Have ever seen a large meteor come down?

[NoDecision]

Did it ever look like it may hit the ground but then burned up? One that you don't have to be away from the city to be able to see?

[Lliam]

I did. In the 1970s, two friends and I backpacked up to Thousand Island lake near Yosemite.
That night, we were camped on a bare slope high above the lake smoking weed and drinking tequila around the camp fire.
All of a sudden, everything lit up with an intense, white light. For a split second, I thought we were caught in a searchlight. But when we looked up, we saw a huge meteor streaking across the sky right over the lake from left to right. It was low and had a tail that was miles long.
It was so low that, once it pass over the lake, we expected to see or hear an impact of it hitting the ground.
30 seconds or more later, we heard a buffeting, rumbling sound that was from the meteor crashing through the atmosphere as it passed over.

It was absolutely mind blowing.

[NoDecision]

Video or it didn't happen. 😅😂

[Lliam]

Video in the 1970s? There weren't even any cell phones.
One of those friends is still alive to testify. That's the only proof.

[NoDecision]

Was kidding. 😅

[Lliam]

I know. :D

[Iron_Man]

We really need to see pictures. Nobody goes that far without bringing a camera and I know they had those back in the 70s. Hmmm 🤔

[DryGermanGuy]

Only on television:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/fBLjB5qavxY

[NoDecision]

That wasn't a meteor, that was Tinkerbelle being drunk. Never seen those videos before. 😯

[Nik1hil]

Yes, I know you wouldn't believe me!.

I went to that Meteor site.. in middle of No where.. it was a Forest..

Inside that Meteor I Found a wrist Watch, It jumped on my Wrist! ⌚

This Good for Nothing Watch doesn't even Tell Time!..

I think it's Digital and It's Locked

[WhitneySnow]

I never have but I love that pic

King Arthur’s sword Excalibur means out of heaven and was said to be forged from a meteorite

[FreyaRed]

No and you shouldn't watch on directly without eye protection because of UV radiation. It's plasma that surrounds such body and it's not different than plasma while welding.

[purplepoppy]

There were quite a few big ones last month but i dont think any landed

[slatyb]

Meteorites (meteors that reach the surface) are very rare, it's unlikely anyone on this site has seen one.

[NathanDavis]

nope... lol

only seen little ones, pass by

[exitseven]

I have watched meteor showers before and saw a few burn up in the atmosphere.

[AgentG111]

At the actual site no, but seen several flying through the sky.

[EmmaMary]

Never seen one unfortunately.

[Iron_Man]

I have seen a big shooting star

[NoDecision]

Well if you look in the sky and see a light getting bigger, but not moving across the sky, it means you are in the place where it is going to hit. 😯

[Iron_Man]

Yikes 😳

[NoDecision]

@Iron_Man Did you put it in your pocket?
https://youtu.be/tawiuSb1JyM?si=tE1zNV5VLlsB-Ong

[EmmaMary]

@nodecision

Gosh! He was one of my mother's favourite singers!

[Iron_Man]

Nice video. But I’d rather put you in my pocket.

[NoDecision]

He had his day for sure.

[Paige2006]

I don't think I have

[Bklynbadboy12]

Nope I've never seen that

[NoDecision]

Thankfully we don't.

[rgb008]

yes, I have