[À VOIR] Confusion in regards to the origin of the flash within the Kiev sky
A flash within the sky over Kiev on Wednesday sparked confusion about its supply, which the town administration first attributed to a downed NASA satellite tv for pc, earlier than the US house company claimed it had not but entered the ambiance at the moment.
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“Round 10 pm (1900 GMT), the glow of an aerial object was noticed within the sky of Kiev,” mentioned the pinnacle of the army administration of the Ukrainian capital, Sergey Popko, on Telegram.
He added, “Based on preliminary info, this phenomenon is the results of a NASA satellite tv for pc falling to Earth.”
Quickly after, the Ukrainian Air Pressure additionally claimed that the flash was “associated to a satellite tv for pc/meteor fall”, whereas stating that this has but to be clarified.
And the US house company introduced earlier within the week that the Resi satellite tv for pc, which weighs about 300 kilograms, will return to the ambiance at an unspecified time on Wednesday.
However in an announcement to AFP, NASA mentioned its Resi satellite tv for pc had not but entered the ambiance on the time of the noticed flash of sunshine over Kiev.
The Pentagon projected that Reese “will re-enter Earth’s ambiance round 8:50 p.m. Wednesday (00:50 GMT Thursday) with a window of kind of one hour,” NASA mentioned Wednesday.
The company additionally mentioned, “No different NASA satellites entered the ambiance earlier as we speak (Wednesday).”
An AFP journalist noticed a flash within the sky, which was not adopted by a sound.
Mr. Popko burdened that the air alert had been activated, explaining that “the air protection didn’t come into impact.”
The pressure added, “Social media enjoys posting UFO memes, however please don’t use the official Air Pressure emblem to make memes.”
