CaseFireball1998

James Island, SC, USA

Meteor? Flash of brillant whiite light across sky in front of waxing full moon covered by cirrus clouds - then a fireball about the

Report quality: Moderate51/100

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  • Duration parsed: 4s (an atypical range)
  • Detailed witness text (131 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
1998-10-04
Where
James Island, SC, USA
Shape
Fireball
Duration
4 seconds
Geo
32.724, -79.963 · exact
Slug
fireball-over-james-island-sc-1998-977c5e

In context

  • One of 9 documented reports from James Island, SC in the UFOMYST archive.
  • South Carolina logged 26 sightings in 1998.
  • Fireball sightings ran at 6.8% during the 1990s (archive average: 6.9%).

Nearby in space & time

within 30 days

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