On the night of April 12, 2025, the skies of Puerto Vallarta witnessed an impressive show: A reddened meteorite crossed the firmament from west to east, leaving a luminous trail that captured the attention of numerous inhabitants. Face -to -face witnesses describe the object as an incandescent rock that moved at high speed towards the western Sierra, generating astonishment and, in some cases, fear.
The one who signs this note, while driving on Mexico Avenue towards the north of the municipality, was a direct witness of the phenomenon. Suddenly what seemed to be an incandescent rock flying at full speed; He crossed the sky in a few seconds.
Although there was not enough time to prepare a professional shot, Sí was able to capture an image of the object precipitating towards the earth, although with low quality.
Our partner Efrén Martínez Urrutia He managed to capture the spectacular moment in video.
So far, no official reports have been issued confirming or discarding the event. However, the scientific community offers clear explanations about this type of phenomena.
Meteorites are fragments of asteroids or comets that, when entering the Earth’s atmosphere, Sand heat up by friction and illuminate, creating what we commonly know as “fleeting stars” or cars. If the object is large and resistant enough, it can survive the atmospheric passage and reach the earth’s surface.
It is estimated that the Earth receives about 6,100 meteorite impacts a year that are large enough to reach the ground. In Mexico, the annual average is about 17,000, although the vast majority goes unnoticed or falls into unpopulated areas.
The sighting in Puerto Vallarta is a reminder that we are constantly exposed to outer space phenomena. Although the chances of damage are low, events such as this arouse interest in astronomy and underline the need to have more scientific surveillance about these celestial bodies.
Those who could observe the meteorite last night will hardly forget the image DE fire crossing the Vallense sky, as sudden as shocking.
The phenomenon could be seen in several municipalities in the state of Jalisco. There are sighting reports in Tomatlán, Guadalajara, Tlajomulco and of course Puerto Vallarta.
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