[meteorite-list] Madrid meteor

[Darren Garrison]

Fireball spotted before meteor falls near Madrid
Associated Press

MADRID, Spain — A spectacular fireball meteor fell from the sky Thursday night before falling in a
neighbourhood near two Madrid airports, emergency services said Friday. 

"We had three calls and are aware of other calls reporting a huge fireball before midnight on
Thursday," said Luis Serrano of the emergency telephone service in Madrid. 

Spanish press agency EFE also received calls reporting the falling object which was seen descending
nearly vertically near the airports. 

Barajas International Airport that services the Spanish capital is about seven kilometres from
Torrejon military air base. 

"An enormous, incandescent and very red ball gave a tremendous flash and then went out in a few
seconds," witness Jose Antonio Lopez told EFE. He said he believed it was a meteor "by the way it
fell and the brevity of the object's flash." 

Officers at Torrejon, which was once a United States air base, would not comment when called by The
Associated Press. Barajas Airport press department also had nothing to report. 

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