A very bright fireball was seen over Buenos Aires and surrounding regions at approximately 22:51 LT on April 27, 2026, producing a brief but intense light visible across the Río de la Plata region. The event was recorded by security cameras and widely observed in Argentina and Uruguay.
A bright meteor streaked across the sky over Brazil’s Northeast region at nightfall on December 8, 2025, captured by Clima ao Vivo monitoring cameras in Pernambuco, Paraíba, and Ceará. Preliminary analysis by the Brazilian Meteor Observation Network (BRAMON) indicates the object entered the atmosphere at a speed of around 180 000 km/h (112 000 mph). The event coincided with the active Geminid meteor shower period, one of the most intense annual meteor streams visible from Earth.
A bright daylight fireball was recorded at 17:49 UTC (14:49 LT) on September 9, 2025, over the Atlantic Ocean, off the northeastern coast of Brazil. NASA’s CNEOS data show the object released 0.44 kilotons of impact energy at an altitude of 24 km (15 miles). IMO and AMS received 10 reports from Ceará, with witnesses describing orange to blue colors, persistent trails, fragmentation, and sounds ranging from faint hissing to thunder-like booms.
A very bright fireball exploded in the sky over southern Brazil at 22:03 UTC on April 23, 2025. The event lasted over 7 seconds, ending with a bright flash and loud boom.
A bright fireball was observed over Brazil at approximately 00:29 UTC on November 28, 2024, with sightings reported across 10 cities in three southeastern regions.
A very bright fireball was observed over Monsenhor Hipólito, Piauí, northeastern Brazil, at 03:10 UTC on July 13, 2024. The recorded magnitude for the fireball was -19.5, making it approximately 500 times brighter than the full moon.
A large fireball was recorded over Recife, Brazil at 01:49 UTC on February 28, 2024 (22:59 LT, February 27). The event was captured by webcams and NOAA’s GOES-East satellite.
A long-lasting fireball was recorded over Brazil at 21:39 UTC on June 19, 2023. The event lasted over 20 seconds.
A bright green meteor entered Earth’s atmosphere over Brazil at 02:30 UTC on June 22, 2023, illuminating the night sky across five Brazilian states before disintegrating.
A bright fireball streaked through the night sky over Minas Gerais and Goiás, Brazil at 00:50 UTC on June 13, 2023.
