A very bright daylight fireball was observed over Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands on November 23, 2025, streaking across the skies as it disintegrated, producing a sonic boom.
Impresionante Meteoro diurno a las 6:15pm
Un brillante meteoro se apreció este domingo desde toda la Isla mirando en dirección al Este, indicó la Sociedad de Astronomía del Caribe (SAC).
Varios de los testigos aseguran que percibieron un sonido o estruendo varios segundos después pic.twitter.com/hXK6kuGXVz— SocAstronomíaCaribe (@Soc_AstroCaribe) November 23, 2025
A bright daytime fireball was seen over Puerto Rico at around 22:10 UTC on November 23. The event was captured by the Caribbean Astronomy Society (CAS).
According to Eddie Irizarry, vice president of the SAC, the fireball was a 1–3 m (3–10 feet) wide meteor that produced a sonic boom as it streaked through the island’s sky.
Meanwhile, the American Meteor Society (AMS) received 7 reports of the fireball from Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, along with St. Croix, St. John, and St. Thomas from the Virgin Islands.
The fireball was travelling southwestward, with most observers reporting a greenish hue around the fireball, indicating the presence of magnesium, which generates a green glow as it burns in the atmosphere.
Feature image credit: SAC