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From South Africa's Eye Witness News:
People in Gauteng saw the bright light at around 11pm on Saturday night, heading towards the north of Pretoria.
“We saw this big green ball of fire. it kind of came out of the sky, out of the blue,” one resident said.
“There was sudden
flash. Like an orange stripe in the sky, followed by a very bright
explosion where the sky lit up as if it was daytime,” another
explained.
Astronomers and scientists are still trying to find out where the meteor landed.
From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by Geekazoid.
I wonder how big the meteor was when it hit the atmosphere.
Meteors are beautiful things to see pass overhead. I remember one brilliant green one weverl years ago, shining like an emerald. I doubt people would mistake it for a missile strike.
If something like that happened around here in the USA without any prior warning I think most people would have freaked out and thought a terrorist blew up a nuke or something.