The possible dropzone for meteorite fragments. The meteor followed a Northeast to Southwest direction terminating near the Grand Junction area. (this direction excludes it being a Geminid)
Expand (117kb, 802 x 525) Latitude; 38.79168: Longitude; -108.26699
Deputies with the Natrona County Sheriff's Department responded to numerous calls of a large fireball streaming through the night sky early Friday morning, but were unable to find any trace of the object. According to the sheriff's office, several county residents in the Muddy Mountain and Bates Creek areas on Casper Mountain called to report a large, flaming object travelling eastward at a high rate of speed at approximately 6:50 a.m.
A bright meteor streaked across Colorado and Utah early today, prompting a rash of calls to authorities and researchers, but no debris was immediately reported.
Some thought the sky was falling. Others thought it was a U-F-O. However, it was actually a bright meteor that streaked across the Colorado sky early Friday, prompting a rash of calls to authorities and researchers. No debris has been reported, but callers were concerned more about what was in the air than on the ground. The meteor was spotted about 6:45 a.m., and was bright enough to be categorized as a fireball. Denver Museum of Nature and Science meteor researcher Chris Peterson says the object came in from the east, crossed over the plains, and was seen to disappear over the mountains to the west.