Two Fireballs Over Gulf of Cádiz and Alboran Sea

2026, September 19 and 20. Two Fireballs Over Portugal, Spain (Cádiz) and Morocco. Two fireballs recorded on consecutive days. Detected by SMART project cameras. Both were detected by multiple observatories across Spain and North Africa. First Fireball on 9 September, 04:14. Origin: Asteroidal. Location: Over the Gulf of Cádiz. A Southern Taurid fireball ending in a brilliant white-green flare. The event was recorded by multiple stations in Spain and was identified as SPMN190926D by the Spanish Meteor Network. The Southern Taurid stream is linked to Comet Encke and is known for producing bright fireballs from September into autumn. Speed: ~97,000 km/h. Altitude path: Started at 98 km, ended at 42 km. Visibility: Recorded by stations in Calar Alto, Huelva, La Hita (Toledo), Sierra Nevada, La Sagra (Granada), Seville, and Mazagón. The fireball passed over the coast of Faro, Portugal, in Aquarius as seen from Spain. It reached a magnitude of about −10 and was visible across Andalusia, Castilla-La Mancha, Extremadura and southern Portugal. Second Fireball — 20 September, 8:47 p.m. Alboran Sea. Origin: Cometary. Location: Off the coast of Al Hoceima, Morocco over Mediterranean. Speed: ~65,000 km/h. Altitude path: From 91 km down to 31 km. Visibility: Particularly striking because it occurred during sunset, making it visible despite natural light. Recorded by: Calar Alto, La Sagra, Olocau (Valencia), and Mazagón. I will update trajectories and audio reports when available. 

Cape Verde Mass Dolphin Stranding Incidents of 2007 and 2019

2007 Incident.

2007, February 2. North Atlantic. Large Airburst. Time: 12:48pm. Coordinates: (24, -37.2). e = 34, -e = 0.89 or 890,000 kg/TNT. Altitude: 35.5 km. Velocity: NA. Note: 1731km N.W of Cape Verde Islands.

On 17-19 November 2007, Cape Verde Islands western Boavista, Equatorial Atlantic. Melon-headed whales (Peponocephala electra). Concerning 265 and 70 animals two mass stranding events respectively.

2019 Incident.

2019, May 22. Equatorial Atlantic. Airburst. Coordinates: (10.8, -37.3). Time: 15:16. e = 9.5, -e = 0.29 or 290,000 kg/TNT. 1660km W.S.W of Cape Verde Islands.

2019, September 12. Atlantic. Airburst. Coordinates: ( 24.9, -47.8). Time: 02:34. e = 5.9, -e = 0.19 or 190,000 kg/TNT. Altitude: 30.6 km. Velocity: 17.2 km/s. 2700Km W.N.W of Cape Verde Islands.

2019, September 24. Cape Verde, Eastern side of Boa Vista Island, Portuguese colony, Equatorial Atlantic. A total of 163 melon-headed dolphins (Peponocephala electra) were stranded in the shallow waters at around 6am. Over 100 died. The dolphins included adults, juveniles and calves. There was no evidence of Naval Sonar being responsible for these strandings.

Note: 3 days after the above stranding event. Note: 1200km N.W of Cape Verde Islands.

2019, September 27. Equatorial Atlantic. Coordinates: (25.7, -28.4). Time: 13:35. e = 3.4, -e = 0.12, or 120,000 kg/TNT.  

2019 Cape Verde

2007 Cape Verde

Dead tuna washing up in Spain

2024, May 31. Cadiz. Spain. Several tuna are washing up dead at Cortadura and La Victoria in the Andalusian city of Cadiz. See the May 19 post relating to the Portugal meteor.

Why are dead tuna fish washing up on the beaches of Cadiz? | Sur in English

Portugal Airburst

New data from NASA of the primary dismantling/detonation point. 2024, May 18. Airburst. (41, -8.8). Time: 22:46. e = 3.7, -e=0.13 or equivalent to 130,000 kg/TNT.  Altitude = 74.3km. Velocity = 40.4km/s.

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Whales dead in Corsica and spectacular fireball in Portugal - Updated 20240520

2024, May 18. Corsica, Aleria, Serra di Fiumortu and Ghisonaccia, Mediterranean Sea. Three Cuvier's Beaked Whales strand with two dying. The individual at Ghisonaccia was 6 meters long and weighed 1.8 tons.

2024 - Three whales wash up on three separate beaches in Corsica, two are dead (actualnewsmagazine.com)

2024, May 14. Italy, Abruzzo, Campania, Emilia-Romagna, Lazio, Marche and Steiermark. Fireball. Time: 0:06 UT. 2024-05-14 22:06CEST.

American Meteor Society (amsmeteors.org)

2024, May 19. Time 0:46 CET (23:46 Lisbon time). A bright fireball crossed the skies of Spain and Portugal and as far away as France. Meteor (likely a fragment from a comet). It was travelling NW. delivering concurrent and delayed sound. Time: Lisbon time: 23:46 or 0:46 CET. The AMS has the following date/time: 2024-05-18 22:50 UT; 2024-05-19 00:18. Due to this event's atmospheric bruising, a marine animal disturbance alert should be considered for the next 14 to 30 days. Any animals located after 14 days will die quickly or wash ashore already deceased. Affected areas include the coastal waters of Portugal, Spain's northern and southern coastlines, France's southern coast, United Kingdom, Ireland and the Azores. Because of its location past the continental shelf, the risk to Cachalots (sperm whales) is highly likely. The meteor is said to have come in at 40.4km/s, travelled 500km in ten seconds and dismantled at an altitude of 60km over the Atlantic Ocean.