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Photo: Norwegian Meteorite Network
The space rock was captured on film in Norway by Norwegian Meteor Network.
Many people in western Sweden saw a mysterious light phenomenon just before 7pm on Saturday. Several also described hearing a rumbling sound or a loud bang.
The phenomenon was observed along the west coast, among other places.
– There are photographs from Norway that clearly show that it is a car, says researcher Eric Stempels from the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Uppsala University.
A fireball is a space stone that burns when it enters the atmosphere. The phenomenon of light lasted about a second, according to witnesses.
– It brakes strongly when they enter the atmosphere and stops shining when there is no material left, or the stone has slowed so much that the friction is not great enough to make it shine.
In Norway, the Norwegian Meteor Network has captured the vehicle in one image with multiple cameras. A film by Kristiansand shows how the fireball explodes over Sweden.
– We also have a video from Trondheim showing that it is very low above the horizon. According to preliminary calculations, it appears to have passed over the sea off the west coast of Sweden, says camera director Steinar Midtskogen.
As it has been cloudy and rainy in many places, the light phenomenon was perceived as a bright red light. Usually the stone is burned before falling to the ground or into the sea like a meteorite.
No later than November 7, a car was observed across much of Sweden.
– Light phenomena like this happen about ten times a year in Sweden, says Eric Stempels.
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