First ‘Cockburn Island’ (prov.) meteorites of bolide above Cockburn Island, Ontario, Canada at ~00:13:54 UTC on 20 June 2026 reportedly found

16/07/2026 19:46 · by karmaka · in witnessed fall

Last update: 17 July 2026 (10:35 CEST)

Meteorite searchers Dave Kenny and Anton Clemens report having found the first two meteorites (probably ordinary chondrites) of the bolide above Cockburn Island, Ontario, Canada. According to Kenny a first intact 57.6-gram specimen was reportedly found on 11 July 2026 at 12:23 p.m. EDT. Another fragmented specimen (55.2 g) was reportedly found on the edge of a gravel path on 13 July 2026. The fragments have been given to Western University.

First find, an intact 57.6-gram mass in situ. Photo: Dave Kenny

Fragments of the 55.2-gram mass in situ at the edge of a gravel path. Photo: Dave Kenny

Dave Kenny holding the fragments of the 55.2-gram mass. Photo: Dave Kenny

Fragments of the 55.2-gram mass in situ. Photo: Dave Kenny

The bolide and calculated fall area

The bolide recorded from Cedarville Marine (in 100 Hodeck St., Cedarville, Michigan, USA, about 82.2 km west from the fall area) and and Spray’s Landscape – Nursery and Garden Center (in 1420 Court Street, Cheboygan, Michigan, USA), about 97.7 km WSW from fall area). Videos: Cedarville Marine and Spray’s Landscape, published by Michigan Storm Chasers

Bolide heading up to the northeast, recorded by Nathan Polaski at his family’s cottage in Posen, Michigan, about 79 km south-southwest from the fall area. Video: Nathan Polaski

Bolide recorded from location 46°30’51.5″N, 84°20’12.4″W in Queen Street East in Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario (about 103 km northwest of eastern Cockburn Island) by Gerri-Annette Grenier. Grenier had already been filming some vintage cars at the Queen Street Cruise car show when she managed to capture the bolide. Video: Gerri-Annette Grenier

“Winds at the time of the fall ranged up to 30 m/s (67 mph) but changed direction by 90 degrees around 20 km altitude. The resulting flight paths of falling meteorites are almost a spiral, with a high concentration of meteorites landing in a small area centered on the road passing through approximately 45.9225 -83.2893. Basically, meteorites landed on the eastern end of the island. Some very small (<1g) meteorites landed in the dolomite quarry across the lake. The flight paths shown here are for hypothetical meteorites. Just because there is a 10 kg meteorite shown on the map does not necessarily mean there is a 10 kg meteorite on the ground. Signatures of falling meteorites are seen in eighteen radar sweeps from four different NEXRAD radars. High reflectivity values indicate this was a relatively high mass fall.” (Text: ARES/NASA/Marc Fries)

“Composite radar image of falling meteorites, seen from a high altitude perspective view looking towards the north.” (Image and text: ARES/NASA/Marc Fries)