Video still from YouTube |
A spaceship
flying over Israel? A satellite or a Russian ballistic missile? An unidentified
flying object observed in Middle East countries Thursday night has caused
panic, with people calling the police to say they witnessed a UFO.
The
mysterious shining object seen in the skies swirled around and looked like
smoke, some observers said. The object gave off light and was followed by a
smoke trail.
The strange
flying phenomenon was also reported in Georgia, Armenia, Turkey, Lebanon,
Jordan and other countries in the region.
The Israeli
Defense Forces made a statement following the incident saying they were unaware
of any operations in the area.
Video still from YouTube |
Video still from YouTube |
Some
astronomical experts conjectured that the object was a satellite that had exploded
in orbit, the Times of Israel reports. The newspaper also quoted a Lebanese
report suggesting that the flying item was the remains of a meteorite, with its
smashed pieces creating a dust trail that glowed behind it.
Prominent
Israeli astronomer Dr. Yigal Pat-El, who is chairman of the Israeli
Astronomical Association and an observatory director, told the Ediot Ahronot
newspaper it is quite possible that the object was a ballistic missile.
"It
most likely spun out of control and its remnants and the fuel was what people
saw. It reached a height of 200-300 kilometers and that's why it was seen from
so many locations," he told the newspaper.
Mr. Pat-El
also said it was not a meteor: “It looked like a small body that suddenly
started to grow and make spiral-like movements."
(Photo:Ynet reader/Limor Avivit) |
"After
a while, it turned into a cloud….it looked like an object flying high above
ground and then disintegrating," he added.
Suspicions
that the shining flying object could be a missile were further fuelled by a
Russian Defense Ministry statement saying the country had successfully
test-fired a Topol strategic intercontinental ballistic missile.
The launch
was made from Russia’s southern Astrakhan region to a testing area in
Kazakhstan 3500 km from Israel’s northern border where the object was seen.
The Russian
Vesti-24 news channel quoted unnamed military officials as saying the missile
hit the practice target despite the fact that it had an unusual flight
trajectory.
Similar
reports of an object that went spiraling and then disappeared in the skies
above Norway’s northern town of Tromso emerged in 2009. The Russian Defense
Ministry later admitted it was a failed launch of a Bulava intercontinental
missile.
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