Giant Meteor 'Fireball' From Outer Space Lights Up Night Sky In Perth, Australia
A meteor that sounded like a &ldquoplane crashing&rdquostunned onlookers in Perth Australia and left many in a state of panic. Firefighters received numerous emergency calls at around 7:40 pm on Tuesday from frantic locals who had caught a glimpse of the fireball. Scientists are now looking for the fallen meteorite around the place called York which is 100km east of Perth.
A meteor that sounded like a ¡°plane crashing¡± stunned onlookers in Perth, Australia and left many in a state of panic.
Firefighters received numerous emergency calls at around 7:40 pm, on Tuesday, from frantic locals who had caught a glimpse of the fireball.
#FIREBALL OVER #PERTH! Our observatory in Northam caught this bright #meteor ?and our app has been going bonkers with #citsci reports! Recreate your sighting https://t.co/z4IQHPzDJg. It's not aliens, it's a space rock burning up in our atmosphere! #CurtinMedia #curtinict pic.twitter.com/GXnV0VXKQO
¡ª Fireballs in the Sky (@FireballsSky) 29 August 2018
Scientists are now looking for the fallen meteorite around the place called York, which is 100km east of Perth.
Another incredible #fireball video over the Perth Hills! #perthnews @tendailyau @FireballsSky @perthobs pic.twitter.com/sn9nvUzj2f
¡ª Cyndi Lavrencic (@cyndilavrencic) 28 August 2018
The meteorite slowed down before hitting Earth and people have been advised to hand over anything they find to the concerned authorities. Failing to do so will result in a $1000 fine.
A local, Rosena Cox told ABC: ¡°I just heard this enormous bang, it sounded like an explosion and I just thought ¡®what on earth was that¡¯ because it was so intense.¡±
Twitter was filled with shocked accounts of the fire ball:
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Check out this #fireball over Perth! With appropriate exclamation, I may add ? This was captured by Matt Payne in Bibra Lake - did you see it? Send your vids/pics to perthnews@networkten.com.au! @tendailyau @FireballsSky @perthobs pic.twitter.com/bx7h6xR4OI
¡ª Cyndi Lavrencic (@cyndilavrencic) 28 August 2018
I heard this last night, but thought it was thunder ? ¡°Houses shake, windows rattle as 'scary' fireball lights up the Perth sky with a sonic boom¡± https://t.co/QKsTQ5cZgJ
¡ª Carly Monks (@archaeo_ecology) 29 August 2018
What an unbelievable shot!!
¡ª Josh Backman (@Josh_Backman) 29 August 2018
The androids finally decided to join us. Cool https://t.co/vgJWGGA2YS
¡ª techno poser ?? (@Callme___H) 30 August 2018
Anyone woken up with strange superpowers today???¡â?? https://t.co/orF2d9Bbeo
¡ª ??????? ?? ???? ?? (@GeniusofNote) 30 August 2018
CCTV videos and Twitter accounts are now being reviewed by the Perth Observatory to understand its origin.
