Overview

• Residents across Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurugram and as far as Aligarh reported a bright object around 1:20–1:25 am that visibly broke into glowing fragments.
• Authorities said there were no reports of impacts or damage, and the flash lasted only a few seconds despite outshining city lights.
• Multiple videos posted online provide the primary record of the event, with some eyewitnesses mentioning a faint rumble that has not been officially confirmed.
• Astronomers described the phenomenon as a likely bolide and noted September’s heightened small-shower activity cited by the American Meteor Society.
• Debate continues over whether the source was a sporadic fireball, a Chi Cygnid event, or reentering space debris such as a rocket body, with no attribution confirmed.