Apparent Meteorite Impacts City in Western Cuba: Reports
The National Weather Service in Key West said a meteor was seen in the sky over the Florida Keys.
“We’re receiving reports that a meteor was seen in the sky across the Florida Keys,” the agency’s office wrote on Twitter. “It appears that a meteorite impact occurred in western Cuba, near the town of Vinales, Pinar del Rio, earlier this afternoon.”
Local 10 Cuba correspondent Hatzel Vela obtained video footage that believes the sky trial was left by the alleged meteorite.
The meteorite also “shattered windows and sounded like two explosions,” Local 10 reported.
Photos published on social media showed the fragments of the object.
The National Weather Service in Key West said a meteor was seen in the sky over the Florida Keys.
“We’re receiving reports that a meteor was seen in the sky across the Florida Keys,” the agency’s office wrote on Twitter. “It appears that a meteorite impact occurred in western Cuba, near the town of Vinales, Pinar del Rio, earlier this afternoon.”
Local 10 Cuba correspondent Hatzel Vela obtained video footage that believes the sky trial was left by the alleged meteorite.
The meteorite also “shattered windows and sounded like two explosions,” Local 10 reported.
Photos published on social media showed the fragments of the object.