A meteor appeared to light up both D.C.’s sky and Twitter on Tuesday evening.
Former Apple executive Steve Chazin said the meteor was visible in Washington at approximately 10:57 p.m. Tuesday night.
Many took to social media to give their accounts.
“Just saw a massive meteor fall from the sky with a green flame due east from Montgomery County Maryland falling across the sky from north to south,” Twitter user Bobby Mozumder tweeted Tuesday evening. “Looked like one of those sparkling flaming fireworks. Thought someone was launching fireworks nearby.”
Just saw a massive meteor fall from the sky with a green flame due east from Montgomery County Maryland falling across the sky from north to south
— Bobby Mozumder (@mozumder) April 17, 2019
“Did anyone in the Ellicott city Maryland area just see a long green meteor type thing fly down from the sky just now. It was so fast I couldn’t video it. I’m shaken up from seeing it right now,” another Twitter user, Amy Marie Nash, tweeted Tuesday.
Did anyone in the Ellicott city Maryland area just see a long green meteor type thing fly down from the sky just now. It was so fast I couldn’t video it. I’m shaken up from seeing it right now.
— Amy Marie Nash (Piaskowski) (@lukeismybaby) April 17, 2019
The American Meteor Society, a nonprofit organization dedicated to observing, tracking, and reporting on meteors, has yet to comment on the reported episode. The annual Lyrid meteor shower, which started Tuesday and is expected to peak early next week, often bring fireballs to the skies.
Watch Chazin’s footage below:
Huge #meteor visible from #DC at 10:57 pm. Retweet and/or DM me for more details. pic.twitter.com/2hTsJhVnj1
— Steve Chazin (@stevechazin) April 17, 2019
