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Giant Meteor Fireball Falls From The Sky & Crashes Into Ground in China, Leaves Locals Stunned | Watch
India.com ^ | 12/24/2020

Posted on 12/24/2020 9:30:10 AM PST by BenLurkin

According to a Daily Mail report, it is not immediately clear what the ball of fire is, but local media are suggesting the possibility of a meteor. Some experts believe that the object was a bolide, an extremely bright meteor.

A local named Dan Ba, who witnessed the incident while taking his child to school, said that the bolide started very small, but three minutes later it became very big and bright. Many other locals reported hearing loud bangs.

The fireball was also video-recorded by passengers on a plane traveling from Xi’an to Lhasa as it lightened up the sky. Several videos and photos of the mysterious event was shared on social media.

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China’s Earthquake Networks Centre also confirmed that a suspected bolide landed near the border between Nangqian County and Yusu County at 7.25am, but no one was injured.

(Excerpt) Read more at india.com ...


TOPICS: Astronomy; Science
KEYWORDS: astronomy; china; chinese; fireball; meteor; meteors; science; town
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1 posted on 12/24/2020 9:30:10 AM PST by BenLurkin
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bv5xK-Uufiw


2 posted on 12/24/2020 9:30:36 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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A sign from above. The heavens are not pleased with China.


3 posted on 12/24/2020 9:31:57 AM PST by bgill (.)
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New Mecca?


4 posted on 12/24/2020 9:33:18 AM PST by a fool in paradise (Who built the cages, Joe?)
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To: BenLurkin

“This new virus? We did not make it in our lab. No. It fell from the sky.”


5 posted on 12/24/2020 9:34:10 AM PST by ClearCase_guy (If White Privilege is real, why did Elizabeth Warren lie about being an Indian?)
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To: BenLurkin

That was our Space Force sending a warning shot. Do not meddle in our elections.


6 posted on 12/24/2020 9:35:28 AM PST by Mr. N. Wolfe
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Three minutes??

That is one slow moving meteor.


7 posted on 12/24/2020 9:35:40 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom ("Inside Every Progressive Is A Totalitarian Screaming To Get Out" -- David Horowitz)
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To: BenLurkin

And that was just a warning shot..

Rods from God...


8 posted on 12/24/2020 9:36:33 AM PST by tired&retired (Blessings )
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Too bad it missed Xi and the apparatchiks.


9 posted on 12/24/2020 9:37:49 AM PST by Seruzawa (TANSTAAFL!)
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To: BenLurkin

I saw an unusually high number of meteorites two days ago over eastern USA. Was sitting in the hot tub in the back yard having a coffee at 4 am.

Was beautiful.


10 posted on 12/24/2020 9:39:50 AM PST by tired&retired (Blessings )
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There was a good one in Northern California a few days ago. My son works at the local golf course and spotted it before the sun was up.


11 posted on 12/24/2020 9:39:54 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom ("Inside Every Progressive Is A Totalitarian Screaming To Get Out" -- David Horowitz)
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To: BenLurkin

Highly recommend the video in the article. They have about 10 different cell phone and car cam angles on it. WOW


12 posted on 12/24/2020 9:44:54 AM PST by edwinland
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That’s amazing.


13 posted on 12/24/2020 9:48:40 AM PST by Bigg Red (Trump will be sworn in under a shower of confetti made from the tattered remains of the Rat Party.)
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Too bad it didn’t level Beijing.


14 posted on 12/24/2020 9:48:44 AM PST by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne )
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To: a fool in paradise

No, Satan. He picked the correct country.


15 posted on 12/24/2020 9:50:10 AM PST by madison10 (Maranatha!)
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To: BenLurkin

Awesome!!


16 posted on 12/24/2020 9:50:42 AM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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17 posted on 12/24/2020 9:52:13 AM PST by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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All

FYI

https://www.unilad.co.uk/science/nasa-tracking-huge-christmas-day-asteroid-heading-towards-earth-at-22000mph/

NASA Tracking Huge Christmas Day Asteroid Heading Towards Earth At 22,000mph


18 posted on 12/24/2020 9:52:16 AM PST by WmShirerAdmirer
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To: tired&retired

” Was sitting in the hot tub in the back yard having a coffee at 4 am.”

I want to live your life.


19 posted on 12/24/2020 10:10:08 AM PST by BBQToadRibs2
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To: Larry Lucido
LOL, that frikking song...Pitbull: "Fireball!"

I went to an NFL game some years back, and in the tailgating leading up to the game, one of the guys had been given a custom made "holster" that accommodated an entire bottle of that stuff, and he was going around meting it out, quite the bon vivant he was!

And they had that music playing in the background. Ah, that was fun. Can't enjoy watching them anymore.

20 posted on 12/24/2020 10:10:44 AM PST by rlmorel ("I’d rather enjoy a risky freedom than a safe servitude." Robby Dinero, USMC Veteran, Gym Owner)
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