Very bright, slow-moving fireball recorded over central Europe
A very bright, slow-moving fireball was recorded over central Europe at 03:46 UTC on November 19, 2020. The event lasted some 18 seconds before the object disintegrated.
The American Meteor Society (AMS) has so far received 34 reports from witnesses in Germany, Austria, and northern Italy.
Fireball over central Europe on November 19, 2020. Credit: AMS
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Seen from Prague too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNBhhPwirxo
Are any of these fireballs caused not by meteors but by space junk, remnants of stuff humans have put in orbit around the Earth?