I saw a meteor a couple of nights ago to the west of my location here in
Reno, Nv.. It was somewhat bright but not too, and lasted for maybe all of 3
to 4 seconds. It was traveling quite fast, like a meteor, and would likely
have covered a distance of maybe 500 mi's or so. It (in)obviously appeared to
have traveled in a NE to SW direction. It left *no* vapor trail and/or
didn't appear to burn-up upon entering the atmosphere as would typically be
expected.
I've
seen many so-called meteors over the years that left *no* vapor trail. One
time, I saw one just as it was entering the atmosphere, very fast like a
meteor, but quickly exploded, w/o any sound. On more than a half a dozen
times,
over the years, I saw the more obvious ones that burned w/ a bright greenish
color, and/or traveled quite a distance and fizzled out with a white
sparkler-like effect.
All of the so-called meteors that I've seen over the years which didn't emit
any vapor trail, appeared more (in)obviously as a "Light" being switched
off, and not as a result of anything "burning" from any natural spin-off or
exploded debris that was traveling around in space for millions or billions
of years... To me, there's a big difference!.
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