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(Oregon Coast) A major fireball happened yesterday morning over the Pacific Northwest, visible from Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, Montanta, Alberta and especially the Oregon coast with much of it centered over the Pacific coast region.
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The American Meteor Society said earlier on Wednesday it had received as many as 234 reports of a major fireball over the Pacific Northwest and southwestern Canada about 5:55 a.m. Pacific time. Primarily, it was seen by those in Portland, Oregon, but the society reports there are also many witnesses from Washington, British Columbia, Alberta, Idaho, and Montana.
At this time, the society believes the trajectory took it right over the Washington coast. Preliminary indications are it entered over southeastern Washington and flamed out somewhere just west of Seattle.
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