During Sunday evening, attention was drawn to a mysterious light phenomenon in the sky in large parts of Sweden. The Boliden, as it is called, traveled at high altitude from the Gulf of Bothnia to Östersund. – If you have seen this, you have been lucky, says Eric Stempels, astronomer at Uppsala University. Several tips came in to TV4 Nyheterna about the globe, or the point of light in the sky that traveled diagonally across the sky at 20.23 on Sunday evening. Observations were also made from Norway and Finland. – Reports came in thickly throughout the night, and also in the morning the next day, says Eric Stempels, astronomer at Uppsala University. What those who were lucky enough to see was a bright meteor, also called a bolide. The phenomenon occurs roughly every ten years, but requires the right conditions to be seen so clearly. It was estimated to be traveling at 20 meters per second. – It is significantly faster than an airplane. It also makes one perceive it as much closer than it is in reality. Traveled over Sundsvall In fact, the car began to shine 70 kilometers above the surface above the Gulf of Bothnia. It then moved northwest over Sundsvall and Hudiksvall, to disappear north of Östersund – approximately 40 kilometers above the surface. – All reports, together with camera observations, allow you to determine where it started and ended. In the testimonies received by Eric Stempels, the car is described as a white and yellowish light, which then changed to green. Some have also perceived a shift in red. The glow could be seen from 350 kilometers away. – I just spoke to an eyewitness who told me how it was split into several smaller pieces towards the end. Earlier I spoke to an eyewitness from Uppsala who was completely amazed at how amazing it was to see. Difficult to plan Anyone who wants to see the next car in the sky in another ten years may be disappointed. According to Eric Stempels, it is very difficult to plan. He himself missed the light phenomenon by a few measly minutes. – If you have seen this, you have been lucky, you have to be out at the right moment, says Eric Stempels. In the player above: Watch the film from when the light phenomenon travels over Märsta north of Stockholm.
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Mysterious meteor caught on film: “Significantly faster than airplanes”
