Olympia records second green fireball in a week
TL;DR
Cameras on the Washington State Capitol Campus captured a bright green fireball streaking over Olympia at about 12:15 a.m. May 5, 2026—the second meteor sighting in western Washington in about a week—described by witnesses as a green flash with an orange tail; NASA notes meteors burn up in Earth’s atmosphere, with the brightest called fireballs.
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- Fireball lights up northwest sky in Camano Island skycam video Yahoo
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