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Dec21-04, 02:04 AM
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Indonesians saw an object with a tail of fire hurtling toward earth near their capital early Sunday before hearing a loud explosion. An expert speculated it might have been a meteor.
There were no reports of injuries.
Indonesian air force radar detected an unidentified object falling toward the earth at a great speed before disappearing around the same time the noise was heard, a spokesman said.
Muji Raharto, an astronomy professor with the Bandung Institute of Technology in West Java province, suggested the object was a large meteor that burned up as it fell through the earth's atmosphere, "causing a loud noise."
Reference:
http://www.harktheherald.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=43167&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0
There were no reports of injuries.
Indonesian air force radar detected an unidentified object falling toward the earth at a great speed before disappearing around the same time the noise was heard, a spokesman said.
Muji Raharto, an astronomy professor with the Bandung Institute of Technology in West Java province, suggested the object was a large meteor that burned up as it fell through the earth's atmosphere, "causing a loud noise."
Reference:
http://www.harktheherald.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=43167&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0