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🌱 Patch AM: Did your camera catch Dale City’s mysterious 2:38 a.m. fireball?
Make time for 9th Annual Gene Montague Memorial 5K on the Dale City Patch calendar

Good day Dale City! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Did your camera catch Dale City's mysterious 2:38 a.m. fireball?
Also on today's calendar: 9th Annual Gene Montague Memorial 5K and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: I'm a rock group with 4 members; one member was assassinated. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: A stray thunderstorm, with a high of 83 and low of 65 degrees.
- Saturday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 79, low: 70.
- Sunday: Thunderstorm, with a high of 86 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• Bright Green Fireball Lights Up Sky Over Southern Maryland, Reports Stretch Across Mid-Atlantic (thebaynet.com) — A bright green fireball seen across the Mid-Atlantic early Wednesday was also reported in Dale City, where a resident's camera caught a flash at 2:38 a.m. The meteor-like event generated similar reports from Northern Virginia, Maryland, and D.C., and astronomers may use shared videos to better understand its path.
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📸 Around Dale City
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dale City
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★ Featured events ★
- 9th Annual Gene Montague Memorial 5K →
Occoquan Regional Park, 9751 Ox Rd, Lorton
8:30 am - Fridays at 5 Free Concert Series →
1 County Complex Ct, Woodbridge
5:00 pm - Marian Homes, Inc. 2026 Casino Night Gala →
The Tower Club Tysons, 8000 Towers Crescent Dr, Vienna
7:00 pm
Saturday September 12
Friday September 25
Saturday October 10
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Other local events
- Menopause Café
Dale City Neighborhood Library Dale City Library -
10:00 am - Petit Monde Français
Dale City Neighborhood Library Dale City Library -
10:30 am - FUN Time With ART
Dale City Library -
10:30 am - Family Story Time
Dale City Library -
10:30 am - One-on-one Genealogy Help
Dale City Library -
11:00 am - Edition No. 001: The Heat Edit →
5497 Mapledale Plaza, Dale City - Knights of Columbus Contact Free Shredding →
12809 Valleywood Dr, Lake Ridge
10:00 am - WARRIOR AND HER TRUTH VETERANS WELLNESS EXPO VENDOR REGISTRATION →
14631 Minnieville Road, Dale City
Saturday September 12
Tuesday September 15
Wednesday September 16
Saturday September 19
Saturday September 26
Sunday September 27
📣 Dale City Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- PreK Skill Builders
Haymarket Gainesville Library - Haymarket Gainesville Communi
10:30 am - Music and Motion
Potomac Library - Potomac Community Room
10:30 am - Spanish Circle Time/El Circulo de Cuentos en Español
Manassas City Library -
11:00 am - English Conversation
Potomac Library - Potomac Community Room
12:30 pm
Friday September 11
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🗞 Nearby News
Dumfries
- Dumfries returns Sept. 15 to a $319,000 question on town boundaries (potomaclocal.com)
- Police Blotter: Brandishing Arrests, Burglaries Hit Dumfries and Woodbridge (potomaclocal.com)
- Family dispute, barricade incident forces some Prince William residents to evacuate (insidenova.com)
Woodbridge
- PWCS cuts ribbon on new Woodbridge Elementary Schoolementa (potomaclocal.com)
- Wonder sets Sept. 17 opening at Smoketown Station in Woodbridge (potomaclocal.com)
Manassas
- VA Rep. Suhas Subramanyam Unveils National Data Center Legislation (patch.com)
Ok Dale City! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Mount Rushmore (Thank you J.J. W. for sending it in!)
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