Bright fireball explodes over Idaho, U.S.
Image credit: Korri Anderson
A very bright fireball exploded over Idaho, U.S. at around 04:48 UTC on July 4, 2021. The event lasted 5 or 6 seconds, culminating in a flash that illuminated the sky.
The American Meteor Society (AMS) received 84 reports from Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.
Idaho fireball trajectory and heatmap. Credit: AMS
Teo Blašković founded The Watchers in 2011 and edited it until 2026, covering seismic and volcanic activity, extreme weather, space weather and near-Earth objects. Articles on this page are his archive.
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