Huge Fireball Explosion Creates Power Outage in Yucatan, Mexico

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They found "parts embedded in the ground, which had crashed into power lines leaving the city without electricity."

http://strangesounds.org/2013/09/huge-fireball-explosion-creates-power-outage-in-yucatan-mexico.html

Huge Fireball Explosion Creates Power Outage in Yucatan, Mexico

Posted by admin on 30 September 2013

Sunday evening, a weird sky phenomenon broke up the monotony of a small Maya Town as a huge object, thought to be a fireball, lit up the skies over the town of Ichmul in southern Yucatan at around 8:30 PM local time.



The falling object was accompanied by a strong thundering noise and a loud blast when it crashed onto the ground. The crash was followed by flashing blue hazes and a power outage. Than flames were observable until approximately 2 AM at the object’s landing site. The sky phenomenon was also observed in Saban, Quintana Roo, San Francisco, and Peto Chikindzonot township.

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So, some courageous witnesses decided to inspect the drop area and found strange parts embedded in the ground, which had crashed into power lines leaving the city without electricity. Some locals picked up the fragments of the object and stored them at the municipal police station to determine its mysterious origin.

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[Tigress DEM]

1. Scientifically, isn't this the LAST thing someone should do with any asteroid or random satalite ?

What kind of radioactivity or unknown disease could be encased in something completely unknown falling from the sky?

Sure most of whatever it was is burned to toast, but to have everyone who is curious just walking up and touching this thing? Not my idea of a smart plan.

[dixiegrrrrl]

6. I learned from all those 1950 movies

that a fireball from space contains DANGER!!!!
Most commonly in the form of giant insects.

[Tigress DEM]

8. There is so much disease and pestilence right here, without importing it from God knows where!

I'm just saying a slight bit of caution might be appropriate.

[bananas]

2. Two Spanish-language articles

Translation by google chrome:

Video: Fall Yucatan fireball that causes fear in the population

Sunday, September 29, 2013 22:59
by Eugenia Revoreda

http://www.cfanespectaculos.com/cultura/item/61988-cae-bola-de-fuego-en-yucat%C3%A1n-que-causa-temor-en-la-poblaci%C3%B3n

Fireball fell from the sky scares Yucatan Maya

The object apparently fallen fragmented, but by uniting its parts are formed humanoid figures

30/09/2013 5:10 Text and photos: Eduardo Cabrera / Correspondent

http://www.excelsior.com.mx/nacional/2013/09/30/920956

[dixiegrrrrl]

7. Spooky pics in those links..

Humanoids?????

Metallic humanoids????

[Tigress DEM]

9. I have a terrible, terrible thought.

What if fragments of the exploded Challenger shuttle staff have been orbiting Earth all this time and finally fell through the atmosphere? Or maybe just their space suits?

[bananas]

3. September proves to be most active month for meteors in almost 10 years

http://www.news.com.au/technology/september-proves-to-be-most-active-month-for-meteors-in-almost-10-years/story-e6frfro0-1226728270690

September proves to be most active month for meteors in almost 10 years

From: News Limited Network
September 27, 2013 7:37AM

TWO large meteors have turned heads skywards and startled onlookers this week - ending the most active month of bombardments in almost 10 years.

Members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Alberta caught the above blue meteor on camera at the weekend as it streaked overhead - its cold hue made all the more eerie by the broken cloud cover.

The dashcam footage shows the bright ball of light whizzing past at high speed, brightening the sky before rapidly fading away.
Early-rising Chicago residents awoke this morning to a bright ball of light streaking across the golden dawn sky.

The green-and-red fireball lasted three or four seconds.

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[Myrina]

5. One over Central IN early morning last week ...

.... driving in to work about 6:15AM (still pitch black outside) and saw one - south of Lafayette, North of Indy.

Damn cool!!

[bananas]

4. Its been a busy week for the AMS: Another Massive Fireball Over Atlanta

http://www.amsmeteors.org/2013/09/another-massive-fireball-over-atlanta/

29 SEP 2013

Another Massive Fireball Over Atlanta

BY MIKE HANKEY, IN FIREBALL LOGS, FIREBALL SIGHTINGS, FIREBALL VIDEOS

Its been a busy week for the AMS as we are bombarded by fireball reports from all different parts of the country. The latest event took place over Alabama and Georgia last night September 28th 7:30 PM local time. Over 250 witnesses from Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, Alabama and Georgia have reported the event so far. Below is a heat map of the witnesses who saw the event. Click the image below for the event detail page and witness reports.

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