The photo above shows what one witness experienced as they drove through the Sverdlovsk region in the Ural mountains. Scientist Viktor Grokhovsky, a member of the meteorites committee of the Russian Academy of Sciences, first said he believed it was a massive meteor, but later retracted the statement
After studying the latest videos, he told the Siberian Times: 'It has no connection with space, I can say this absolutely for sure. A meteor has to move, and the flash too had to move, but this phenomenon was motionless'
Eyewitness Miroslav Alexeeva told local radio: "It was a dark night anyway so it really stood out, I had gone into my kitchen to get a glass of water when suddenly there was a bright light through all the windows. I was completely confused for a second, but when I looked out the window I saw the sky was alight with orange fire. I thought it was the end of the world or a nuclear bomb, but then it just went away."
18 months ago, people in the Urals experienced the Chelyabinsk meteorite hitting the region. Flying glass from windows injured more than 1,000 people when a massive fireball exploded in February 2013 as the fragmented remains of the large Chelyabinsk meteor hit the earth.
After studying the latest videos, he told the Siberian Times: 'It has no connection with space, I can say this absolutely for sure. A meteor has to move, and the flash too had to move, but this phenomenon was motionless'
Eyewitness Miroslav Alexeeva told local radio: "It was a dark night anyway so it really stood out, I had gone into my kitchen to get a glass of water when suddenly there was a bright light through all the windows. I was completely confused for a second, but when I looked out the window I saw the sky was alight with orange fire. I thought it was the end of the world or a nuclear bomb, but then it just went away."
18 months ago, people in the Urals experienced the Chelyabinsk meteorite hitting the region. Flying glass from windows injured more than 1,000 people when a massive fireball exploded in February 2013 as the fragmented remains of the large Chelyabinsk meteor hit the earth.