Flash of light recorded in Iquitos: Peruvian Space Agency confirms that it was a meteor (VIDEO)

The Peruvian Space Agency reported that the very bright flash of light in the sky over the city of Iquitos (Loreto region), last Thursday, January 27, was a meteor. In videos shared on social networks, the event is observed for a few seconds.

“It is important to mention that what was observed in the sky of Iquitos was not a meteorite, but a meteor”said the National Commission for Aerospace Research and Development (Conida) of the Ministry of Defense.

Therefore, the Conida explained the difference between these two terms. A meteorite It is that rocky or metallic body that came from space, but that we can collect on the surface of the Earth, because it survived its entry through the Earth’s atmosphere. Look at the infographic that the Peruvian Space Agency has prepared in this regard.

Meanwhile, the meteor It is a meteoroid that enters the Earth’s atmosphere. He mentioned that this object burns as it travels through the atmosphere producing a trail of glowing matter.

A meteor can reach the vicinity of Earth only as a “Shooting Star” or in groups like a meteor shower.

Conida explains what a meteor is.

The case

A strange phenomenon in the sky of Iquitos, region of loretto, surprised the citizens on the night of Thursday, January 27. The event was recorded by cell phone cameras of the residents of the area.

Images released by América Noticias initially show a white and blue flash around midnight. In another video, a young woman appears dancing in front of a cell phone because she was making a Tik Tok video and behind her the sky lights up due to the strange phenomenon.

The morning show also showed the moment of flash in the sky that lasted about five seconds outside a hotel in Iquitos and that it was recorded by security cameras of said premises.