To see the meteor shower during its peak, look east in the predawn sky on Friday (Nov.Ī Russian politician has claimed the meteor which struck the country yesterday was actually a clandestine American weapons test while claims have emerged that a sonic boom was also felt in Cuba.Īuthorities say a 10 ton space rock, travelling at a speed of 33,000mph, hit the Earth's atmosphere with a force equivalent to 30 of the atomic bombs which destroyed the city of Hiroshima. Leonid meteors will appear to emanate from the constellation Leo. I glanced to the South and was shocked to see a huge lime colored ball of light shooting toward earth, perhaps at a 25 degree angle, traveling from East to West. While traveling on Hazeldean Road between Bells Corners and Eagleson Road in Kanata, Ontario, Canada. View Worldwide Meteor Reports 'click here' Initial Sighting Reports- August 29th, 10:55pm. Local expert believes evidence points to meteorite.Reports in Cuba of bright lights in sky and 'loud explosion' on Tuesday.One local said it 'was like a scene from the Armageddon movie'.82 of the injured are children and two are in intensive care.10 ton meteor hit the atmosphere with force of 30 Hiroshima bombs.Firebrand politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky makes astonishing claim.'That's no meteor, it's an American weapon test': Russian politician's bizarre claim about 10 ton space rock as Cuba claims it was also hit earlier in the week

Do meteors always go east to west