'Did You See That?' Falling Meteor Caught On Camera In Florida - HuffPost

The National Weather Service confirmed Saturday that people across Florida and Georgia who spotted a bright green burning ball in the sky did, in fact, see a meteor falling from space.

The service’s Tallahassee office tweeted that the meteor was picked up on its GOES Lightning Mapper, which usually tracks lightning, shortly before midnight on Saturday.

Videos posted to Twitter show a bright green burning ball falling through the sky, stunning people who were recording. “Did you see that?” a shocked spectator is heard saying in a video posted by user Jeffrey Cardona.

DID YOU SEE IT?! just saw a HUGE green flash go across the sky looking south from just west of Savannah. Could have been a meteor?! @NWSCharlestonSC @NWSJacksonville @NWSTallahassee
— Andrew Gorton WTOC (@AndrewGortonWx) March 31, 2019

Did you see it? A meteor was caught on GOES Lightning Mapper (GLM) around 3:52Z or 11:52 PM ET! pic.twitter.com/6FnUCN83EJ
— NWS Tallahassee (@NWSTallahassee) March 31, 2019

Local resident Jania Kadar told the Tallahassee Democrat that the night sky suddenly lit up like a stadium.

“It lasted it felt like seconds,” she told the outlet. “The second my brain wanted me to say, ‘What is that?’ it was over.”

DID YOU SEE IT? Late on Saturday night, residents across Florida saw a giant, green light fall through the sky. This was actually a meteor, the National Weather Service confirmed.
DETAILS: https://t.co/uu0cW11uGP pic.twitter.com/efHvndyOPN
— Fox 35 News (@Fox35News) March 31, 2019

The National Weather Service has not yet announced if the fireball landed or broke apart in the air.

Can't confirm yet- we haven't received reports of where it landed, just a few videos showing it from the ground.
— NWS Tallahassee (@NWSTallahassee) March 31, 2019

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