Was there a meteor over Tampa Bay?
More than 70 reports of the fireball sighting have been given to the American Meteor Society. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.  A large and very bright fireball meteor lit up the night sky above Tampa Bay and a good part of Florida Wednesday evening. Its was seen by quite a few people. More than 70 reports have been filed with the American Meteor Society as of Thursday morning. The fireball flared across the sky about 9:50 p.m. and appeared to be viewable for about six seconds. Witnesses said the fireball emitted an incredibly bright light. A fireball zooms across the sky followed by a line drive up the middle. Love this fireball sighting from Jacksonville last night. Incredible. Thanks Jonathan Tidwell. Go #Redtails! pic.twitter.com/4E9Lc6A1cu  Ric Kearbey (@RicKearbeyWTSP) June 10, 2021  At the tee ball game above in Jacksonville, Jonathan Tidwell says the crowd went wild. Tidwell says, I heard people saying What!!! Thats so cool! !  The fireball was seen across much of Florida as far south as Naples to Ft. Lauderdale and north up to Jacksonville.  Last night's fireball sighting in Plant City! Love these Nest and Ring cameras everyone has these days. Thanks Michael Crapps. pic.twitter.com/gAg9WG9U68  Ric Kearbey (@RicKearbeyWTSP) June 10, 2021  Fireball is an astronomical term for an exceptionally bright meteor that is spectacular enough to to be seen over a very wide area. Meteors, or shooting stars, are the visible paths of meteoroids that have entered the Earths atmosphere at high velocities. A meteor is what happens when a small piece of an asteroid or comet, called a meteoroid, burns up upon entering Earths atmosphere. Objects causing fireball events can exceed three 3 feet in size. Fireballs that explode in the atmosphere are technically referred to as bolides.