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  • china-fireball-october-2017

    Major fireball explodes over Shangri-La, China, meteorites very likely

    ByTeo Blašković Thursday, October 5, 2017Wednesday, September 25, 2024

    A major fireball was observed and recorded over southwest China at 12:07 UTC (20:07 local time) on October 4, 2017. The event lasted more than 10 seconds before the object disintegrated in a very bright flash. It was followed by a sonic boom. According to witness…

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