Event: 20260914-004723
Numerous news outlets and individuals in Michigan have made postings on social media of a bright fireball seen over Ontario at 8:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time on September 13 (2026 September 14 00:47 UTC). The event was also captured by several cameras belonging to the Southern Ontario Meteor Network (SOMN) and other publicly accessible cameras in the area. Analysis of the data from these systems indicates that the meteor - produced by a small fragment of an asteroid about 2 inches in diameter and weighing approximately 7 ounces - first became visible 54 miles above the Canadian town of Markstay-Warren, moving to the northwest at 32,000 miles per hour. It disintegrated 31 miles above a point midway between Wanapitei Lake and Raphoe.
Images and Video from Western University's Southern Ontario Meteor Network
Event Data
| Event ID | 20260914-004723 |
| Date (UTC) | Sept. 14, 2026 |
| Time (UTC) | 00:47:23 |
| AMS Event | - |
| Size | 2 inches or 7 ounces |
| Origin | astroidal |
| NASA Camera Start Lat/Lon | +46.468, -80.546 |
| NASA Camera End Lat/Lon | +46.876, -80.925 |
| NASA Camera Altitude | 87.0 km → 50.0 km ( 54.1 miles→ 31.1 miles) |
| NASA Camera Speed | 14.4 km/s (32,100 mph) |