Huge ‘fireball’ falls from the sky and crashes into the Horizon in China, watch viral video

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A massive fireball was seen falling from the sky and crashing into the city of Yushu in northwest China on Wednesday. In a video of the incident shared on YouTube, a giant fireball can flash through the sky and illuminate the dark skies over southern China.

In multiple images captured by locals, a fireball, believed to be a meteor, illuminates the sky and plunges into Nanggian County, Qinghai Province in northwest China. Locals have reportedly heard loud bangs and the incident is said to have occurred at 7am on December 23.

According to a report by Daily mail, it is not yet clear what the blazing orb is, but local media suggests the unidentified object could be a bright meteor. Some experts also suggest the object was a bolide, an extremely bright meteor. Lead author of the Chinese science website Guokr, Yu Jun, said during a conversation with the media that it looked like a car. It could also be that several meteorite fragments have fallen somewhere in the area.

Fortunately, no causalities have been reported.

According to NASA, more than 50,000 meteorites have been found on Earth as of December 19. Meteorites often fly past Earth, but it is rare to see one fall to the surface.

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Many used social media to share photos and videos of the unusual phenomenon. Dan Ba, a local who witnessed the incident while taking his child to school, said the car started out as a small ball and after three minutes it got big and bright.

A passenger traveling from Xi’an to Lhasa recorded the incident from the plane.

Journalist Mete Sohtaoglu also shared the video of the incident on Twitter.

The 18 second long clip has been viewed over 1000 times.

“This is a REALLY BIG! Huge fireball seen over China, ”wrote a Twitter user.

In one video, the giant fireball gets bigger and brighter as it approaches the ground and a loud bang can be heard. Another user pointed out how a similar incident happened in Alabama on the same day when a meteor shone brightly in the sky. He took to Twitter to explain further.

China’s Earthquake Networks Center confirmed in a tweet that it had recorded the incident and also said a suspected car had landed at the border between Nangqian County and Yusu County at 7:25 a.m.

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