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Russian Scientists Report Asteroid Near-Miss

Asteroid detected by Sternberg Astronomical Institute



© Photo Moscow State University/MASTER/Vladimir Lipunov07:36 30/09/2013Tags: asteroid
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MOSCOW, September 30 (RIA Novosti) – A 15-meter (approximately 50 feet) asteroid, similar to the one that exploded above Russia in February, was detected hours before it narrowly missed the Earth over the weekend, Russian scientists said.

Vladimir Lipunov of the Moscow State University and the Sternberg Astronomical Institute said on Sunday a network of telescopes operated by his team recorded a celestial body approaching the planet.

"[The asteroid] was discovered on Friday night by our station near Lake Baikal and nine hours later it flew within 11,300 kilometers of the Earth surface, below the orbit of geostationary satellites. It was about 15 meters in size,” he said.

The scientists originally thought that it could be a man-made object, such as a spent rocket booster, but rejected the idea when they couldn’t find a match in the space junk catalogue.



© Photo Moscow State University/MASTER/Vladimir Lipunov
Asteroid detected by Sternberg Astronomical Institute
Lipunov said his team had notified the International Astronomical Union of their discovery, but it is yet to be confirmed

UFO Fireball Crash Reported In Russian Forest
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Dramatic footage of a possible UFO crash has been reported in Russia. The unknown luminous object came down in a forest near the town of Privetnoye in the Omsk region of Russia.

According to several Russian news agencies, many witness's observed the luminous object falling in the forest near Privetnoye, before a huge fire occurred.

Locals tried to put out the fire, but say that even foam could not quell the intense flames.

One witness, who saw the object fall and stopped his car near the fire stated:

"The object was dazzling, it fell slowly, and then there was a huge intense fire"

Firefighters and local officials who inspected the scene, concluded it was nothing more than a pile of garbage, and a prank, but witness's to the event are not convinced, and mention discovering strange white crystals at the site of the crash.

Could the object be a UFO or possibly a Meteor, further reports are pending. Watch the eye witness reports below.