Hundreds capture spectacular fireball passing uncomfortably close to Earth – The Guardian

SpaceMore than 200 people submitted reports and videos of a fiery trail and apparent space-rock explosion
To the American Meteor Society it was simply Event 2281-2021, an unremarkable name for a spectacular fireball that made an uncomfortably close pass to Earth on Monday.
A fiery trail and apparent space-rock explosion was captured on doorbell cameras and dashcams and was visible to stargazers from Florida to the Bahamas as it passed an estimated 9,300 miles above the planet at about 10.19pm ET.
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