GATEWAY, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — A bright meteor fireball streaked over northern Arkansas early Sunday, NASA reported, passing over Gateway at 1:35 a.m. UTC on Aug. 17 (Aug. 16 at 8:35 p.m. CST).
“This was a flat-trajectory, long-lasting fireball seen over northern Arkansas,” the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said. “Based on what was visible, it may have produced meteorites.”
Scientists mapped a “strewn field” showing where fragments might have landed: larger pieces, up to 1 kilogram, near Gateway, with smaller debris scattered farther north and possibly shifted by low-altitude winds.
According to their website, weather radar did not capture a strong signal of falling meteorites.
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“There are a few faint radar signals that might indicate meteorites, but they are weak enough that they could also just be electronic noise,” NASA added…