Sightings2012

Object filmed plunging toward Popocatepetl

When: 25 Oct 2012
Where: Popocatepetl, Mexico
Sources: 2 public sources

Popocatepetl venting in October 2012, the month the viral clip was filmed Luisalvaz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A Televisa camera clip showing a long luminous object dropping toward the Popocatepetl crater went viral as a UFO. Mexico's disaster agency CENAPRED said it was most likely a bolide from the Taurid meteor shower, noting no impact or tremor was recorded at the volcano.

Sources

PressWhat the hell is that giant cylinder smashing into this volcano in Mexico? (opens in a new tab)Gizmodo / 2012-11-01
PressCenapred aclara el misterioso caso del 'tubo gigante' que cayo en el Popocatepetl (opens in a new tab)Sopitas / 2012-11-13

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