Courtesy of National Geographic

A large fireball from meteor shower turns night into day and landed in southwest corner of Wisconsin, rattling houses and causing trees and the ground to shake. Luckily, no injuries were reported.

According to some witnesses, the meteor lit up the sky about 10:00 pm Wednesday. National Weather Service offices in the Midwest said that it was visible from southwestern Wisconsin and northern Iowa to central Missouri.

Radar information suggests the meteor landed in the southwest corner of Wisconsin though no one reported seeing a meteorite or crater. Lafayette County Sheriff Scott Pedley said he received tons of reports of a very bright light in the sky followed by houses and the ground shaking. (more…)