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Massive fireball from space witnessed in Thailand, explosions heard
7 Sep, 2015 06:20
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=135272473485684&set=p.135272473485684&type=1
A massive fireball, believed to be a meteorite, has fallen on Thailand. Awestruck commuters witnessed the spectacle, describing a green and orange glow, as it took a nosedive toward Earth.
The event took place during the morning rush hour at about 8:45am local time in Bangkok.
The size of the fireball is judged to be quite substantial, as residents of the Sisawat district in Kanchanaburi province, some 200km from the capital, also described seeing the meteorite. They say they also heard a thunderous explosion, according to Thai PBS.
Some even reported hearing two explosions, so a team of rescue workers was dispatched to where the crash site was assumed to be.
Although something of this magnitude can potentially fill people with a mixture of awe and dread, a meteorologist interviewed on local radio says things like that are not a major event, and happen all the time. He admitted, however, that this was not a small meteorite by any measure.
All aviation-related services quickly dispelled suspicions it might have been some sort of air catastrophe; no aircraft were in the area.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de8ZAsn4ma4=0m05s"]Meteor sighted by Thai driver[/ame]
More video footages from Thai tv
http://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/640864252639645696/pu/vid/450x360/eHhVIoL5N7SFry_d.mp4
7 Sep, 2015 06:20
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=135272473485684&set=p.135272473485684&type=1
A massive fireball, believed to be a meteorite, has fallen on Thailand. Awestruck commuters witnessed the spectacle, describing a green and orange glow, as it took a nosedive toward Earth.
The event took place during the morning rush hour at about 8:45am local time in Bangkok.
The size of the fireball is judged to be quite substantial, as residents of the Sisawat district in Kanchanaburi province, some 200km from the capital, also described seeing the meteorite. They say they also heard a thunderous explosion, according to Thai PBS.
Some even reported hearing two explosions, so a team of rescue workers was dispatched to where the crash site was assumed to be.
Although something of this magnitude can potentially fill people with a mixture of awe and dread, a meteorologist interviewed on local radio says things like that are not a major event, and happen all the time. He admitted, however, that this was not a small meteorite by any measure.
All aviation-related services quickly dispelled suspicions it might have been some sort of air catastrophe; no aircraft were in the area.
Skip to 0:29 for shooting star
Published on Sep 6, 2015
I was heading to the West to go to work. At around 08:41am, in Ngamwongwas road, Nonthaburi, Thailand, the fireball showed up.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de8ZAsn4ma4=0m05s"]Meteor sighted by Thai driver[/ame]
More video footages from Thai tv
http://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/640864252639645696/pu/vid/450x360/eHhVIoL5N7SFry_d.mp4
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