I saw this as a kid. We were in a campground, probably in southern Alberta. It looked like a fireball coming right at us. The fireball was amazing. It looked like special effects with layers of fire peeling off. My jaw was open. I could barely call out to my mom. I was dumbstruck. Where I was standing, the fireball seemed a bit bigger than the sun. The fireball passed right over head then disappeared over the horizon. I think everyone in the family did see it. My dad suggested that we should expect a large sound before too long. I don't recall if it arrived or not. I remember thinking that it probably hit "just over those mountains," and that we should drive to see it. My parents knew better.
dagobahh on October 15th, 2017 at 20:09 UTC »
It must have been awesome to witness. It was an earth-skimmer, so it had a long visible flight path and just went back out into space.
DrLuckyLuke on October 15th, 2017 at 21:51 UTC »
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jebrennan on October 15th, 2017 at 23:46 UTC »
I saw this as a kid. We were in a campground, probably in southern Alberta. It looked like a fireball coming right at us. The fireball was amazing. It looked like special effects with layers of fire peeling off. My jaw was open. I could barely call out to my mom. I was dumbstruck. Where I was standing, the fireball seemed a bit bigger than the sun. The fireball passed right over head then disappeared over the horizon. I think everyone in the family did see it. My dad suggested that we should expect a large sound before too long. I don't recall if it arrived or not. I remember thinking that it probably hit "just over those mountains," and that we should drive to see it. My parents knew better.