Bright Neon Green 'Fireball' Spotted Over North Branford

CONNECTICUT — The American Meteor Society received reports from five states, including Connecticut, about a fireball falling through the sky early Saturday morning.

Skywatchers from Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and North Branford reported the celestial visitor around 1:19 a.m. on July 19.

Mark K. said the fireball was visible for less than a second over North Branford, but was able to post a spectacular photo to the AMS website nonetheless.

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Gillian C., a skywatcher reporting from Providence, RI, said, "I looked out the window and there was a bright neon green flash falling from the sky. It sputtered out at the end and just disappeared."

To Jessica O., an observer in West Boyton, MA, "It was the brightest, thickest meteor I've ever seen. It did not have a huge path but disappeared into horizon with a flash. It moved very quickly too. It was so bright and thick, does not seem possible to be a fireball but satellites move much too slow."

Matt R. was driving home on Long Island when "Looking straight ahead, the green streak came down directly from the top of my windshield towards the horizon line."

A fireball is a meteor that is exceptionally bright, specifically one that reaches a magnitude of -4 or brighter, according to the AMS. This means a fireball is brighter than the planet Venus, which has an average magnitude of about -4.6.

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2025 may very well become known for its Fireball Summer.

A spectacular object lit up the skies over the Northeast on the evening of June 6, prompting more than 100 reports into the AMS. Less than a month later, AMS fielded dozens of reports about a fireball over Connecticut that "turned night into day."