“Fireball observed in the Azores

On the night of the 27 of February it was possible to observe a very rare moment that we call a “Fireball”. A Fireball is a meteor that passes by very close to earth and can be as bright as a full moon.

This phenomenon happened around 8 pm and almost the whole archipelago ( total od nine islands) could observe it. It was close enough to see a very bright light pass by but not enough to have any sound impact. Although some people from the islands stated that they heard a loud thunder like noise around 4 to 5 minutes after the fireball passed by.

This moment lasted for a total of 3 seconds and someone in one of the islands caught it on camera.

For those fortunate to see this phenomenon it must have be a spectaular moment. This is a rare thing to see espacially around here.

Some people even thought that there were meteors actually falling down into the water and i believe (not told by anyone) that someone could have thought at the moment that it was a UFO sighting. Seeing that these things tend to happen when meteors pass by earth this close.

It is not sure if this was seen any where else around the world. The archipelago area is quite big but i think that someone in areas close enough could have seen this happen also. Not as bright for sure but they could have mistaken it with our so callen “shooting star”.

Once in a lifetime chances to see these phenomenons. Who has had the chance to see one of these beautiful things happen? What were you thinking it was at the moment if you did assist to a meteor passing by and didn’t know at the time?

If you haven’t seen one what would be your reaction?