Did a Meteorite Hit Bulgaria Last Night? (VIDEO)

A bright light falling in the sky was noticed by hundreds of people in Sofia, Vidin, Lom, Ikhtiman, Plovdiv and other cities and villages in the country minutes before 10 p.m. last night. Users on social networks also published footage from security cameras showing a ball of bright light, which is supposed to be a meteorite.

"So far we have information that it is a fallen meteorite that has been seen in almost every city in the country. People are reporting a bright light in the sky, turning night into day, which ended with a violent rumble. Where exactly the meteorite fell still we don't know yet," Meteo Balkans reported.

bTV reports that at this stage the Bulgarian Academy of Science (BAS) and the observatory in Rozhen do not confirm the information, there is no official information from the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology either. According to information from BNT, teams of the Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs - Vidin, conducted an inspection after reports of a strong explosion, there are no reports of casualties or material damage. According to the Romanian authorities, it was a meteorite that exploded in the air.

"Between 25,000 and 30,000 meteorites fall to earth every year. Their total average weight reaches 10 tons. Between 6 and 12 meteorites per year are the size of a washing machine," commented Nikola Petrov from the observatory in Rozhen.

Footage of the phenomenon was captured and distributed on social networks by Alexander Zahariev.

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