**We are looking at doing a possible expedition: "Peterborough Meteor Hunt" (hashtag #ptbometeorhunt). Details here. [UPDATE: Here's the path the fireball took, according to an analysis by the American Meteor Society.]

[UPDATE, May 5th: The National Post quotes Peter Brown, a professor at the University of Western Ontario who studies meteors, as saying that "based on the data and the eyewitness reports, it appears the shockwave occurred in the area of Peterborough, and its characteristics allowed for an estimate of the size of the meteor." A Globe and Mail report adds that the "once-in-a-decade astronomical event" has Ontarians poised for a "large and possibly lucrative rock hunt throughout Southern Ontario"—and that most speculated the meteor disappeared somewhere around Peterborough, Ont. The "Peterborough meteor", as the Globe article refers to it as, measured between half a metre and a metre in diameter and weighs at least one metric ton.]

ORIGINAL POST:
Eyewitnesses spotted a fireball in the sky—a blue light, then a loud boom, possibly a meteor. Epicentre appears to be in Oshawa/Scarborough/GTA/Peterborough area, with a sonic boom blast/explosion felt, and some people in Peterborough reporting their houses shaking—we felt it, too. Pictures (and video) coming in on Twitter (see below).... American Meteor Society currently investigating... More here from the Toronto Star and CTV News. Follow us on Twitter on @Ptbo_Canada for live reports...

Caught a meteor on my car cam landing north of Toronto

My wife noticed a small ball of fire appearing to fall through the sky and I thought it was fireworks since I only managed to see the trail of smoke. We reviewed the video footage on my Blackvue 1080P dashcam and there it was- awesome!

Major Mackenzie & Hwy 400

Shot of clouds from suspected meteor in the sky taken approximately 4:15pm on May 4, 2014 from Grafton, Ontario.

Video of possible #meteor near Toronto a couple of hours ago. “Big booms” reported in other parts of Ontario. https://t.co/abw2AVYNjR
— Nick Wiltgen (@WxNick) May 4, 2014

Unconfirmed reports indicate loud blast over Peterborough and GTA was result of a meteor. Stay tuned for updates.
— The Weather Network (@weathernetwork) May 4, 2014

Taken in Port Hope, ON at 4:20 pm. Looked like meteor exploding. Heard BOOM. Then rumble. Ground shook #meteor pic.twitter.com/RQfZ7r55Do
— DC-Photography (@DCPhotographyON) May 5, 2014

Huge cloud of smoke from meteor ! Oshawa/Courtice pic.twitter.com/YuPdYCrz9M
— stephanie lupton (@Slupton89) May 4, 2014

Here's the photo of the #meteor contrail over GTA and Durham! Saw this from Whitby.... Seeing this made my day pic.twitter.com/gINzrFeMc9
— Veronica (@iVeronica) May 4, 2014

#meteor, #Peterborough pic.twitter.com/bG1nLrU8ct
— Lawrence (@lhaddlesey) May 4, 2014

@13WHAM All I have is smoke trail of the #ROC #Meteor pic.twitter.com/r5xI9pE7TI
— Jesse Jordan (@jessejordan06) May 4, 2014

@13WHAM from the meteor I saw in Greece ny pic.twitter.com/D2b4a2pFg4
— justin muench (@JustinTiim3) May 4, 2014

Note the small circular cloud. It's well high up. That my friends was a meteorite methinks pic.twitter.com/DdMbYS6C6y
— Rich Wigmore (@Ricwi) May 4, 2014

—Scott Arnold & Neil Morton

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