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Green Fireball Meteor Explodes Over Great Lakes, Astounds Witnesses

11/28/2025

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A meteor exploded over Michigan's Great Lakes on November 23, 2025, forming a green fireball visible in Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Lancaster, Ohio.
Witnesses reported the event around 5:29 a.m. ET, and videos captured its rapid descent.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) tracked the meteor as it disintegrated 46 miles above Lake Huron.
It traveled at 98,500 mph, likely from a small comet fragment, not from a shower.

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Story summary

A meteor exploded over Michigan's Great Lakes on November 23, 2025, forming a green fireball visible in Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Lancaster, Ohio.
Witnesses reported the event around 5:29 a.m. ET, and videos captured its rapid descent.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) tracked the meteor as it disintegrated 46 miles above Lake Huron.
It traveled at 98,500 mph, likely from a small comet fragment, not from a shower.