Brilliant fireball streaks across northeast Brazil

Brilliant fireball streaks across northeast Brazil

A bright fireball streaked across northeast Brazil at around 22:00 UTC (19:00 LT) on Saturday, May 22, 2021. The phenomenon was witnessed by residents in Paraiba, Pernambuco, and Rio Grande do Norte. Based on videos captured by the Brazilian Meteor Observation…

Daylight fireball recorded over Bahia, sonic boom reported, Brazil

Daylight fireball recorded over Bahia, sonic boom reported, Brazil

A daylight fireball was recorded over the sky of Bahia, Brazil at around 13:02 UTC (10:02 LT) on Monday, May 17, 2021. The event was followed by a sonic boom heard by residents of the Macaúbas Brotas region. The bolide was detected by the GOES-16 weather…

Daylight fireball over Bahia, Brazil

Daylight fireball over Bahia, Brazil

A bright daylight fireball was recorded above Bahia, Brazil at 18:59 UTC on January 2, 2021 (15:59 LT). The event reportedly scared some of the residents of central Bahia. The bolide was also recorded by NOAA/GOES-16 satellite. Featured image credit: BRAMON…

Bright fireball over Sao Paulo, Brazil

Bright fireball over Sao Paulo, Brazil

A bright fireball streaked through the night sky over the state of São Paulo, Brazil at 00:35 UTC on December 16, 2020. The event was recorded by several BRAMON (Bramon Brazilian Meteor Observation Network) cameras as well as residents. The event lasted up to…

Back to back fireball events recorded over Brazil

Back to back fireball events recorded over Brazil

Two very bright fireball events were recorded over Brazil within 24 hours– the first at 06:43 UTC on April 23, 2020, and the second at 05:24 UTC on April 24. The first recorded fireball was seen over Minas Gerais. According to Professor Carlos Fernando Jung from…

Exceptional multiple meteor event recorded over Brazil

Exceptional multiple meteor event recorded over Brazil

An exceptional multiple meteor event took place over Brazil at 07:10 UTC on June 26, 2019, and was recorded by a BRAMON video station in Maranhão, Brazil. The preliminarily calculated radiant of this cluster does not seem to be associated with any known…

Bright fireball over Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Bright fireball over Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

A bright fireball was recorded disintegrating over Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul at 01:29 UTC on June 7, 2019. The event lasted approximately 20 seconds. ​The American Meteor Society (AMS) received 90 reports from Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa…

Impressive fireball over Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Impressive fireball over Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

A very bright fireball was recorded streaking through the night sky over Rio Grande do Sul and State of Santa Catarina, Brazil around 06:23 UTC on April 12, 2019. The event lasted 3 seconds before the object disintegrated. The American Meteor Society (AMS) received…

Fireball over Minas Gerais and Sao Paulo, Brazil

Fireball over Minas Gerais and Sao Paulo, Brazil

A bright fireball streaked through the night sky over Minas Gerais and Sao Paulo, Brazil at 06:16 UTC on April 3, 2019, and was registered by 4 Exoss stations. The closest station was Observatório do Pico dos Dias (OPD-LNA) while EPS stations of Eduardo…