The first thing that looked weird about this report of a “fiery object falling from the sky” was no mention of the loud boom(s) or sky haze from kicked up debris that a real meteorite strike would create.
Latvian town reports UFO crash, officials call it a hoax
A small Latvian town has become famous overnight and has made the UFO proponents excited for a brief moment as an unidentified flaming object came from space and made a large crater covered with flames. Initially, according to The Sun, experts believed it to be a meteorite but after a close inspection it was concluded to be a hoax.
Geologist Dainis Ozols told the media on Monday that the crater was man-made. Another expert, Uldis Nulle of the Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Center, originally thought it was a meteorite. However after in-depth analysis he recanted his statement, reports The Independent Online, “This is not a real crater. It is artificial.”
Girts Stinkulis, from the Latvian State University, told Russia Today, “There are traces of spade-work on the lip of the crater, as well as cut pieces of grass. Besides, the proportions of the crater are atypical – the mound of debris is too tall, while the pit is too large.”
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Listen to Mr. Stinkulis.