{"id":639892,"date":"2026-08-16T09:14:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T09:14:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/639892\/"},"modified":"2026-08-16T09:14:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T09:14:19","slug":"did-you-see-it-bright-fireball-explodes-over-washington-sky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/639892\/","title":{"rendered":"Did you see it? Bright fireball explodes over Washington sky"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>The Brief<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 safari:ml-6 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A bright blue fireball streaked across Washington early Friday, traveling about 33,000 mph before breaking apart in the atmosphere.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 safari:ml-6 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The meteor&#8217;s explosion released energy equivalent to roughly 10 tons of TNT, with infrasound detected across several Cascade volcanoes.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 safari:ml-6 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">There are no confirmed reports that any pieces of the meteor reached the ground.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>REDMOND, Wash.<\/strong> &#8211; Did you see it? A <a data-ylk=\"slk:bright fireball;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13seattle.com\/news\/meteor-western-wa-british-columbia\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">bright fireball<\/a> streaked across the Washington night sky early Friday, Aug. 14, creating a bright flash that many caught on camera.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>What we know<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A 16-inch meteor, known as a &#8220;bolide,&#8221; appeared above the Pacific Northwest at around 12:48 a.m. PDT, emitting a vibrant blue light. A FOX 13 Seattle viewer in Redmond was able to capture the phenomenon on a home security camera.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"&lt;div&gt;A FOX 13 Seattle viewer in Redmond captured video of a meteor burning up above Washington skies early Friday morning.&lt;\/div&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/kcpq_fox_local_articles_135\/6e0815485f4ee1afd108947c316a9fa0.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A FOX 13 Seattle viewer in Redmond captured video of a meteor burning up above Washington skies early Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Traveling north at approximately 33,000 mph, the fireball covered 36 miles through the atmosphere before fragmenting above Sim&#8217;s Corner, according to FOX Weather.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The atmospheric explosion released an energy equivalent to roughly 10 tons of TNT, sending low-frequency sound waves across regional volcanoes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Dig deeper<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Because the space rock traveled at supersonic speeds and fragmented in the atmosphere, it generated infrasound: sound waves below the threshold of human hearing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Infrasound signals were recorded across multiple Cascade Range volcanoes between 12:55 a.m. and 1:10 a.m. PT, including Glacier Peak, Mount Rainier, Mount Adams, Mount St. Helens and Mount Hood.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">There were no confirmed reports that the bolide reached the ground.<\/p>\n<p>MORE NEWS FROM FOX 13 SEATTLE<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Man severely injured after e-scooter collides with King County Metro 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