Fireball or Satellite Sighting — WDIO

📍 Location

📝 Description

Latest assessments indicate that the Saturday night sighting across Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ontario, and Manitoba was not a meteor fireball but the reentry of SpaceX Starlink satellite #3322. The American Meteor Society (AMS) logged about 137 witness reports (initially reported as over 100) describing a white, fiery ball with a long tail, sometimes flashing green or yellow tones, lasting several seconds. Sightings were reported as far south as Georgia and Iowa in AMS records, with Isabella, Minnesota cited as a noted observation site. SpaceX operates a deorbit program for Starlink satellites, and AMS notes the reentry trajectory was consistent with a satellite end-of-life reentry rather than natural meteoric activity.

🔍 Circumstances

Observed around 00:10 UTC on Sunday, December 7, 2025, with reports spanning Georgia, Iowa, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Ontario and Wisconsin. Subsequent analyses by AMS concluded it was most likely the reentry of Starlink satellite #3322 rather than a fireball, with multiple videos/photos submitted by witnesses. Observations included a bright, long-tailed glow described as a white fiery ball lasting several seconds.

👤 Physical Description

White fiery ball with a long tail; sometimes described with green and yellow flare tones; bright streak across the sky; lasted several seconds.

ℹ️ Additional Details

AMS reported 137 witness reports across multiple states and Canadian provinces for the event dated December 7, 2025. The sighting has been associated with the deorbit/reentry of Starlink satellite #3322, aligning with SpaceX's satellite end-of-life deorbit practices and reported trajectories. Coverage from WDIO and WTIP corroborates AMS’s assessment.

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