First statement from NASA about the light seen in Kyiv skies

A mysterious flash of light illuminating the sky in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, has sparked speculation. Officials in Kyiv said this light, which appeared yesterday evening, is a NASA satellite that is expected to fall to Earth. However, the US Aviation and Space Agency NASA stated that the satellite in question is still orbiting the Earth and has not yet fallen to the earth.

According to the BBC's report, the Ukrainian Air Force suggested that the flash of light could be a meteorite. On the other hand, Ukrainian soldiers are sure that this flash of light was not caused by a Russian airstrike.

NASA REJECTED THE 'SATELLIGHT'

The visible flash of light over Kyiv occurred around 10:00 pm local time. The flash of light was captured moment by moment by cameras in the city.

The head of the Kyiv military administration, Serhiy Popko, said on his Telegram channel that an air raid alert was activated, but "air defense is not operating". "According to preliminary information, this event was the result of a NASA space satellite crashing to Earth," Popko said.

Well, what lies behind this claim of Popko? Recently, NASA announced that a satellite weighing 300 kilograms, whose mission ended, will re-enter the atmosphere on Wednesday (yesterday). Rob Margetta of NASA's Office of Communications told the BBC that the satellite was still in orbit at the time the flash of light was observed, meaning it had not yet fallen to Earth. He added that NASA and the US Department of Defense continue to monitor RHESSI.

NASA's RHESSI spacecraft, used to observe solar flares, was launched into low Earth orbit in 2002 and decommissioned in 2018.

On social media networks in Ukraine, people are making various claims about what the flash of light could be. Some people even suggest that this flash of light is caused by aliens.

(BBC)