Event: 20260602-024149
Many eyewitnesses in the states of Ohio and Michigan have filed reports on the American Meteor Society website of a bright meteor seen on June 1 at 10:41 PM Eastern Daylight Time (2026 June 2, 02:41 UTC). The fireball was also detected by several meteor cameras in the region, and an analysis of the video data puts first detection at an altitude of 56 miles (90 km) above the Ohio area near Lima. The meteor moved north-northwest at approximately 49,900 miles per hour (22.3 km/s), disintegrating 33 miles (53.8 km) above the area just west of Lansing, Michigan. At its peak, the fireball reached an absolute magnitude of approximately -7.3, making it 40 times brighter than the planet Venus. The brightness, speed and orbit suggest that this event was caused by a 4 inch diameter, 1 lb piece of an asteroid.
We thank the American Meteor Society for providing the eyewitness accounts.
Images and Video from NASA and Western University's Southern Ontario Meteor Network
Event Data
| Event ID | 20260602-024149 |
| Date (UTC) | June 2, 2026 |
| Time (UTC) | 02:41:49 |
| AMS Event | 3962-2026 |
| Magnitude | -7.3 |
| Size | 4 inches |
| NASA Camera Start Lat/Lon | +40.813, -84.100 |
| NASA Camera End Lat/Lon | +42.760, -85.039 |
| NASA Camera Altitude | 88.7 km → 52.6 km ( 55.1 miles→ 32.7 miles) |
| NASA Camera Speed | 20.8 km/s (46,600 mph) |