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Initial reports indicated an explosion had taken place somewhere on the island. The local authorities said on Twitter: "Tonight, several testimonies reported a noise that would have occurred in the Mahorais sky. At this stage no explanation could be provided. All states are mobilised to find an explanation of this phenomenon."
It later became clear a meteor had entered the Earth's atmosphere above Mayotte.
One resident said: "It's gone in the direction of the sea. It was a ball of fire that had a kind of tail and was going very fast.
"The fire was very bright on the front. The fireball travelled from Labattoir to head offshore."
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Fireball date: 15 February 2019 at 20:09:05 UTA large fireball, initially reported by the members of the public from 5 different countries, also known as IMO 741-2019 event.
Fireball ID: M20190215_200905
15 February 2019 at 20:09 roughly over Antwerpen the Belgian meteor network has recorded a large meteor, known as a fireball.
The fireball has been spotted as far as Stuttgart, London and Versailles. UKMON camera in Blackfield has also recorded the same event.
Fireball meteor as seen from Ramsgate Kent UK on Friday Feb 15th. Camera is looking east towards Belgium across the English Channel. Thanks to Jeremy Derrick Housman for the report! pic.twitter.com/3cV58Iodx2
— severe-weather.EU (@severeweatherEU) February 18, 2019
Comment: The skies in Europe have been busy this week:
- Mysterious fireball spotted over Cornwall, UK - reported the day before on 14th February 2019
- Dashcam captures meteor fireball flying over northern Spain - 13th February 2019
- 'Aurora-like airglow' in the sky as meteor passes over central Wales, UK - 11th February 2019
"The sounds I hear have nothing to do with trains. More like muffled dynamite," former CSX engineer Scott Gaw weighed in.
People living in Lyndon, St. Matthews, Hurstbourne, Graymoor Devondale, Woodlawn Park and surrounding neighborhoods have been discussing mysterious, recurring booms for months. The booms have sparked several active conversations on the Nextdoor App as well as Facebook groups. No one seems to know the source of what they're hearing, but they agree, it's loud-sometimes loud enough to shake a house.
In January, Barbara Martin says she was watching the football playoffs at a friend's house in Jeffersontown near the Gene Snyder when two loud booms shook the house.
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A viewer sent us the video above from his dashcam. If you look closely, you'll see what looks to be a fireball falling from the sky.
He captured the moment while driving along Industrial Boulevard Cross near Highway 90 on Tuesday just before 7 p.m.
What do you think? Is the truth out there?
A large and mysterious fireball with 'lots of flames coming from it' was spotted in the skies over Cornwall.
According to reports, the unidentified object looked like a meteor and was really slow and big.
It was reported over Crackington Haven at about 10.30pm and the Kernow Weather Team (KWT) received another report of the sighting over West Cornwall at about 10.15pm.
The KWT took to their Facebook page to appeal for more information.
Its post reads: "Strange sighting over West Cornwall, February 14, 2019, 10.15pm ish.
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Kip Minnery, who lives in Turnagain, says he wishes he could have seen the event live himself, but thought it was cool that his security camera caught it as it happened.
A number of southcentral residents reported on social media seeing a bright light move across the sky Wednesday morning. People from Anchorage to Big Lake and Palmer reported seeing either a blue or green-looking light.
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The 45th Weather Squadron has since confirmed with Florida Today that it was a meteor passing through the night sky early Tuesday morning, 12th February, reports J.D. Gallup.
On Facebook, some residents also reported hearing a loud rumble.
Jacob Kelley, 35, said he had just arrived home when he spotted an animal running across his property. He said he walked through the door to check his surveillance video when he spotted the flash.
A video has been uploaded on the American Meteor Society Website. AMS Event: 711-2019, Report 160939 (711a-2019) Credit:J. Saunders:
Comment:
Update: Florida Today reports on 14th February:
The meteor that streaked across the skies of Central Florida on Tuesday was a "large fireball" that likely exploded over the Atlantic Ocean with the energy of a tenth of a kiloton - or the explosive force equal to that of 100 tons of TNT, according to a sky watcher group.Other videos of the event have been uploaded to YouTube:
"We're still processing the data, but it was large, maybe a foot across," said Dwayne Free, director of the Spalding Allsky Camera Network which provides data to NASA's Planetary Defense Office's Asteroid Threat Assessment Project in California.
© Sean WeeklyA meteor enters the earth's atmosphere over the snowy hills of the Elan Valley in Powys while ethereal green 'airglow' spreads across the sky.
The stunning scene unfolded over the snowy hills of the Elan Valley in Powys, reflected in the Graig Coch reservoir.
The aurora-like airglow - where energy from the sun reacts with chemicals in the planet's atmosphere - appeared in front of a brilliantly clear Milky Way.
And just when it seemed the nocturnal scene could not get any more majestic, the meteoroid hurtled into view.
Professional photographer Sean Weekly caught the scene while out in the valley on a Saturday night.
Comment: Mayotte seems to be a lively place, especially below ground: