Bright fireball lights up the sky. May have fallen in Great Lakes

An unconfirmed meteor lit up the sky over Michigan Sunday evening, Sept. 13, according to the Michigan Storm Chasers, a group that tracks statewide weather and offers daily forecasts. The meteor lit up the Michigan sky around 8:47 p.m. and traveled east. The group said the meteor fell, broke apart and struck the Earth, possibly in Lake Huron and or Lake Ontario, which President Donald Trump ordered be renamed Lake America. Video recordings of the fireball were shared across social media. The streaking object was seen across Michigan. Multiple social media users commented, sharing videos of an object streaking through the sky. Those are words that sound similar, but there are important differences. A fireball is another term for a very bright meteor, generally brighter than magnitude minus 4, which is about the same magnitude of the planet Venus in the morning or evening sky, the American Meteor Society explains. A bolide is a special type of fireball which explodes in a bright terminal flash at its end, often with visible fragmentation. According to the United States Geological Survey, people who find meteorites should look out for several properties to confirm if its accurate: [Read Full Story on Detroit Free Press →](https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2026/09/14/fireball-michigan-sky-sunday-night-video/91756186007/)