British Columbians took to social media Tuesday evening to share reports of a bright fireball in the night sky over Vancouver, and a house-rattling sonic boom.<\/p>\n
All indications suggest the region was witness to a significant meteor, scientifically known as a bolide.<\/p>\n
Bolides are typically chunks of rock or ice, from asteroids or comets, that burn brightly in Earth’s atmosphere before exploding.<\/p>\n
The incident happened shortly after 9 p.m. Pacific time, with the sonic boom strong enough to register on multiple area seismographs, which measure and record ground motion, vibrations and seismic waves.<\/p>\n
On social media, people have also been sharing webcam footage showing the sky brightening, from one horizon to the other, as the suspected meteor soars above the clouds.<\/p>\n
Witness reports say the flash was seen over a long range, while the sonic boom could be heard from the Fraser Valley to Washington State.<\/p>\n
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 4, 2026.<\/p>\n
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