An explosion of orange, blue and white lit up the skies over New Zealand Wednesday night, followed by a series of sonic booms.
Local experts agree that the blinding explosion was probably a low-flying meteor, according to The New Zealand Herald.
YouTube user Josh Sherbone captured the stunning flash on his car’s dash cam in Tauranga, New Zealand. In the video below, the explosion illuminates the night sky.
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Astronomer Grant Christie — who, according to Stuff saw the meteor while driving home from an observatory — estimated that the meteor could have detonated up to 30 kilometers (18 miles) above Earth and traveled about “30 times the speed of a high velocity bullet.”
Below, watch another dash cam recording filmed from a car driving in Auckland:
