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(.#518).- Fireballs in Chile are not meteorites, experts say.
Falling Fireballs Crashed in Chile Last Week. They Weren't Meteorites, Experts Say.
October 10, 2019
By Nicoletta Lanese
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Chilean authorities are investigating a curious collection of hot objects that have fallen on parts of the country.
(Image: © Shutterstock)
Goodness gracious! Great balls of fire rained from the sky in Chile last week, and officials are still trying to figure out what they were and where they came from.
One thing is certain: The mysterious burning objects were not meteors, according to news reports.
The fiery UFOs descended on Dalcahue City on the Chilean island of Chiloé on Sept. 25, 2019, CNET reported. . The tumbling objects crash-landed in seven locations, setting off fires that were promptly put out by volunteer firefighters. .
Related: 7 Things Most Often Mistaken for UFOs
Chiloé island resident Bernardita Ojeda had one fireball land on her property, where the flames ignited a few bushes, Ojeda told local news station Channel 2.
Geologists from Chile's National Geology and Mining Service soon arrived to examine the seven sites that had been scorched by the falling space stuff. While they conducted their analyses, the story spread through local news, social media and national outlets.
According to CNET, Chilean astronomer and astrophysicist José Maza told the Chilean information network TVN that the bodies in flames were probably meteorites or space debris that had detached from rockets or satellites. On September 26, 2019, astronomer Jonathan McDowell of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics spoke on Twitter.
"But it sometimes takes a few days for relevant data to come in," McDowell added.
- Marcelo macaya
Se reporta caída de meteorito en mocopulli chiloe
Meteorite fall reported in mocopulli Chiloe
Sept. 25, 2019.
On Sept. 28, 2019. the geologists released their official assessment: None of the seven sites contained traces of meteorite. Since the mysterious objects weren't meteors, logic dictates that they must have been wayward space junk, but officials said they'll be conducting more detailed analyses of soil samples collected from the singed sites to make sure, according to CNET. The geologists will release their results later this month. Only time will tell what exactly fell from the heavens on that unusual September evening.
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Falling Fireballs Crashed in Chile Last Week. They Weren't Meteorites, Experts Say.
October 10, 2019
By Nicoletta Lanese
Archives
Chilean authorities are investigating a curious collection of hot objects that have fallen on parts of the country.
(Image: © Shutterstock)
Goodness gracious! Great balls of fire rained from the sky in Chile last week, and officials are still trying to figure out what they were and where they came from.
One thing is certain: The mysterious burning objects were not meteors, according to news reports.
The fiery UFOs descended on Dalcahue City on the Chilean island of Chiloé on Sept. 25, 2019, CNET reported. . The tumbling objects crash-landed in seven locations, setting off fires that were promptly put out by volunteer firefighters. .
Related: 7 Things Most Often Mistaken for UFOs
Chiloé island resident Bernardita Ojeda had one fireball land on her property, where the flames ignited a few bushes, Ojeda told local news station Channel 2.
Geologists from Chile's National Geology and Mining Service soon arrived to examine the seven sites that had been scorched by the falling space stuff. While they conducted their analyses, the story spread through local news, social media and national outlets.
According to CNET, Chilean astronomer and astrophysicist José Maza told the Chilean information network TVN that the bodies in flames were probably meteorites or space debris that had detached from rockets or satellites. On September 26, 2019, astronomer Jonathan McDowell of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics spoke on Twitter.
"But it sometimes takes a few days for relevant data to come in," McDowell added.
- Marcelo macaya
Se reporta caída de meteorito en mocopulli chiloe
Meteorite fall reported in mocopulli Chiloe
Sept. 25, 2019.
On Sept. 28, 2019. the geologists released their official assessment: None of the seven sites contained traces of meteorite. Since the mysterious objects weren't meteors, logic dictates that they must have been wayward space junk, but officials said they'll be conducting more detailed analyses of soil samples collected from the singed sites to make sure, according to CNET. The geologists will release their results later this month. Only time will tell what exactly fell from the heavens on that unusual September evening.
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