Tuesday, 16 June 2026

Meteor Activity over the USA and Central America

2026, June 13. USA, Florida, south of Orlando. Fireball. Time: 23:45:47. Sonic boom was heard 6 seconds after initial flashes of light and lasted over 15 seconds, with echoes (thumps) lasting another 15 seconds. This event happened during heavy cloud cover. Interestingly, in Honduras and Venezuela, similar reports occurred 24 hours later. In the image below, taken in Ecuador, three objects were seen travelling across the sky in what is assumed to be a meteor breakup. The June Boötids meteor shower event is currently active. The shower is active annually from June 11 to July 2, and it will reach its peak in just a few days on June 27. Taking recent events into consideration, most of this activity is disconnected from meteor showers, and an unrecorded background stream is more likely. This could result in large airbursts.


The map below is not to be taken as scientific, they were rough points where meteor activity has been noticed. It will be interesting to see if anything large comes in over the next week or so.

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Meteor Activity over the USA and Central America

2026, June 13. USA, Florida, south of Orlando. Fireball. Time: 23:45:47. Sonic boom was heard 6 seconds after initial flashes of light and l...