{"id":159116,"date":"2016-09-26T23:31:28","date_gmt":"2016-09-26T13:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=159116"},"modified":"2020-10-03T15:31:18","modified_gmt":"2020-10-03T05:31:18","slug":"bright-flash-seen-in-south-burnett","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2016\/09\/26\/bright-flash-seen-in-south-burnett\/","title":{"rendered":"Bright Flash Seen In South Burnett"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A bolide entering the earth’s atmosphere (Wikipedia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

September 26, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

Police have fielded calls from the public about a bright flash in the sky which occurred about 8:30pm on Monday.<\/p>\n

A police media spokesman said people had rung in with reports, especially from the Turkey Beach area, south of Gladstone.<\/p>\n

Social media also quickly filled with sightings, with reports coming in from Mackay, Bowen, Rockhampton, Gladstone, Agnes Water, Boyne Island, Tannum Sands, Bundaberg and Hervey Bay.<\/p>\n

Some commenters reported hearing a rumbling noise and said they felt their house shake, like an earth tremor.<\/p>\n

The bright light, most likely an exploding meteor or bolide, was seen as far inland as Emerald.<\/p>\n

And there was at least one sighting in the South Burnett:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Yes! looking north-ish from Cushnie … my mum saw a huge bright something belting down out of the sky that we assumed was a whopper of a meteor out that way!”<\/em><\/p>\n