Unexplained Flash in Kyiv Sky Sparks Theories of Falling Meteor or Alien Activity

The cause of a blinding flash of light over Kyiv on Wednesday remains unknown, with Ukraine officials originally blaming a satellite from NASA that was falling back to Earth. However, US officials have denied the satellite's involvement, saying it was still in orbit at the time. Experts suggest the flash was caused by a meteor or meteorite disintegrating as it hit the atmosphere, with the Lyrid meteor showers currently occurring. Surveillance systems that monitor objects that could land on Earth don't tend to track smaller objects, and fireballs like this are not rare.