CITY. THE METEOR WAS SEEN ACROSS THE SKY OVER PITTSBURGH AROUND 7:30 LAST NIGHT AND WAS ALSO SEEN OVER OTHER STATES INCLUDING WEST VIRGINIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, NEW YORK, OHIO AND KENTUCKY. THE AMERICAN METEOR SOCIETY REPORTS MORE THAN 600 METEO VIEWS
Incredible sight in the sky: meteorite sighted over Pittsburgh
Fireball was seen in several states
Updated: 11:12am EST Dec 2, 2022
A meteor streaking across the skies in Pittsburgh overnight has also reportedly been seen in other states, including West Virginia, South Carolina, New York, Ohio and Kentucky. The American Meteor Society reported more than 600 sightings of the meteorite, which was seen over Pittsburgh. around 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Videos of the meteor were shared by several people, including Jared Rackley, who captured a shot of the meteor with a Nest camera in Pittsburgh. Phil Haddad and his family were lucky enough to see it twice, first in person during a holiday event in the bush. Lebanon and then on your doorbell camera. Haddad shared the footage of him with Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 on Friday morning. “We thought maybe it was Santa’s sleigh,” Haddad joked. “We saw the light overhead and heard a couple of people say, ‘Did you see that shooting star?’ or something, but it looked really bright. That’s when I realized our camera probably picked it up, too.” If you witnessed the fireball, the American Meteor Society wants to hear from you. You can report a sighting on their website. The organization says the reports help them with the investigation.
A meteor streaking across the skies in Pittsburgh overnight has also reportedly been seen in other states, including West Virginia, South Carolina, New York, Ohio and Kentucky.
The American Meteor Society reported more than 600 sightings of the meteor, which was seen over Pittsburgh around 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
Several people shared videos of the meteor, including Jared Rackley, who captured a photo of the meteor with a Nest camera in Pittsburgh.
Phil Haddad and his family were lucky enough to see it twice, first in person during a holiday event in the bush. Lebanon and then on his doorbell camera. Haddad shared the footage of him with Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 on Friday morning.
“We thought maybe it was Santa’s sleigh,” Haddad joked. “We saw the light overhead and heard a couple of people say, ‘Did you see that shooting star?’ or something, but it looked really bright. That’s when I realized our camera probably picked it up, too.”
If you witnessed the fireball, the American Meteor Society wants to hear from you. You can report a sighting on them. website. The organization says the reports help them with the investigation.
