WITI-TV, MILWAUKEE -
What was believed to have been a large meteor streaked over Wisconsin and other Midwestern states late Wednesday night.
According to the National Weather Service, reports of a bright fireball flooded sheriff dispatch centers across the southern half of Wisconsin around 10 p.m. Wednesday night. National Weather Service offices in La Crosse, Davenport and Des Moines Iowa as well as St. Louis and Kansas City Missouri also received reports of a fireball from both law enforcement officials and the public.
While no official determination has been made of what caused the fireball, a meteor shower called Gamma Virginids began April 4 and is expected to last through April 21, With peak activity April 14-15. A large meteorite could have caused the brilliant fireball that has been reported.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison's Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences has a series of time lapse photos of the event as seen from Madison.
According to the National Weather Service, reports of a bright fireball flooded sheriff dispatch centers across the southern half of Wisconsin around 10 p.m. Wednesday night. National Weather Service offices in La Crosse, Davenport and Des Moines Iowa as well as St. Louis and Kansas City Missouri also received reports of a fireball from both law enforcement officials and the public.
While no official determination has been made of what caused the fireball, a meteor shower called Gamma Virginids began April 4 and is expected to last through April 21, With peak activity April 14-15. A large meteorite could have caused the brilliant fireball that has been reported.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison's Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences has a series of time lapse photos of the event as seen from Madison.
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