The map
Every report, on one map
Thirteen claimed falls, each followed to an ending, plus 821 fireballs reported from two or more towns. Click any point to read the original newspaper.
Results
The contiguous United States
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Under investigationRecognizedHoaxLikely hoaxNot a meteorite /
unresolvedFireball · size = grouped
cities
REPORTS THROUGH TIME · DRAG TO SELECT
NEWSPAPER TITLES IN AVAILABLE SWEEP YEARS · GAPS ARE UNKNOWN
More dots can mean more digitized newspapers, not more meteors. Fireball pins mark representative publishing towns, not positions in the sky. City counts do not prove independent witnesses. Understand this map ↗