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The granular white substance mistaken for a meteorite landing site.
The granular white substance mistaken for a meteorite landing site.
An extraordinary light phenomenon was visible in the southern province of Uusimaa on Monday night. Eyewitnesses described the phenomenon as a yellow ball with a green trailing flash.
The sighting could have been a meteorite around the size of a football, according to Marko Pekkola, editor of the Tähdet ja avaruus (Stars and space) magazine.
Locals found a possible landing site for a meteorite near a beach in the town of Järvenpää. The site had a white granular substance covering an area around half a metre in diameter.
A police patrol arrived on the scene and confirmed the eyewitnesses' story. Later the authorities stated that the site was probably not connected with the meteorite.
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