Must See: Mystery of the glowing orb: Bizarre fireball that splits in two - VID (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by Theresa , Tuesday, January 06, 2015, 13:09

Strange fireball was spotted by commuter Ken Roberts as he drove home

American Meteor Society received 1,500 fireball sightings in the past week

UFO experts say the bright orb flying in the opposite direction is 'peculiar'

Sighting has sparked speculation that it may be a UFO or aircraft crashing

Fireball may have also been a meteorite breaking apart in the atmosphere

UFO hunters have claimed the bright orb may have been some sort of escape pod from a crashing ship.
However, others have said it is more likely to have been a meteorite breaking apart in the atmosphere.

There have been several sightings of meteorite fireballs in the US over the past week, with many reports coming from California.

The fireball was spotted by Ken Roberts while he was driving home from work in southern California.
He said: 'I was driving home after work when this UFO or whatever you call it caught my eye.
'I pulled over in front of somebody's house to film it. I would have got a better shot but I didn't want to jump these people's fence.
'Anyway I don't know what the hell to make of it. Couldn't have been a plane cause there was no noise. And I never heard a crash after either.
'The Orb thing flew straight up into the sky and disappeared.'
He posted the video on YouTube on Monday evening but did not say when or where the footage had been filmed, other than the general area of California.

‘I think it could be something re-entering and bits coming off it,’ said Ben Biggs, editor of All About Space magazine.
‘However, if it was a big spacecraft then we’d probably know about it.
‘Could it be a meteorite? It’s a bit slow to be one as they normally travel much faster through the atmosphere, although we are at the peak of the Quadrantids meteor shower.

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