Bright green fireball meteor streaks across the night sky in Shanxi, China

On November 6, 2026, in Shanxi, China, @Ránrán shared a dashcam video capturing a bright green fireball meteor streaking across the night sky. In the video, a vehicle travels along a dark, multi-lane highway when a luminous object suddenly appears on the left side of the frame, descending rapidly through the sky and leaving a vivid green trail before disappearing from view. According to reports, the phenomenon was witnessed near Wucheng in Luliang (Lvliang), Shanxi Province, as well as in other parts of northern China, including Beijing, Hebei, Tianjin, and Henan. The object was identified as a fireball, an exceptionally bright meteor that produces a visible flash as it enters Earth's atmosphere. Its distinctive green glow is associated with the intense heating and vaporization of materials in the meteor and surrounding atmosphere.