Unidentified shining object’s speed was too slow for meteor

Unidentified shining object’s speed was too slow for meteor – Lebanese expert

news.am
June 09, 2012 | 18:42

A shining object observed in Armenia’s sky on Thursday evening made a
mess in Lebanon as well.

According to The Daily Star, some locals said the unidentified object
was the remains of a meteorite.

The daily quotes Roger Hajjar of the Lebanese Astronomy Group who said
it was difficult to confirm whether it was astrological or a man-made
phenomenon.

`Judging from what you see in the YouTube clips it does not appear to
be a meteor or any astrological phenomenon. For example, the speed at
which the object was traveling was too slow for a meteor,’ the
newspaper quotes the expert.

Coming only a day after Venus’ transit of the Sun, some claimed the
unidentified object was not a UFO but the remains of a meteorite, with
its fragmented pieces creating a dust trail that glowed behind it.

Speaking to The Daily Star, Roger Hajjar of the Lebanese Astronomy
Group, who did not view the sighting first hand, said he could not
confirm whether it was astrological or a man-made phenomenon.

`Judging from what you see in the YouTube clips it does not appear to
be a meteor or any astrological phenomenon. For example, the speed at
which the object was traveling was too slow for a meteor,’ he said.

`However, since I did not witness the event I cannot confirm whether
it was an astrological or man-made phenomenon,’ he added

As Armenian News-NEWS.am reported earlier, in Armenia people noticed a
strange object in the sky at 09.45 p.m. in various parts of country on
Thursday. The strange phenomenon was observed in Yerevan city and in
Armavir and Syunik Regions.

Israeli outlets linked the object with the Russian Topol missile
launched from Astrakhan. According to witnesses, a cone-like thing
appeared in the sky, afterwards there was a flash and a twist, and,
subsequently, the light-emanating and ball-shaped object separated
into two twisting points and then disappeared.