The June 23 Tucson fireball caught on film. Courtesy of KOLD News.

At approximately 9:20 pm on Tuesday, June 23, a large fireball was seen by multiple eyewitnesses in the night sky over southern Arizona. So far sightings have been reported as far south as Green Valley and as far north as Phoenix, with a concentration of reports from in and around Tucson.

The fireball clearly broke into multiple pieces and may have deposited meteorites on the ground. Some witnesses reported seeing blue and green within the fireball, which could indicate satellite debris rather than a meteorite.

First thing this morning I visited KOLD News Channel 13 here in Tucson and filmed an interview and meteorite demonstration segment with First Alert Meteorologist Erin Jordan. The segment aired on the Live at Noon News and will be repeated throughout the day.

Meteorologist and reporter Erin Jordan of KOLD News Channel 13 filming a segment with the author about the June 23 Tucson fireball. Photograph by Suzanne Morrison.

If meteorites from the June 23 fireball made it to earth, they may have landed in southern Arizona. If you had a clear view of the fireball, or particularly if you heard sonic booms, please contact us immediately. I am an internationally known science writer and meteorite specialist based in Tucson and we are meteorite recovery professionals. The sooner a new fall can be recovered, the more valuable it is to science.

The author on KOLD News, Tucson, June 24, 2009

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