Explosive green and blue fireball seen over Pacific Northwest
A bright, colorful fireball streaked across the Pacific Northwest, captured by cameras and witnesses.
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- Detected The first matching coverage entered the Archynetys cluster.
- Evidence threshold reached The story had enough independent coverage for an explanatory brief.
- Latest coverage observed Most recent article currently attached to this story cluster.
- Peak measured velocity The recorded velocity reached 7.
Source diversity sample: The Spokesman-Review · komonews.com · KIRO 7 News Seattle · West Seattle Blog... · KOIN.com · KXLY.com · KATU · KING5.com.
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Questions people are asking
What color was the fireball?
The Seattle Times described the fireball as green and blue.
Was the fireball captured on video?
Yes, KOIN.com and KXLY.com both noted that the fireball was captured on video.
Were there any flashes of light after the fireball?
Yes, KATU and KING5.com reported flashes of light following the fireball.
What happened
A fireball was seen shooting across the Pacific Northwest skies on August 14. KOIN.com, KXLY.com, KATU, KING5.com and The Seattle Times all reported the event. The Seattle Times described the fireball as explosive and green and blue in color.
KXLY.com noted that security cameras across the Inland Northwest captured the midnight meteor. KATU and KING5.com reported flashes of light following the fireball. The event was captured on video and witnessed by people across the region.
There is no contradiction between outlets. The current state is that the event has been widely reported and captured on video.
Synthesized by Archynetys from the headlines below under a strict no-invention contract. ✓ fact-checked: all claims supported by sources Updated 3h ago.
Who reported it (9)
- ‘It put on a show’: Fireball streaks Spokane skies overnight The Spokesman-Review · 10h ago
- Fireball spotted in skies over Washington followed by flashes of light komonews.com · 10h ago
- Did you see it? Fireball lights up the sky over WA KIRO 7 News Seattle · 10h ago
- VIDEO: Fireball seen from West Seattle West Seattle Blog... · 10h ago
- VIDEO: Fireball seen shooting across PNW skies KOIN.com · 10h ago
- Security cameras across the Inland Northwest capture midnight meteor KXLY.com · 10h ago
- Fireball spotted in skies over Washington followed by flashes of light KATU · 10h ago
- Fireball lights up western Washington skies KING5.com · 10h ago
- Explosive green and blue fireball seen over Pacific Northwest The Seattle Times · 10h ago
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