The Great Tenerife Fireball
Thursday, March 15th, 2007
It happened nearly 12 years ago but people still recall it today – the Great Tenerife Fireball of 1995.
Thousands saw it, mostly in the east and north of the island, describing a brilliant fireball that flashed across the night sky shortly after 10pm.
It happened on Sunday May 7 and hundreds of people called the Canarian Institute of Astrophysics (IAC) seeking an explanation of the phenomenon.
Because it happened at a weekend there were many witnesses to the unusual event. Sunday had been a fine day on Tenerife and many people were returning to their homes from a day at the beach, in the mountains or with friends and family.
From the many hundreds of eye witness accounts, scientists were able to paint what they believe to be a fairly accurate picture of what happened.
It was around 10.30pm that radio stations on the island broke into their normal programmes ...
Posted by Ken
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