WorldNetDaily By Joe Kovacs
Visible across parts of Spain, Portugal and France.
The sky over Western Europe became a sensational attraction over the weekend as a blazing blue fireball raced across the heavens in Portugal, Spain and France.
The International Meteor Organization reported: “Many people were out in Spain and Portugal on Saturday night. The ones that were fortunate enough to be located in the Western parts of the Iberic peninsula could observe a dramatic meteoric event: a huge and fast moving fireball appeared in the sky and nearly turned it into daylight on May 18, at 22h 46min UT.”
☄️ On May 18, 22h 46min UT, a huge fireball turned Spanish and Portuguese night into daylight: https://t.co/1ECA36FpiP pic.twitter.com/KI1Ajn6ZhV
— IMO Meteor Org. (@IMOmeteors) May 19, 2024
“The phenomenon was widely observed and filmed. … The high speed of the asteroid combined with its long-lasting period made it visible on more than 450 km (280 miles)!”
The fireball view from Cadiz, Spain
The IMO says the object ended its journey in the Atlantic Ocean.
A blue fireball was seen crossing the skies of Spain and Portugal in the early hours of Sunday. pic.twitter.com/QK0Zv32QjC
— AccuWeather (@accuweather) May 19, 2024
“Fireballs are meteors that appear brighter as the pieces of space dust made up of rock, ice and metal hit Earth’s atmosphere,” Fox Weather reported…
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