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The streak was the apparent trail of a meteor burning up as it passed through the earth's atmosphere at about 12:30 a.m. Tuesday morning. Farris was parked in front of the Central Fire Station on Congress Street looking for speeders at the time, and his cruiser's dashcam captured the fireball streaking across the sky behind Franklin Towers. The video was posted on the department's Facebook page Tuesday. Over in Cumberland, Officer Scott Hendee was on patrol when his dashcam recorded the sky lighting up as the fireball crossed the sky. "Unfortunately, the fireball and large flame trail were just out of the camera's frame," the department wrote on its Facebook page. "It was the most impressive one we've ever seen!"
The American Meteor Society shared the Portland video on its website, generating so much traffic it apparently caused the site to crash Tuesday morning. A map posted by the society showed clusters of reports of meteor sightings across coastal Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Connecticut, and a total of 225 sightings from Canada to New Jersey. This image of a meteor was posted to the Portsmouth Harbor Webcam Facebook page. "The fireball was seen primarily from Maine but witnesses from Vermont, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Ontario (Canada) and Quebec (Canada) also reported the event," the society said on its website.
The society described the meteor as "an amazing experience for witnesses." "There was a 3 to 5 minute delay from the time I saw it to the boom I heard and felt, very loud and shook the home, unlike anything I have ever experienced before," wrote Craig C. of Canton, Maine, in a comment posted on the society's website. People commenting on the society's Facebook page said the meteor could be seen and heard in Rumford and Canton in Maine and as far away as Coventry, Rhode Island. The American Meteor Society is asking anyone who saw the meteor early Tuesday to fill out an official "fireball report" through its website.
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Maine Dashcam Captures Streaking Meteor
May 18, 2016 - Portland Police Sgt. Tim Farris was on patrol early Tuesday morning when he witnessed a speeder he never expected: a spectacular fiery streak that lit up the sky just after midnight.
The streak was the apparent trail of a meteor burning up as it passed through the earth's atmosphere at about 12:30 a.m. Tuesday morning. Farris was parked in front of the Central Fire Station on Congress Street looking for speeders at the time, and his cruiser's dashcam captured the fireball streaking across the sky behind Franklin Towers. The video was posted on the department's Facebook page Tuesday. Over in Cumberland, Officer Scott Hendee was on patrol when his dashcam recorded the sky lighting up as the fireball crossed the sky. "Unfortunately, the fireball and large flame trail were just out of the camera's frame," the department wrote on its Facebook page. "It was the most impressive one we've ever seen!"
The American Meteor Society shared the Portland video on its website, generating so much traffic it apparently caused the site to crash Tuesday morning. A map posted by the society showed clusters of reports of meteor sightings across coastal Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Connecticut, and a total of 225 sightings from Canada to New Jersey. This image of a meteor was posted to the Portsmouth Harbor Webcam Facebook page. "The fireball was seen primarily from Maine but witnesses from Vermont, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Ontario (Canada) and Quebec (Canada) also reported the event," the society said on its website.
The society described the meteor as "an amazing experience for witnesses." "There was a 3 to 5 minute delay from the time I saw it to the boom I heard and felt, very loud and shook the home, unlike anything I have ever experienced before," wrote Craig C. of Canton, Maine, in a comment posted on the society's website. People commenting on the society's Facebook page said the meteor could be seen and heard in Rumford and Canton in Maine and as far away as Coventry, Rhode Island. The American Meteor Society is asking anyone who saw the meteor early Tuesday to fill out an official "fireball report" through its website.
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Cop catches meteor on his dashcam...
Maine Dashcam Captures Streaking Meteor
May 18, 2016 - Portland Police Sgt. Tim Farris was on patrol early Tuesday morning when he witnessed a speeder he never expected: a spectacular fiery streak that lit up the sky just after midnight.
The streak was the apparent trail of a meteor burning up as it passed through the earth's atmosphere at about 12:30 a.m. Tuesday morning. Farris was parked in front of the Central Fire Station on Congress Street looking for speeders at the time, and his cruiser's dashcam captured the fireball streaking across the sky behind Franklin Towers. The video was posted on the department's Facebook page Tuesday. Over in Cumberland, Officer Scott Hendee was on patrol when his dashcam recorded the sky lighting up as the fireball crossed the sky. "Unfortunately, the fireball and large flame trail were just out of the camera's frame," the department wrote on its Facebook page. "It was the most impressive one we've ever seen!"
The American Meteor Society shared the Portland video on its website, generating so much traffic it apparently caused the site to crash Tuesday morning. A map posted by the society showed clusters of reports of meteor sightings across coastal Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Connecticut, and a total of 225 sightings from Canada to New Jersey. This image of a meteor was posted to the Portsmouth Harbor Webcam Facebook page. "The fireball was seen primarily from Maine but witnesses from Vermont, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Ontario (Canada) and Quebec (Canada) also reported the event," the society said on its website.
The society described the meteor as "an amazing experience for witnesses." "There was a 3 to 5 minute delay from the time I saw it to the boom I heard and felt, very loud and shook the home, unlike anything I have ever experienced before," wrote Craig C. of Canton, Maine, in a comment posted on the society's website. People commenting on the society's Facebook page said the meteor could be seen and heard in Rumford and Canton in Maine and as far away as Coventry, Rhode Island. The American Meteor Society is asking anyone who saw the meteor early Tuesday to fill out an official "fireball report" through its website.
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