Fireballs Appear in Different Parts of Kerala [Video]
Channel: TechKerala
Date: 2015-02-27

Many residents in Kerala have reported that they have seen fireballs in the sky after 10:30 pm on Friday, 27 February.

The fireball appeared with a noise in many parts of Kerala, including Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Kozhikode, Malappuram and Kannur.

Some even reported that they felt minor earthquake.

Cabinet Minister Adoor Prakash has ordered an investigation on the matter and requested the residents not to be panic.

Latest reports suggest that the suspected object might have fallen in Valampur near Muvattupuzha.

No casualties have been reported as of now.

Recently, similar incidents were reported in the US, Russia and various parts of Europe. NASA had explained that these could be the debris of the disintegrated Chinese rocket that was carrying the Yaogan Weixing-26.

"Few days ago fireball was seen across sky above Western US, which according to NASA was Chinese rocket debris," scientist Rajagopal Kammath said, according to Manorama Online