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Bright green fireball captured on video in Pacific Northwest sky as another meteor streaks across U.S.
Updated on: March 25, 2026 / 6:36 AM EDT / CBS/AP
TL;DR
- A bright green fireball was captured on a dashcam in southwestern Washington state on Monday morning.
- Fireballs, which are very bright meteors, have been reported across the U.S. in recent days.
- A 7-ton meteor broke apart over Ohio last week, with fragments reaching the ground.
- Another meteor weighing about 1 ton disintegrated near Houston on Saturday, with one piece reportedly crashing through a resident's roof.
- The green color of some fireballs is due to the presence of magnesium or nickel.
- Increased availability of dashcams and doorbell cameras has led to more reported sightings of such phenomena.