A meteorite crashed down in western Cuba this afternoon following reports of an object seen streaking across the sky over the Florida Keys. Several residents are now sharing images of what they believe to be fragments of the space rock. ‘It appears that a meteorite impact occurred in western Cuba, near the town of Viñales, Pinar del Río, earlier this afternoon.’The impact occurred at around 1:20 p.m. local time. While the exact source of the meteor is unclear, the American Meteor Society predicted meteor activity from a slew of radiants for this week. #cuba @WPLGLocal10 pic.twitter.com/AMmb9ZE6vB — Hatzel Vela (@HatzelVelaWPLG) February 1, 2019A meteorite crashed down in western Cuba this afternoon following reports of an object seen streaking across the sky over the Florida Keys.

Source: Daily Mail February 01, 2019 22:33 UTC