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What was this giant ball of fire disintegrating in the night sky over China?
People in the northwestern China’s Yushu City were left baffled and terrified after a suspected low-flying meteor fell into pieces in a series of large bangs, changing the night into day, on Dec. 23rd.
Video from the event in the city in China’s Qinghai Province showed a bright fireball streaking across and pouring fire in the night sky.
According to reports, the fireball was probably a bolide (very bright meteor fireball) and it might have dropped several meteorite fragments somewhere in the area.
Passengers on a plane travelling from Xi’an to Lhasa witnessed the ball of fire as it streaked through the sky.
video via https://weibo.com/5075857703/JzLq8Aa6y
The fireball was seen in the skies in China before falling to the ground.
https://twitter.com/SkyEnthusiastcn/status/1342064215788408832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1342064215788408832%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fstrangesounds.org%2F2020%2F12%2Fgiant-fireball-meteor-video-china.html
According to the China’s Earthquake Networks Centre, the suspected bolide landed near the border between Nangqian County and Yusu County at 7.25am, but no one was injured.
https://twitter.com/jingyuan_zhao/status/1341856782831017985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1341856782831017985%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fstrangesounds.org%2F2020%2F12%2Fgiant-fireball-meteor-video-china.html
According to witnesses, the sky phenomenon started very small, but three minutes later it became very big and bright.
video via https://weibo.com/5075857703/JzLocyHdL?type=comment
The burning object is seen descending quickly towards hills and fields as it becomes brighter and bigger during its fall to the ground.
The smoke trail left by the superboilide(see my last post), lit up by the rising sun, put up a magnificent light show in the dawn sky.
Date: 23 Dec 2020
Location: Yushu, Qinghai, China
Videographer: 巴吉吖#sky #clouds #shootingstars #meteor #stunning_shots #sunglow pic.twitter.com/bPDH9a9Vqk— Sky Enthusiasts (@SkyEnthusiastcn) December 23, 2020
This new incredible sky event brings to mind the spectacular fireball that roared through Chelyabinsk’s skies on February 15th, 2013.
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wow!