A fireball is described as a meteor that is brighter than Venus, according to the non-profit organization.
The sighting was reported in 15 states, from South Carolina all the way to Ontario, Canada. Most reports were around 6:24 a.m.
The American Meteor Society is still looking into the fireball, but reported that the preliminary trajectory suggests the meteor traveled from southeast to northwest, with visibility ending near North Benton, Ohio.
We caught a meteor on a couple of our https://t.co/ulNKKYK5kb cameras this morning. Read more here: https://t.co/IjFhBqvaUS pic.twitter.com/EgSGTgiIfI
— Ohio Dept of Transportation (@ODOT_Statewide) September 30, 2020
The meteor was captured on Ohio Department of Transportation traffic cameras across the state.
ODOT reviewed more than 800 cameras to check for flashes of bright light and compiled a video of what they saw.
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