Meteor fireball over Caribbean
© YouTube/American Meteor Society (screen capture)
At approximately 8:40 PM on Sunday 26th April 2020, a bright meteor streaked across the night sky, lighting up between Martinique to as north as Anguilla and as west as Puerto Rico.

A brief and bright flash of light was reported from Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint Martin, Saint Barthelemy, Gustavia, and Puerto Rico.

Flash of the meteor seen at Gustavia:


The American Meteor Society (AMS) received 7 reports about a meteor fireball seen over Grande-Terre, Saint John, St. John and St. Thomas on Monday.

This video was uploaded to their website.

Credit: E. Wellemeyer

According to one report in Guadeloupe, the meteor was seen with a "big red trail with a very bright white ball ahead." Meteors with a red trail typically indicate a high magnesium content as it burns through the atmosphere.