Bright daylight fireball explodes over Åland, Sweden
A rare bright daylight fireball streaked across the skies of Sweden on July 1, 2025, producing a sonic boom over Åland.
Remember the Fireball over America just this weekend?
— Concerned Citizen (@BGatesIsaPyscho) July 1, 2025
Well reports this has just been spotted over Sweden. pic.twitter.com/UvNnUz134i
The fireball was seen over parts of Sweden at around 21:30 local time (LT) on July 1, with reports coming in from multiple regions including Stockholm Norrköping, Västmanland and further north in Svealand.
The fireball was also seen over Finland’s Swedish-speaking island of Åland where observers reported hearing a loud bang.
Swedish emergency services received multiple calls from people inquiring about the fireball. “We’ve received a couple of calls about something there, but nothing that we’ve sent anyone out on at the moment,” said Ola Nilsson from the Swedish emergency services.
According to Eric Stempels, a researcher at the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Uppsala University, it is most likely a bolide — a bright meteor.
“It was visible for an unusually long time, but it’s moving at such high speed that there’s no other explanation,” he says.
The bang is caused when the meteor burns up. And even though it was both clearly seen and heard, the distance is often greater than one might think. Eric Stempels estimates that this bolide was at an altitude of 30 km (19 miles).
However, the shallow angle made the bolide appear unusually clearly. “You can see meteors every night. But one this spectacular — you might see once every five years,” said Stempels.
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