Earth-grazing fireball ( or Earth-grazer ) is a fireball , a very bright meteor that enters Earth ’s atmosphere and leaves again . Some fragments may impact Earth as meteorites , if the meteor starts to break up or explodes in mid-air . These phenomena are then called Earth-grazing meteor processions and bolides . Famous examples of Earth-grazers are the 1972 Great Daylight Fireball and the Meteor Procession of July 20 , 1860
1972 Great Daylight Fireball
1972 Great Daylight Fireball
Earth-grazing fireball