This very bright fireball occurred over southeast Colorado's at about 8:43 PM MST. I have received over 60 witness reports (shown as green dots on the map at left), as well as inquiries from Denver news providers. Unfortunately, a winter storm was just clearing from the region, and both of the cameras best situated to record the meteor were still under cloudy skies. Read more
Reports are coming in from all around Colorado about a bright object in the sky on Thursday night. Chris Peterson, astronomer at Cloudbait Observatory in Guffey, Colorado, said he is receiving credible reports of the object pointing to a spectacular meteor display. The celestial spectacle occurred at around 8:43 p.m. Peterson said is happened about 60 to 70 degrees above the horizon, going from a west to east direction. By the trajectory and perceived proximity, Peterson estimated the meteor landed in the eastern part of the state