- It’s the End Times! The End of Days is upon us!
Fire raining from the skies is a pretty good indicator that the Judgement Day is coming. And if the recent events around the globe are anything to go by, the end of times might just be at hand.
Both Texas and Norway recently got their fair share of ominous signs of Doomsday. On the same day, July 25, blazing fireballs split the night sky in both locations, roughly on the opposite sides of the globe.
We couldn’t find out whether there’s anything connecting these two events. There has also not been an official confirmation of what the fire-y object were.
Logically speaking, it’d seem likely that both fireballs were meteors from the same cluster. But for the lack of official confirmation, we’re saying that this is a sign that the world is about to end.
‘Bright Glowing Orange Circle’
The Texas fireball appeared in the sky a bit after 9 p.m. on Sunday, July 25. The object appeared as a bright ball with tail of green flames streaking behind it.
Soon after, reports started flooding in to the American Meteor Society (AMS). The AMS has received more than 150 reports so far.
The phenomenon wasn’t visible only in Texas, either. The society has received word that people across the South, from Louisiana to Oklahoma and Arkansas spotted the fireball.
The reports ranged from a “huge burning object” to a “potential UFO.” One of the people who saw the fireball was Bremond, Texas, resident who submitted their reported under the name Val G.
“It was a bright glowing orange circle that was on its way down, like falling like an orange full moon,” Val G. said.
“I was driving down a dark country road with pastures and trees and I didn’t see it go all the way down in its arc because of trees in the way of my line of sight. I have seen shooting stars and this object moved slower and did not break up, it was a full orange circle.”
In addition to the visible ball of light, some reported hearing a loud boom as the object hurtled towards the ground. Vehicles from Rockwall Emergency also responded to unconfirmed reports that the fireball had crashed somewhere in the vicinity of the Texas road FM 551.
We Have Statistics
Although we still have no official confirmation of what the fireball was, experts have had some time to study the phenomenon. NASA, together with the AMS, have released some facts and numbers about the meteor.
According to them, it traveled through the atmosphere at a speed of more than 52,000 miles per hour. The fireball occurred at the height of 53 miles above ground and lasted for about four seconds, before extinguishing at the height of 34.5 miles.
The experts say that the meteor was not a part of Perseids Meteor Shower that was occurring around the same time. The Texas meteor was traveling in the wrong direction and its speed was too slow – relatively speaking.
This slow speed, NASA says, suggests that the meteor could’ve been a small piece of an asteroid. The object finally fragmented 27 miles above the ground east of Avery, Texas.
As the fireball was at least as bright as a quarter moon, NASA was able to make a guesstimate about its size. They say that it was likely larger than six inches in diameter and weighed around 10 pounds.
Meanwhile, in Norway…
The Norwegian fireball, on the other hand, occurred around 1 a.m. local time. That translates to 6 a.m. Texas time, so Norway got to enjoy the show first.
On top of Norway, this meteor was visible in much of southern Scandinavia. Just like in Texas, local residents reported seeing a blazing fireball with a tail appearing in the sky for a few seconds, accompanies by a loud roaring sound.
The Norwegian Meteor Network estimates that this meteor traveled at around 36,000 miles per hour – significantly slower than its Texan counterpart. It was likely heavier, though, with an estimated weight of at least about 20 pounds.
The meteor is suspected to have landed in a forested called Finnemarka, some 37 miles west of the capital city of Oslo. Lucky shot there – it could’ve been bad if the meteor landed in the city.