A fireball was seen in at least 10 states a little after 7 p.m. Thursday . ` ` It was a huge yellow burning tail , '' one viewer wrote to a meteor tracking group . It was n't , of course . The Perseid Meteor shower is the most spectacular display of shooting stars and meteors that occurs every year around this time of year. Such events are common , but often go unseen , American Meteor Society says .
A fireball was seen in at least 10 states a little after 7 p.m. Thursday . ` ` It was a huge yellow burning tail , '' one viewer wrote to a meteor tracking group . The Perseid Meteor shower is the most spectacular display of shooting stars and meteors that occurs every year around this time of year. Such events are common , but often go unseen , American Meteor Society says .