Thursday, February 2, 2012

Object in the Sky!

Did you see the fireball that flew through the atmosphere last night? If you didn't get a chance to see it, I'm sure you heard about it from Facebook, Twitter, or on the news. I actually got to see it and it was one of the craziest things I've ever seen. It looked like a shooting star, but moved at a slower pace and it was really wide and round. It had a bright greenish, blueish ring around it and was sort of yellow in the middle. As it descended through the sky, it seemed to get closer and closer to us. I thought it had crash landed somewhere close by, but it turns out it actually landed pretty far away from Austin. Scientists think it was some type space debris, or more interestingly a piece of MARS!!!!!! Check out the quick time lapse photography from Texas State that caught a quick view of the meteorite shooting across the sky. 


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125 comments:

  1. Wow Ms.Arcos this is quite amazing and creepy too even though I enjoy watching these kinds of things I don't think I would ever like to encounter one.

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    1. It was very creepy to see at first, until I saw the news and found out what it really was.

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  2. Wow. That is amazing and it went real slow so some people got great pictures of it. And they say that it might be a piece of Mars.

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  3. Wow ! This is crazy , I dont know how I missed it . It is very interesting. This is something people will remember. Also I think this would be an interesting topic for people to study.

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  4. omg that so scary and i wanna go where it landed i wanna touch the fireball but im prety sure is the ufo

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  5. I think that is really amazing even though I didn't get a chance to see it.And if I did I will never forget it I wonder what it was.

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  6. This is really crazy people need to start looking for it just in case it is a piece of mars. But this is really interesting so we need to start to study this stuff.

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  7. I think the meteor was weird because I never seen one in my life so it was a cool experience.

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    1. every things cool to u you should jst reach in the sky and grabed it u r big enough

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    2. Uh hmmmm. Now now. There is no need for that Harold.

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    3. mrs i was just kidding around even though he is 5000 Ft tall

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  8. Wow ! This is Amazing I've never heard of anything like this I was sleep when this happened I wish I could have seen it.I really want to know what it was I think it was a meteroid.

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    1. I'm sorry you missed it, but glad you went to bed early.

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  9. That's pretty cool! The only non-cool thing is that I didn't get to see it? I want to see it right in front of me with a naked eye.

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  10. Woww ! I wished i could of seen it . Its realliy amazing knowing that people saw it and that it landed somewhere pretty far from Austin . I think i would of freaked out if i would of seen it , without knowing what it could of being .

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  11. I think that this is very cool!!! I dint get to see it but I think that who ever got to see I bet is was very cool.

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  12. That sounds cool but to bad i missed it . I think i might of been at my house already . But it would of been cool if i had seen it . Hope there's another one !

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  13. Uhmm, the video don't even work but that is really cool that a piece of Mars went across our sky!

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    1. The video does work and they do not know for sure what it was. A piece of Mars- yes, that would be cool.

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  14. Dang. That's cool. Wish I Could've seen it.

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  15. I don't know, maybe it was just a shooting star, but who knows, it was probally a UFO, god lets hope it's a UFO.

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  16. Wow! I didnt really see the firebal, but I wish I really did because I never seen one and it would have been amazing.

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  17. This is cool! I can't believe that something like this would happen in our life time! There is one thing though. I wonder what in the world is it?! It could be anything! A actual fire ball. An Alien. A piece of a planet. It could be anything. But for sure it is NOT 2012. That is just an old, fake tale. 2012 is not real and will never happen. Just because a fire ball came doesn't mean anything.

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  18. Its pretty awesome to bad I didn't get to see it though.
    maybe its a sign that aliens do exist or its just a meteorite from a planet or something like that.

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  19. Oh my gosh Mrs. Arcos!!! That was like so crazy!!! But I want to know what it was. It looked like it was going to land somewhere here in Austin!! But I guess it didn't. I think that was the most awesome and coolest thing i have ever seen. It looked like a green glowing shooting star!!

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  20. this is very interesting and i wish i could of seen it but i was inside watching t.v and my mom said she saw it when she was driving to go pick up my brother stuff.She told me but i didn't believe her and now i think its a piece of a plant that's falling from the sky.

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  21. Even though , I didn't get a chance to see it , I'm sure it would have been quite a sight . Something , that I think is pretty cool is the fact that we don't know exactly what it is . It will be interesting to hear about the research that follows this event .

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  22. Oh gosh!!! I didn't see anything ! -__-
    but I kept on hearing about it through Facebook.
    I would have gone crazy if i saw it ! (Aliens)

    The sky is falling !

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  23. That is so awesome!I think that it is really cool and wish I could have seen it with my own eyes.I wonder what it is, I mean it would be awesome if it was a piece of mars.

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  24. Wow , this is pretty amazing & interesting . I wish i could find this piece of " whatever " it possibly could be . >.<
    You got lucky Mrs.Arcos , you actually got to see it ! Ha , well very interesting blog post ! ;D

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  25. IT LOOKS cool but I'm cainda Mad i did not get to see it but Why does no one have a good pic of it and maybe if we find it well get rich.......=D

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  26. Crazy I've never seen something like That it was Cool Because it was when Me,Angelica,Shawn and You were on the car ans we saw it but it was crazy&Cool Great Experience<3!

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  27. That's Awesome but really scary at the same time ? ..
    Like that would've been really cool if i saw it but i didn't!
    But i think thats kinda scary because what if it's a U F O ?
    I know it's not , but still things can happen ! ;D
    - Delaney (:

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  28. This is sooooo crazyy!!!.. I am mad because i did not get the opportunity to see it. I wish there where better images and videos of it. I just hope that nothing like that crashing and making a disaster here!

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  29. Well, all I can say is that it's craazy! Well, I only knew that it happened because there were people talking about it in Facebook.Well, this sounds pretty amazing and creepy!Well, it's one of the things that I would've loved to see.At the same time, it is scary.People were saying that it might be aliens, which we would need proof anyways.Well, I just hope this is not a negative outcome.

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  31. That's really cool that you got to see it , I bet it was a sight to see . It's cool because we don't get to see things like that everyday .

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  32. That's quite an interesting thing to see!!
    And how you actually got to see it , I mean like I had to
    hear about this all on facebook last night and this morning when my mom told me about it ! But your very lucky !!
    -Alexis C

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  33. This Is Amazing , Mrs.Arcos Your Lucky You Got This See This :D , Hopefully Some Time Soon They Actually Know What It Was.
    -Rubi [:

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  34. Dang This is crazy i wish i could of seen it maybe next time and maybe its an alien or a rock but who knows.

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  35. This is really cool for us to see. But unfortenatly I didn't get to see it but if I did I got to see it I would probably mistake it for a U.F.O/?

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  36. Very interesting!
    It would even be more interesting if they identify it as a piece of Mars! Although I didn't get to see it, I'm sure it was as cool as everyone is saying.

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  37. IT'S A UFO!!!!!!! or it could just be a meteor wish would be boring but still a meteor kinda cool

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  38. That's pretty cool I've never seen one before in my life. But there much more out there I guess we might see another one pretty soon or not.

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  39. It seems ominous that no one got a good shot of the said "meteorite"....

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  40. Omg ; This Is Crazy . Im Kinda Glad I Didn't See It . Ha , But At The Same Time I Wish I Did See It . Well Your Lucky Mrs.Arcos .

    -Jasmineeeeeeee:D

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  41. It would've been cool if i had gotten to see it for myself And i think it was probably a meteor

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  42. im glad i did not see it because i would of diedbecause thats wierd all this crazy thing happening this year and they say the worlds goin to end this year so thank god i did not see it

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  43. I wanted to see it but i did not know about it. But that is crazy because it probably a big meteor but is not i think.

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  44. I didn't know about that that shooting star but I bet it was cool to see. I didn't get a chance to see it, but I wish I would

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  45. I didn't know about this fireball in the air but i would like to learned more about this

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  46. I don`t know what`s every body saying but what happen but i wish i could see it but I did not because I wast play my video games but I wish I saw it

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  47. That object seemed preety cool, I just wish I could have seen it with my own eyes.

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  48. its cool i want to see what inside of it

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  49. Im So Mad That I Didnt Get To See It !! >:| I Didnt Even Know Abourt It Thats Pretty Cool That They Said It Changed Colors !! :O

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  50. I wish I could have saw it. It sounds cool because it could be from mars :)

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  51. I saw it it was so cool and amazing! :]

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  52. Wow!I can't believe I also that.It was really amazing because it was first encounter.What I think is that it's probably a piece of Mars,space debris, UFO crash or probably SuperMan going to save somebody LOL!It was going at a slow pace like any other wouldn't it had a large yellow tail and bluish around it and it was leaving yellowish circles right behind it.The col thing about it is the it went right above my apartments.!!!!

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  53. I wished I saw it in person. In the video the flying object went too fast so it took me a while to spot it but still I'm pretty sure that it wasn't debris from Mars or anything from Mars.

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  54. I did not saw it but it would wish that i have the opportunity to see another one because it can be fun to see it because it sounds very cool and interesting to see if is a piece of mars......

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  55. WOW! I dint get to see it but it sounds cool. I wish I did see it. I think its kinda cool how it went slow and people had a chance to take a picture of it.

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  56. Wow to bad i didn't see it :(.Well the only thing i have to say is that's cool,and crazy,and who knows what will happen{come} next to planet Earth

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  57. cool.....my brother told me about it when he was outside he came in and he said he saw a ''fireball'' but i didint believe him......i wish i could of see it :(

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  58. Wow, I wish i could have seen it, It sounds like it looked cool.It would be cool if it really is a piece of mars

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  59. It Looked Cool But , I Could Barley See It . I Think It Could Have Been Like An Asteroid Like Something That Was Just Left Over And Fell Through Earths Atmosphere !

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  60. That sounds AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I bet it was a UFO!!That will be tight!:D

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  61. Man..I wish i couldn't seen it, I bet was an awesome experience. I Cant think of anything that it would be other than maybe debris.

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  62. I did not saw that fire ball but it looks cool in the picture!! :)

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  63. that was so cool but couldn't see it clearly. That's cool that we could catch that on video, I just wish that I could see it with my own eyes instead. It looked like it was pretty close to us, but that's how our minds play tricks on us. We are lucky that it didn't land in Austin, that would have been a disaster. God is watching over us.

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  64. Wow, that's crazy what if it would of hit the earth that would of been bad but this is a good blog Ms. Arcos. I wish i would of saw it. Your so lucky Ms. Arcos.

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  65. wow that is awesome i with i could have seen it but that did look pretty cool

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  66. Wow That Is Just Crazy' They Think It May Have Bean A Piece Of Mars I Really don't know But The Ball Thingii Looked Awesomee

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  67. Wow that is like really cool i cant believe i didn't see it or heard of it in till know. Thanks for telling us or sharing your story with us.
    -Barbie Reyes

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  68. Wow! That's just unbelievable that a meteor landed in Waco.I wish I saw it because it would have been cool to see a meteor crash into earth. :)

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  69. Omg! I wish I saw it. I think it sounds pretty they way you described it.I also think it might a piece of Mars!And I think thats Cool.

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  70. I didn't know that happen yesterday ,but I heard on Facebook this morning.That is so cool I wish could have seen it.I wonder what it is.?

    @Guadalupe Garcia

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  71. OHHH WOW that's awesome I didn't hear or see it on Facebook weird well that's cool you told us because I would of never found out!!. :D

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  72. That would be cool to see in person I can't believe that that actually happened :)

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  73. WOW ! That was my first reaction when I saw the meteor\ light thingy. I thought that it was really amazing , I had never seen one before - I wish I could of seen it while it was passing outside. This is a really special thing that will go down in history & many will be talking about it , I think even as I'm writing people are talking about it. ;p Well , this was an extraordinary thing to watch - I really hope another one will come & I'll be able to see it !

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  74. That's crazy. Maybe 2012 is trying to warn us. It's some scary stuff.

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  75. I didn't hear about it until this afternoon in Mrs.Arcos class. It went pretty slow for a comet but i wonder what it is?

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  76. wow that sounds really awesome to watch in the middle of the night sky

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  77. that was crazy.iv never seen some thing like that :]

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  78. that was awesome i never see that before

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  80. That Looks So Cool :o !! I Wish I Coul've Have Seened That

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  81. That's really cool i wish i could see it but i didn't and i think is a meteor but it looks really awesome!^.^

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  82. That Looked Really Awesome I Wish I Could See That Metorite
    And The Video I Saw It In The Time Lapse And It Just Looked White To Me Not Yellow.

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  83. That was kool man to bad i didnt see it

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  84. it must have been an out standing sight to see, I had got a call telling me to look outside and text messages but of course I didn't Now I wished I had listen, It was an amazing sight my mom told me she had a good sight of it and she has some pictures I hope she can show me it when she gets back.

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  85. I wish I was there and that was awesome I never knew that it happen until now and how it land far away form Austin.

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  86. Oh My Gosh I can't believe that I missed it though.But I just saw it right now I cant believe that it happened it's crazy.

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  87. wow miss that sounds so cool and i hope I could see it. If i would of saw it i would say it is a alien.

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  88. This was really crazy, even my brother told me about this, I thought he was just making it up until I saw it on the news.

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  89. Woa! thats crazy I wish I was there to see it. It looks creepy. I would probably freak out!.I hope somebody find it so scientist can study.

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  90. It was kind of green it looked really pretty , first thing i did was make a wish hehehe . Well hopefully we can find out what it was .


    .. Zirry :D

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  91. WOW! I did get to see it. It was awesome that I seen it and it look like and orange ball with fire in the back of the fireball. I hope that people find the pieces of there backyard to study it.

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  92. Wow that was so cool but we don't know what it is we should go look for it.

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  93. Wow This IS Crazy I WOULD BE SCARED IF I SAW IT IT IS PRETTY DOPE

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  94. CRAZY AWESOMENESS!!!!!!! It looked so cool i wish I could have been closer to it!!!

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  96. WoW ! XD
    I didn't had the opportunity to see it ! |: ... But wish I had ! Omqq' but it's crazy ! 0_o Like I can't believe it !
    WoW ! ! ! && they think it's a piece from MARS !? :0 . && who ever founds it will get a lot of money ! Ahhh' i'm going to look for it ! ;D ... Ummm ' but I still don't get it ! They say it might be a piece of Mars , but then why was it g r e e n ? ! 0_o

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  97. Man I wish i could have saw it sound so cool the way they described it with it changing colors, But i think its a UFO because they say it was moving sloe across the sky but it docent mater its still cool

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  98. This is awesomee ! I didn't see the object in the sky but if I saw it I would of said it was a UFO ! I bet it was cool, I hope whoever finds it makes good profit off of it !

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  99. ha i would of like to see the object in the sky PERO u know i didn't happen ND why didn't NASA new about this;..... o no

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  100. This is really cool! I didnt see it because i fell asleep but if i would have seen it i would have thought it waz pretty cool and i would have told my cousin that aliens were coming to get him. I would love to have seen it.

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  101. So awesome I saw it I was at KFC and I saw it in the air.It was so cool man I wish It landed in back yard.

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  102. I sure wish that I seen the fireball I've never seen one before.I wonder how much it worth.

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  103. I think this is really cool. I liked seeing the videos on the internet. It doesn't look like a shooting star because it was just a regular ball it didn't have anything in the back. Well this is really cool.

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  104. Well it seem a really good thing and no i did not see it.Well I like seen the video it was interesting and well it look like a regular ball .

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  105. Wow that looks pretty cool , i wish i had a chance to see it.

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  106. Wow! That is crazy, I wish I had seen it. But sadly I didn't. Anyways I'm glad you saw it. I think it can probably be a sign of the supposedly "2012". I loved the way you described the happening. I can tell you were shocked.

    Bye, Arlette :)

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  107. Wow that was so cool Mrs.Arcos!I think that that was amazing that some people got to see that & that's something crazy that nobody excpected to see.!

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  108. I think it's funny how the newscasters get our weather wrong. That could have been the beginning of the whole world getting destroyed.It's cool but, I think they should try to inform us more.

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  109. Looks awsome I wish I got to see it

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  110. Ohhh My God!!.. Ms. Arcos you are soo lucky because you actually got to see it. I wish I have had the opportunity to see this "piece of fire" (ALIENS) hahahaha. Well I just hope that who ever finds this awesome thing gets rewarded for it.

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  111. WoW Aliens!!!
    No not really aliens don't need our resources yet.
    But cool how did I miss it when I'm outside always so cool.

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  112. This is awesomee ! I didn't see the object in the sky but if I saw it I would of said it was a UFO ! I bet it was cool, I would like to find it, it would be a fourtune.It doesn't look like a shooting star because it was just a regular ball it didn't have anything in the back.

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  113. This is really crazy because I saw this when I was in a car and we thought it was a star exploding....Crazy!!!!!!

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  114. i did not see it but it would have been cool if i did because then i would have took a picture of it.But that is really crazy i wounder what it was.

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