Meteoroid lights up sky near Polish-Ukrainian border

On the evening of 1 October, shortly after 8 p.m. local time, Skytinel monistoring systems detected a bright fireball entering the atmosphere east of Przewodów, near the Polish-Ukrainian border, travelling at an initial speed of 14 km/s.

On the evening of 1 October, shortly after 8 p.m. local time, Skytinel monitoring systems recorded a bright fireball illuminating the sky near the Polish-Ukrainian border.

Photo: Courtesy of Skytinel Poland/Mateusz Żmija

According to Skytinel, a Polish astronomical monitoring network that tracks fireballs and meteoroids using specialized cameras across the country, the bright object recorded near the Polish–Ukrainian border was a meteoroid — a small space rock entering Earth’s atmosphere.

Analyses by Skytinel showed that the object entered the atmosphere at an angle of around 50° toward the north-northeast.

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Opublikowany przez Skytinel Czwartek, 2 października 2025

At an altitude of 32 km, the rock underwent a violent fragmentation. Observations suggest that a meteorite weighing less than 100 g may have fallen near the town of Ustyluh (Устилуг) in Ukraine.

The phenomenon was also seen by numerous witnesses and recorded on home security cameras and car dashcams.

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Source: Skytinel/PR24