Fireball over Arafura Sea

2026, May 15. Arafura Sea. Fireball. This is the 12^th asteroid observed before entering Earth's atmosphere. Picked up at Palomar Observatory. Asteroid (2026 JN4). Time: 13:37UTC. Jakarta Time WIB: 20:44. Papua Local: 10:44WIT. Velocity: 23.19km/s. VRE: 16.42 km/s. Entry Angle: 18 degrees. Size:0.62 m - 1.4 m. JN4 entered Earth's atmosphere between Indonesia's Papua region and Papua New Guinea. Geographic coordinates roughly along the corridor crossing the Arafura Sea. Energy: < 1kt. No witnesses to the event. Meteorites: Several kg likely deposited at sea. Sonic Boom - High.

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Meteoroid bounced off the European atmosphere

2024, July 7. Europe, seen in multiple countries. Earth skimming meteoroid dismantled into two objects. Travelling N.W. Time: 00:27UT and 2 seconds later. First object: Velocity: 64.89 km/s, Duration: 9.48 seconds. Coordinates: Beg (47.87, 10.34), (50.82.3.42). Altitude: 109.47 to 109.26 km. Second: Velocity 63.27 km/s. Duration: 4.52 seconds. Coordinates: (49.80, 6.02), (51.11, 2.64). Altitude: 102.70 to 112.66 km. This last one bounced off the atmosphere. The first one travelled through.

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New Zealand meteor

2024, April 18. New Zealand, Canterbury, Marlborough, Tasman and Wellington. Fireball. Time: Around 07:59 UT or 19:59NZST.

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