The St. Louis skies have been exciting as 2026 begins as there’s video that shows one meteor exploding over the Gateway Arch and new reports of another big sky explosion, too.
Let’s begin with video captured by EarthCam showing a meteor over the Gateway Arch in St. Louis New Year’s Eve night.
But wait, there’s more
Numerous reports on social media tonight (January 1, 2026) of another big meteor over St. Louis.
So far I haven’t been able to find any confirmed reports on the American Meteor Society website, but I’m sure that’s coming. There are many on several different St. Louis area Facebook pages reporting not just the meteor, but also huge booms associated with probably another meteor zooming overhead…