Columbia/Meteorite:Giant Fireball leaves 300ft crater!

09/06/2010

Colombia confirms 'giant fire ball' a meteorite.

Monday, 06 September

"Colombian authorities confirmed that a "giant fire ball" that fell from the sky in the central Santander department was a meteorite.

The Colombian media has been buzzing with eye witness accounts of the fireball, which fell out of the sky and caused a massive explosion at 3:15PM local time Sunday.

Bucaramanga Mayor Fernando Vargas confirmed the phenomenon was a meteorite that left a crater 100 meters in diameter where it crashed into the earth in the San Joaquin municipality in Santander.

There were also reports of 'fireballs' witnessed in Canada and China the following day, September 7th. The Canada report included 3 fireballs streaking through the sky in the same general area. No impact was reported.

Michael Bradbury reporting for Viewzone