Bright daytime Bolide was observed by more than 300 witnesses from Belgium, Netherland and Germany on 28 June 2019 around 9:30 in the evening hours. A loud sonic boom and bright fireball were reported by many hundreds of people.
UPDATE JULY 05:
First picture with clear fragmentation of the bolide from Jun. 28th in north of netherland. Meteorites could have reached the ground!
UPDATE JUNE 30:
First authentic footage of Netherland fireball from June 28th posted on Twitter by Dr. Marco Langbroek!
Eerste authentieke filmbeelden van de grote vuurbol van vrijdagavond! Gefilmd vanuit Harderwijk:https://t.co/tSnW10xNJj
— Dr Marco Langbroek (@Marco_Langbroek) June 30, 2019
WATCH NETHERLANDS BOLIDE VIDEO FOOTAGE
UPDATE JULY 1:
Another Video was posted on July 1st by Dr. Marco Langbroek
Hundreds of reports made
As the sun was setting the bright fireball crossed the sky in direction South to North. It was seen by many hundreds of observers from different countries including Belgium, Netherland and Germany.
Reports speaking from a white, blue to green color and a loud immense sonic boom at the end of the trail in the north of netherland.
Here an exclusive video provided by Meteorite Belgium Facebook Page!
AMS REPORTS
The American Meteor Society, so far, received 341 reports about the fireball seen over Drenthe, Flevoland, Friesland, Gelderland, Groningen, Limburg, Lower Saxony, Niedersachsen, Noord-Brabant, Noord-Holland, Nordrhein-Westfalen, North Brabant, North Holland, Overijssel, Région Flamande, South Holland, Utrecht, Vlaanderen, Wallonie and Zuid-Holland.
Observer Map AMS
The Heat Map calculated by all registred observations – Source: AMS
Map with calculated path of fireball – Source: AMS
Visit AMS Event page here:
EVENT JUN. 28th AMS Event Page
Download above KML file here:
Credits:
AMS – American Meteor Society Homepage
Meteorite Belgium Facebook Page
Meteorite Belgium Twitter Profile
Dr. Marco Langbroek Twitter Profile
Author: Alex Folta
Alex Folta is one of the co-founders, the creative head and technical director of the Meteorite Club. With over twelve years of business and design experience, Alex is responsible for our widely recognized Meteorite Club design work as well as for all creative and technical processes and questions behind the scenes. His portfolio includes work for global projects, well known brands and companys of the space and astronomy business and beyond. A true northerner in every way, Alex is a lifelong resident of Laatzen near Hanover in Germany and enjoys spending his free time with his daughter Fiona in the nature, watching stars, looking for meteorites or hunting fossils. SPACEROCKSHOP.COM
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