Bay Area Fireball: Bright Streak Of Light Reported Over Northern California (VIDEO)

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/16/bay-area-fireball_n_2702888.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular

Bay Area Fireball: Bright Streak Of Light Reported Over Northern California (VIDEO)
02/16/13 06:23 PM ET EST AP

SAN FRANCISCO — Hours after a meteor exploded over Russia and injured more than 1,000 people and an asteroid passed relatively close to Earth, residents in California reported seeing an unusual flash of light over the San Francisco Bay area that left many startled and thrilled....

This isn't the video associated with the article, but it's the same event;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mp_k07hWq6Y

 

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And another on Sunday night, in Florida:

Bright Streak Lights Up Night Sky; Likely Sporadic Meteor, Expert Says (NBC Miami)

South Floridians who happened to be looking in the right place at the right time Sunday night saw one spectacular light show – likely a sporadic meteor.

The Coast Guard began getting flooded with phone calls about 7:30 p.m., with reports of folks seeing flare-like objects from Jacksonville to Key West, according to Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Sabrina Laberdesque.

People called in, describing the flares “as orange or red fireballs in the sky,” Laberdesque said. The display was limited to the sky: No injuries were reported, Laberdesque said.

A sporadic meteor is essentially a rocky object that comes from the asteroid belt, said Mike Hankey, operations manager for the American Meteor Society, based in Genesee, N.Y. The group logged 27 reports within about the first two hours of the event, he said.
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much more at the link, with a video