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Fireball Meteor Lights Up Vancouver, Sonic Boom Reported

3/5/2026

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A meteor produced a fireball and sonic boom over Metro Vancouver at 9:10 p.m. on March 4, 2026.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) confirmed the meteor's visibility about 98 kilometers above Coquitlam.
The meteor traveled at about 119,000 km/h.
It disintegrated at 65 kilometers above Greenmantle Mountain in British Columbia.
Experts said it was likely a rocky asteroid fragment measuring 10–100 centimeters.

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A meteor produced a fireball and sonic boom over Metro Vancouver at 9:10 p.m. on March 4, 2026.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) confirmed the meteor's visibility about 98 kilometers above Coquitlam.
The meteor traveled at about 119,000 km/h.
It disintegrated at 65 kilometers above Greenmantle Mountain in British Columbia.
Experts said it was likely a rocky asteroid fragment measuring 10–100 centimeters.