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Bright Green Fireball Streaks Over Buenos Aires and Uruguay

Astronomers say the glow came from a fast‑burning meteor with little risk.

Overview

  • The fireball, recorded around 10:50–10:51 p.m. Monday, lit up the Buenos Aires sky and was also reported in Montevideo.
  • Security cameras and phones captured the brief green flash, and the clips spread widely on social media within hours.
  • The Observatorio Astronómico de Córdoba explains that such bolides are very bright meteors that can fragment in the air.
  • News outlets reported no confirmed sonic booms or recovered fragments from this event as of Tuesday morning.
  • The vivid green hue is often linked to metals such as nickel or copper vaporizing as the meteoroid enters the atmosphere.