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Flashes of light, thunderous booms as possible fireball crosses North Island

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Flashes of light, thunderous booms as possible fireball crosses North Island
RNZ
RNZ43 mins ago
Flashes of light, thunderous booms as possible fireball crosses North Island
Fireballs Aotearoa is going through data from its cameras to determine if a meteorite has dropped.
NZ Herald
NZ Herald5 hrs ago
Suspected fireball meteor lights up North Island sky, ‘sonic boom’ heard
A bright fireball lit skies over the lower North Island around 10.30pm.
Stuff
Stuff🏁 first to report6 hrs ago
Sonic boom heard as fireball shoots across NZ skies
The flashing object was seen at 10.26pm by people across the country, bringing with it a rumbling sound that some took for an earthquake.
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