Yekaterinburg Fireball

A massive fireball was recorded above Siberia, near Yekaterinburg, on November 14, 2014.^[1] The explosion apparently happened near the city of Rezh.^{[citation needed]} Various explanations have been proposed. The Russian Ministry for Emergency Situations said it was a ground explosion,^{[citation needed]} but the Siberian Times, a local newspaper, reported that "the light was not accompanied by any sound".^[2] Regarding the meteoroid hypothesis, the Siberian Times also reported that "a local observatory indicated nothing fell from the sky on the day of the flash".^[2] Another hypothesis that was raised is that it was a high-altitude nuclear explosion.^{[3][better source needed]}

See also

• Chelyabinsk meteor, 15 February 2013, also seen in Yekaterinburg

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