25 July 2021

Rumbling Meteor Over Norway Lights Up The Dark Night Skies

A short-lived phenomenon. Some eyewitnesses also said they felt a stronger wind blow due to the meteor causing a pressure wave, . .

Rumbling meteor lights up Norway, prompting search for meteorites

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What we had last night was a large rock travelling likely from between Mars and Jupiter, which is our asteroid belt. And when that whizzes in, it creates a rumble, light, and great excitement among us [experts] and maybe some fear among others,” Bilet said.

There were no reports of damage or people being particularly frightened, Bilet said, adding that for those nearest, it was likely to be more of a “spooky” event.

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Hunt begins near Oslo for fragments after sightings of large space rock hurtling across night sky

An “unusually large meteor” briefly lit up southern Norway on Sunday, creating a spectacular sound and light display as it rumbled across the sky, and a part of it may have hit Earth, possibly not far from the capital, Oslo, experts said.

Reports of sightings started arriving at around 1am, and the phenomenon was seen as far north as Trondheim. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.

A web camera in Holmestrand, south of Oslo, captured a fireball falling from the sky and erupting into a bright flash that lit up a marina.