��vlog archives: Dashcam video captures large meteor darting across Iowa sky

��vlog archives: Spectacular meteor fireball lights up Iowa sky

Iowans who had their eyes on the skies one April night in 2010 were treated to an unforgettable surprise. Dick Odgaard was driving back to Iowa from Omaha when he saw a fireball streak across the sky. "The first thought that went through my mind was a shuttle returning into the atmosphere," Odgaard said.Watch the video above to see dashcam video from 2010 showing the massive meteor streaking across Iowa.He later learned it was a large meteor, seen, heard and felt across the Midwest. Not only did it light up the night sky, some heard a sonic boom and others felt rumbling as it passed. Herbert Schwartz, an astronomy professor who retired from Drake University in 2022, estimated at the time that the meteor was about a meter wide. He compared it to the length of a guitar and said most meteors are much smaller — pea-sized. » Download the free ��vlog app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google PlayMore from the archivesRETRO IOWA: Robbie Knievel breaks father's record at the Iowa State Fair RETRO FIND: Adorable dog and duck are BFFs��vlog archives: Stevie Wonder once performed for children at Blank Park ZooRETRO FIND: Farmer uses bowling balls to entertain pigs

GRIMES, Iowa —

Iowans who had their eyes on the skies one April night in 2010 were treated to an unforgettable surprise.

Dick Odgaard was driving back to Iowa from Omaha when he saw a fireball streak across the sky. "The first thought that went through my mind was a shuttle returning into the atmosphere," Odgaard said.

Watch the video above to see dashcam video from 2010 showing the massive meteor streaking across Iowa.

He later learned it was a large meteor, seen, heard and felt across the Midwest. Not only did it light up the night sky, some heard a sonic boom and others felt rumbling as it passed.

Herbert Schwartz, an astronomy professor who retired from Drake University in 2022, estimated at the time that the meteor was about a meter wide. He compared it to the length of a guitar and said most meteors are much smaller — pea-sized.

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