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Meteor fireball over Michigan and Ohio on January 19

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We received 5 reports about a fireball seen over MI and OH on Sunday, January 19th 2025 around 01:31 UT.

For this event, we received one video.


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Stunning meteor fireball over Portugal (Jan. 19)

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The bright fireball in this video was recorded from Spain on January 19, at 0:12 local time (equivalent to 23:12 universal time on January 18). The fireball was observed by several casual eyewitnesses, who reported it on social networks.

The event was generated by a rock (a meteoroid) from an asteroid that hit the atmosphere at about 89,000 km/h. The fireball overflew the regions of Evora and Portalegre, in Portugal. But because of its high luminosity it could be seen from the whole Iberian Peninsula. It began at an altitude of about 93 km over the locality of Sao Bento do Cortiço (Évora District, Portugal), moved northwest, and ended at a height of around 33 km over the locality of Ponte de Sor (Portalegre District, Portugal).

This bright meteor was recorded in the framework of the SMART project, operated by the Southwestern Europe Meteor Network (SWEMN) from the meteor-observing stations located at Huelva, La Hita (Toledo), Calar Alto, Sierra Nevada, La Sagra (Granada), Sevilla, and Valencia del Ventoso. The event has been analyzed by the principal investigator of the SMART project: Dr. Jose M. Madiedo, from the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia (IAA-CSIC). Its code in the SWEMN database is: SWEMN20250118_231207.


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Meteor fireball over Wisconsin and other states on January 18

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We received 62 reports about a fireball seen over IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, Ontario and WI on Saturday, January 18th 2025 around 22:39 UT.

For this event, we received one video and 2 photos.


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Meteor fireball over British Columbia, Alberta and Washington state on January 18

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We received 5 reports about a fireball seen over Alberta, British Columbia and WA on Saturday, January 18th 2025 around 13:54 UT.

For this event, we received one video and one photo.


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Meteor fireball caught on dashcam moving across New Hampshire sky on January 15

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A fireball was seen streaking across New Hampshire skies Wednesday night, with multiple viewers reporting sightings.

Dashcams captured the fireball, which was spotted in Manchester, Nashua and Rochester around 5:25 p.m.

A similar fireball was seen early Sunday morning at about 4 a.m.

Fireballs are meteors that are unusually bright, at least as bright as Venus.


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Meteor fireball over Toledo, Spain (Jan. 18)

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This bright bolide was spotted from Spain on January 18, at 2:04 local time (equivalent to 1:04 universal time). The event was generated by a rock (a meteoroid) from a comet that hit the atmosphere at about 92,000 km/h. The fireball overflew the province of Toledo (Spain). It began at an altitude of about 90 km over the locality of Bargas (province of Toledo), moved northeast, and ended at a height of around 38 km over the locality of Ugena (province of Toledo).

This bright meteor was recorded in the framework of the SMART project, operated by the Southwestern Europe Meteor Network (SWEMN) from the meteor-observing stations located at Huelva, La Hita (Toledo), Sierra Nevada, La Sagra (Granada), Sevilla, Coruña, Olocau (Valencia), and Marçà (Tarragona). The event has been analyzed by the principal investigator of the SMART project: Dr. Jose M. Madiedo, from the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia (IAA-CSIC). Its code in the SWEMN database is: SWEMN20250118_010434.


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Meteor fireball over British Columbia and 2 American states on January 18

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We received 38 reports about a fireball seen over British Columbia, OR, WA and Washington on Saturday, January 18th 2025 around 04:40 UT.

For this event, we received one video.


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Meteor fireball over Connecticut and other states on January 16

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We received 10 reports about a fireball seen over CT, MA, MD and NY on Thursday, January 16th 2025 around 10:13 UT.

For this event, we received one video and one photo.


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Meteor fireball over Colorado and New Mexico on January 15

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We received 6 reports about a fireball seen over CO and NM on Wednesday, January 15th 2025 around 08:31 UT.

For this event, we received 3 videos.


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Best of the Web: Sound of meteorite striking Earth caught on doorbell camera on Prince Edward Island, Canada on July 25th, 2024

Part of the debris left after a meteorite smashed into the walkway outside a home in Marshfield, P.E.I., in July 2024.
© Laura KellyPart of the debris left after a meteorite smashed into the walkway outside a home in Marshfield, P.E.I., in July 2024.
A doorbell camera has captured the remarkable moment a meteorite struck the ground outside a home, scattering dust and producing audible impact sounds—a historic first, according to University of Alberta scientist Chris Herd.

In July 2024, Laura Kelly and her partner Joe discovered the rock outside their home on Prince Edward Island, Canada, marking the province's first recorded meteorite fall.

The meteorite left a small dent in the walkway and the rock was confirmed to be ordinary chondrite, the most common type of space rock to strike Earth.