A huge “fireball” falls from the sky and sinks to the horizon in China. Watch the viral video

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On Wednesday, a huge fireball was spotted falling from the sky and crashing into China’s northwestern city of Yushu. In footage of the incident shared on YouTube, a giant fireball flickering through the sky can be seen illuminating the dark sky in southern China.

In multiple images captured by locals, a fireball, suspected of a meteorite, illuminates the sky and plunges into Nanggian County, Qinghai Province, northwest China. Locals have reported hearing loud bangs and the incident is said to have occurred at 7am on 23 December.

According to a report by Daily Mail, it is not yet clear what the flaming sphere is, but local media suggest the unidentified object could be a bright meteor. Some experts also suggest that the object was a fireball, an extremely bright meteor. Yu Jun, chief writer of Chinese science website Guokr, spoke to the media, saying it looked like a fireball. Several fragments of meteorites could also have fallen somewhere in the area.

Fortunately, no causality has been reported.

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

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Many went on social media to share photos and videos of the unusual phenomenon. Dan Ba, a local who witnessed the incident while taking his son to school, said the fireball started out as a small ball and that, after three minutes, it got big and shiny.

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 more than 1000 times.

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

In one video, the giant fireball gets bigger and brighter as it approaches the ground and you hear loud bangs. Another user pointed out how a similar incident occurred in Alabama the same day a meteor shone in the sky. He went on Twitter to explain more.

The China Earthquake Network Center, in a tweet, confirmed that it had recorded the incident and also said that a fireball suspect landed near the border between Nangqian County and Yusu County at 7.25am hours.

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