Astronomical society urges people to provide evidence on sighting
Astronomical society urges people to provide evidence on sighting
Published: 12:18 am Mar 27, 2020
KATHMANDU: The Nepal Astronomical Society has urged Gandaki province residents to provide further evidence on an unknown object observed entering the atmosphere from space, as many people had reported sighting a bright object flying towards the Earth followed by a crashing sound. On Thursday night, people from Western parts of Nepal had taken to social media to report sighting of the 'burning' object . Although a few rubbished the posts as hoax, repeated accounts of the event lead to a wider speculation and eventually, NASO's response, seeking evidence to look into the matter. https://twitter.com/abish_adhikari/status/1243209685303361537?s=19 The society, meanwhile, stated that the object could be a fireball or a bolide (very bright meteor, one that explodes in the atmosphere.) 'The object seen in the Nepali sky this evening is probably a fireball or a bolide. We are looking into the matter and will share more updates tomorrow,' it said in a statement late on Thursday. NASO urged people to provide details of the event- 'If you are from Gandaki Pradesh and have some evidence that may be helpful to investigate the event, please contact us.'