Falling meteorite / central Europe / April 6, 2002
As the meteorite, which had been in space for 48 million years, plunged into the atmosphere, it became a very bright fireball as it passed over western Austria and southern Bavaria. Far brighter than the full Moon, the fireball was seen by people scattered all over central Europe. Residents in towns and villages reported shaking ground, rattling windows and sounds coming from the sky.