This is the breathtaking moment a spectacular fireball streaked across the evening sky over central Argentina.

Footage captures the brilliant shooting star lighting up the atmosphere as it disintegrated over General Acha, La Pampa, on September 13.

One observer reported a white terminal flash accompanied by fragmentation and a glowing trail that persisted for approximately 90 seconds.

Some residents also reported hearing explosion-like sounds and feeling vibrations in rural areas, although no impact sites have been confirmed so far.

Meteors are created when meteoroids enter Earth's atmosphere at high speeds, causing friction that heats the meteoroid and the surrounding air. This process causes the meteoroid to melt and vaporise, creating a bright trail of light.