A possible meteor was spotted over the Greater Toronto Area and in the U.S. on Tuesday morning.

More than 200 people reported seeing a large “fireball” or hearing a boom around 9 a.m. yesterday, according to a report on the American Meteor Society’s website.

The reports, some of which include videos, come from a swath of northern states including Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Virginia, Illinois, and Ontario, including Mississauga, Burlington, Halton Hills, Toronto and Brampton.

A National Weather Service Pittsburgh video captured the fireball streaking across a clear, blue sky.

One of our employees, Jared Rackley, caught this morning’s meteor on camera from the Pittsburgh area. pic.twitter.com/2LdqOpChti

— NWS Pittsburgh (@NWSPittsburgh) March 17, 2026

A video captured on Derry Road just off the Highway 410 exit in Brampton was posted on Reddit.

“Must’ve been huge to be this visible in the daylight; it was even brighter in person,” the post reads.

St Patty’s Meteor
by
u/MarblesFromSpace in
toronto

Other reports on Reddit indicate the fireball was seen in Mississauga and as far away as Kingston.

“Saw it in the eastern sky around 9am, driving on the 401 near Mississauga (was close enough to the airport that it scared me for a second),” one person wrote on Reddit.

“Was looking at the horizon when driving on the 401 this morning when up in the sky near Wolf Island I saw a flaming object falling from the sky. Did anyone else see this???” a person posting from Kingston wrote.

The possible meteor created a loud boom south of Lake Erie, according to the Weather Network. 

Scientists estimate that about 48.5 tons (44 tonnes or 44,000 kilograms) of meteoritic material falls on Earth each day, NASA says on its website.

“Almost all the material is vaporized in Earth’s atmosphere, leaving a bright trail fondly called ‘shooting stars,’” NASA says.

Lead photo: Screenshot of the National Weather Service Pittsburgh video


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