Meteor Explodes Over Russia, Turns Night Into Day

• When: January 9th, 2018
  
• Where: Russia
• What: Bright explosion accompanied by ground shaking

An incredible fireball descended over Russia, briefly turning night into day and sparking panic as witnesses suggested it could be a bomb or UFO. Many speculate, however, it was simply a meteor, specifically a "bolide," a meteor that explodes in the atmosphere.

A mysterious bright flash turned night into day over a huge area of Russia - sparking fears the US had launched a strike on North Korea.

The explosion of light accompanied by the 'ground shaking' was also blamed on a UFO visitation or a meteor exploding in the atmosphere.
The phenomenon was seen and felt over thousands of miles in Russia, but was especially evident in three regions Bashkortostan, Udmurtia, and Tatarstan.
[Daily Mail]

Many meteors have made dramatic appearances over Russia in recent memory, most notably the 2013 Valentines Day meteor over the Chelyabinsk region, which injured thousands when it exploded in the sky.