A meteor was observed streaking across the skies over various regions, including Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, the East Midlands on February 19, 2024, and extending over to Maryland, Virginia, and New York state in the United States on February 22, 2024. The phenomenon was widely captured on cameras, including dashcams and home security systems, around 6pm. The sightings occurred on two separate nights, with the first set of observations reported in the UK regions of Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, and the East Midlands. The subsequent sightings were reported in the United States, specifically over Maryland, Virginia, New York state, and parts of the western D.C. area, Western Virginia, and Pennsylvania. The events attracted significant attention, with over 200 reports of the fireball in the East Coast of the US alone.
Did you see the meteor last night on the East Coast? There were over 200 reports of the fireball streaking across the sky on Wednesday night! https://t.co/qvSSmAVU9v
On Wednesday night, people in all across the western D.C. area, Western Virginia and Pennsylvania saw a bright ball of light shooting across the night sky. https://t.co/jAvi759Dc5
Did you see it last night? A beautiful meteor streaked over the night sky and it was witnessed from Virginia to New York state. @SirDonVII captured this terrific capture from Linden, Va. We have more details on this event here: https://t.co/DRHA5XxlVy https://t.co/1v3AYnBYpm
BRIGHT FIREBALL ☄️✨ @SirDonVII's home security camera caught last night's meteor shower shooting across the night sky in Maryland. Did you see it? Send us your photos/videos: https://t.co/4CsumCweWK https://t.co/b4qM3VCv2b
Did you see it? A meteor was spotted over Maryland Wednesday night. https://t.co/yPKb0fwu4f
Did you see it? ☄️👀 Motorists captured what appeared to be a meteor on their dashcams. Watch the footage: https://t.co/iC3HDbRdFv https://t.co/UTOywTIgYY
A fireball was captured on drivers' dashcams last night 😲 The footage shows what appears to be a meteor burning up in the skies over the East Midlands. https://t.co/Gq0EbeDodZ
Anyone in the UK see a "fireball" around 6pm this evening? ☄️
😮 A fireball was captured on drivers' dashcams last night The footage shows what appears to be a meteor burning up in the skies over the East Midlands Read more: https://t.co/KubaV6IGRo https://t.co/O6N0ffv5ta
Watch: Fireball caught on dashcams over the East Midlands https://t.co/snaKsN4v8o
Fireball spotted in sky over Lincolnshire and Yorkshire https://t.co/ma7sAYga0E
Wow, what a capture!! Murmuration AND a fireball in the Lincolnshire sky last night - BBC https://t.co/UIp6OcCRlN
A meteor has been caught on cameras across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. https://t.co/NKIPPnM5HY