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Daytime fireball scatters meteorites over Vinales, Cuba

Name: Daytime fireball scatters meteorites over Vinales, Cuba
Start: 2019-02-01
Location: Vinales, Cuba

When: 1 Feb 2019
Where: Vinales, Cuba
Sources: 2 public sources

A stone from the Vinales meteorite that fell around the town in western Cuba in 2019 James St. John, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Residents of Vinales in western Cuba reported a bright flare and explosions, and small black stones fell around the town without causing damage. State media first denied a plane crash, and Cuba's science ministry confirmed a meteorite fall as its geophysics institute sent a team to collect samples.

Sources

PressMeteorite strikes in town in western Cuba (opens in a new tab)Associated Press (via KSL) / 2019-02-01
PressCuba meteor: Reports of meteorite falling in town in western Cuba (opens in a new tab)ABC7 Los Angeles / 2019-02-01

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