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2025 Georgia Meteor Event

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2025 Georgia Meteor Event
TypeUnknown
ClassUnknown
GroupUnknown
CountryUnited States of America
RegionGeorgia
Observed fallYes
Fall dateJune 26, 2025

On June 26, 2025, a large meteor was observed falling and burning up over the southeastern United States.[1]

Event

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On June 26, 2025, a daytime fireball was reported over the US states of Georgia, Tennessee, and South Carolina. It was widely captured over CCTV cameras and vehicular dash cams. It produced a loud Sonic boom that could be heard as far away as Virginia. It is currently unclear if the meteor is organic in origin or if it is man made space debris.[2][3][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Fireball meteor spotted streaking across Southeast sky amid flood of shaking reports".
  2. ^ Walker, Mark; Hassan, Adeel. "Mysterious Fireball Reported over South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Croft, Taylor. "Possible meteor spotted over Georgia and nearby states, reports say". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
  4. ^ "Reports of 'fireball,' possible meteorite spotted in the sky across several states, including Georgia".
  5. ^ Cappucci, Matthew (June 26, 2025). "Fireball appears to explode over southeastern U.S." The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved June 28, 2025.