Spectacular fireball lights up the sky over Mexico, hits land and sparks a fire
A brilliant fireball blazed over northeastern Mexico around 03:14 UTC on October 7, 2020 (22:14 LT on October 6), leaving witnesses and sky observers startled as the space object put on a spectacular display. The meteorite hit a small town in Tamaulipas, sparking a bush fire, according to local reports.
Residents and night sky enthusiasts were in for a delightful sight as an especially bright meteor exploded over northern Mexico. The fireball was most visible over Nuevo Leon, Coahuila, and Tamaulipas.
Some witnesses, security cameras, webcams, and doorbell cameras were able to capture the event as it lit up the sky for more than 20 seconds.
CAE METEORITO EN #VICTORIA, #TAMAULIPAS.
Reportan caída de meteorito en Ejido Lázaro Cárdenas en #CdVictoria, como en varias partes del norte del País. pic.twitter.com/AL10tLzCeP— ¡México Se Entere! (@MxSeEntere) October 7, 2020
Comparte @isagol_ video del meteorito.#Meteorito #mty
Vía: @FER_GV.pic.twitter.com/QB1m8bGJhJ
— Webcams de México (@webcamsdemexico) October 7, 2020
Usuarios en redes sociales reportan el avistamiento de un #meteorito en #Monterrey, #NuevoLeón.
Vía: @RosendoChV.pic.twitter.com/tWZ2lZ4AQn
— Webcams de México (@webcamsdemexico) October 7, 2020
Aseguran que #Meteorito visto en #Monterrey cayó en #CiudadVictoria. Autoridades inspeccionan la zona.@Cicmty pic.twitter.com/KE09NA2ms4
— Azael (@soyaval) October 7, 2020
Local reports said the meteorite landed near Ciudad Victoria, the capital of Tamaulipas state. News outlet Milenio reported that the object set fire to bushes in the area where it fell. No injuries and damages were reported.
The Civil Protection agency retrieved several unusual rocks from the incident site for further study.
Featured image credit: @MxSeEntere/Twitter
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What do you think it was, then, Mike, Glenn and Jock ?
Mike and Glenn, where are Hollywood producers when we need them?!
You are right, Mike. There should have been a crater unless this meteorite was the size of a marble.
I’d have expected a bit of a hole or crater in the ground, not just a pile of ashes and dbris…