A spectacular fireball streaked across the sky over Lake Moultrie on September 1, 2025, captivating onlookers with its fiery descent from the clouds.

The dramatic event was captured on video by camper X user Sleepy Weazel 81, showing a bright trail slicing through the sky, possibly a meteor or space debris. The unusual trajectory and vivid display drew widespread attention.

Sleepy Weazel 81 described the sighting: “This looks like something shot into the air, but it came out of the cloud. It reached a point and then took a downward turn.”

The phenomenon coincides with a rise in fireball and meteor reports across the southeastern United States, as noted in a New York Times article from June 26, 2025. Experts point to increased space activity and atmospheric changes as possible contributing factors.

Lake Moultrie has a history of dramatic natural events, including a notable waterspout in May 2023, underscoring the region’s record for unusual sky and weather phenomena.

The video has gone viral, igniting discussions about meteorite appearances and space debris re-entry in populated areas.