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Videos show a green meteor lighting up the sky and waking people up with a sonic boom over Oklahoma

Jan 21, 2023, 00:02 IST
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The green meteor was caught by multiple dashboard and security cameras last night.Fox23 News Staff
  • Multiple videos show a large green meteor in Oklahoma skies early Friday morning.
  • Some residents also reported a loud sonic boom shortly after seeing the meteor.
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Videos shared on social media show a blazing green meteor flying across Oklahoma skies and waking residents up with a sonic boom early Friday morning.

According to 2 News Oklahoma, dozens of residents called in after seeing the meteor.

Fox 23 meteorologist Laura Mock shared a dashcam video taken at about 4:30 am local time in Fayetteville that showed the meteor burning bright green across the sky.

Fox 23 also shared multiple videos of the meteor, reporting that some residents felt their house shake.

KJRH Chief Meteorologist Mike Collier posted more videos on Twitter of the meteor, which includes a rumbling sonic boom from one home security camera.

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The National Weather Service in Tulsa tweeted Friday morning that they'd gotten reports of the meteor and that a lightning detector spotted it over Wagoner county.

Meteors are small pieces of space dust or debris that strike the atmosphere and burn up, creating bright flashes of light as they are incinerated.

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