飛越鳳凰城的發光物體 及多州可見的光條

Glowing Object Flies Across Phoenix Sky - UFO? Meteor? - September 14, 2011
發光物體飛越鳳凰城天空 - UFO？流星？ - 2011年9月14日
2011-09-14

MYSTERIOUS U F O OVER SOUTHWESTERN SKY SEPTEMBER 14, 2011
神秘的UFO 在西南天空 2011年9月14日
2011-09-15


美國宇航局證明 UFO為下墜火球
NASA Identifies UFO As Falling Fireball
The streak of light was most likely a basketball or baseball-sized asteroid that entered Earth's atmosphere.
光條最有可能是籃球或棒球大小的小行星，進入地球大氣層。

By Jessica E. Davis
September 15, 2011
Translation by Autumsnon Blog

Strange lights seen over the Southwest, including Murrieta, Palm Desert and San Diego, turned out to be a falling fireball, NASA announced Thursday.
奇怪的光芒見於西南，包括穆列塔、棕櫚沙漠和圣迭戈，結果是一下墜的火球，美國宇航局週四宣布。
The streak – which some people believed was a UFO -- was also seen in Nevada and Arizona about 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, CBS Los Angeles reported.
該光條 - 部分人認為是UFO - 亦見於內華達州和亞利桑那州，在週三晚上7:45左右，哥倫比亞廣播公司洛杉磯報導。
A NASA scientist told the Associated Press the fireball was most likely a basketball or baseball-sized asteroid that entered Earth's atmosphere.
一位美國宇航局科學家告訴美聯社，火球最有可能是籃球或棒球大小的小行星，進入地球大氣層。
Don Yeomans, manager of NASA's Near Earth Object Program, told the AP it disintegrated before it reached the ground.

In the Coachella Valley, many residents were alarmed, according to MyDesert.com.

“A friend and I saw a huge green meteor falling toward Palm Desert, with a tail burning for five seconds or so,” resident Michael Azzarella told the website.

La Quinta resident Oscar Fonseca said he was out for his nightly run when he saw the fireball.

"What a spectacle, it felt like time stood still for a couple of minuets. I felt like it was going to hit somewhere in PGA West,'' Fonseca said.

Janice Carabine wrote on Murrieta Patch that she spotted the fireball in Southwest Riverside County.

“It was an amazing sight; looked like a very long lasting, shooting star that ended at the horizon. Was great to be able to see this,’’ Carabine said.

http://murrieta.patch.com/articles/nasa-identifies-ufo-as-falling-fireball