Space drama! Glowing lights illuminate the night sky over Germany

Space drama! Glowing lights illuminate the night sky over Germany

On Wednesday morning there was a fascinating sky spectacle about Germany and Austria, which caused many citizens to excitement. A number of shining, glossy parts of a rocket level provided excited calls to the authorities. It turned out that it was due to falling rubble from the Falcon-9 rocket from SpaceX, which was used to transport 23 Starlink satellites, as the Krone . According to the Bundeswehr, there was no reason to worry because there was no danger to the population.

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The rocket level fell back to the earth's atmosphere at an altitude of 80 to 100 kilometers and was particularly well observed due to the clear visibility. According to a spokesman for the space command, the re -entry was a routine process. The UFO reports received the first reports, which received numerous calls from different regions, including Brandenburg and Saxony-Anhalt. The sightings were recorded throughout Germany, whereby callers reported impressive light phenomena, some of which were up to two minutes, as from the report of the Tagesspiegel emerged.

A Lichtenfelser described the experience as similar to a science fiction film and was enthusiastic about the sometimes in white, red and orange-glowing stripes that disappeared on the horizon. While the police reported in some regions that the calls were not panicked, they confirmed that the symptoms of lights caused a self -image for a variety of questions. No reference to damage caused by the falling debris was found. The incident impressively illustrated how technological progress and space missions are directly connected to the visibility in the sky and can ensure fascination with humans.