Case file · Cosmic event
The flash over Kyiv
On the night of 19 April 2023 a brilliant flash lit the sky over Kyiv; officials first linked it to the falling NASA satellite RHESSI, but NASA said the satellite was still in orbit, and Ukraine's space agency concluded it was most likely a meteor.
2023 CE · 50.45, 30.53 · status: explained
The account
The flash came during air-raid alerts and fed rumours of new weapons or a UFO. Astronomers noted the brightness, colour and trail matched a bolide.