Fireballs Light Up Skies: 42% Jump in Major Sightings

0:00It's April 7. I'm Corey with The Story, and this is Canada News Today. Your AI-powered local news. The American Meteor Society just drops some wild stats on fireballs lighting up our skies. These are the big, bright meteors that slam into the atmosphere, burning super hot and putting on a show with colors like green or orange. In mid-March, they logged way more major ones than usual, grabbing everyone's attention. Take March 23rd at 606 AM. A brilliant green fireball streaked over the Pacific Northwest. Just days before, one in Ohio on March 17 caused the sonic boom during the day, and another hit a home in Texas on March 21st. Then on March 28th, around 8.40 PM, another orange stunner lit up the same region. Folks are buzzing about this streak, wondering if the skies are getting routier. Reports poured in from all over, and it's got people looking up more, sharing videos, and stories online. Looking into the data for the first quarter of 2026, overall fireball reports state about

1:03the same as last year. But the huge ones seen by 25 or more witnesses jumped 42 percent, and those spotted by 50 or more, doubled. That's no fluke, sonic booms back it up, pointing to bigger space rocks coming our way. No one knows the exact cause yet, but keep your eyes peeled and check fireball.amsmediors.org for fresh sightings worldwide.