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GLOWING OBJECTS IN LEBANON'S SKY LINKED TO RUSSIAN MISSILE TEST
by Naharnet Newsdesk
NaharNet
http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/42821-glowing-objects-in-lebanon-s-sky-linked-to-russian-missile-test
June 8 2012
Lebanon
Russia's News Agency Novosti assured Friday that the glowing object
that appeared in the sky and witnessed by a number of Middle Eastern
countries Thursday was the result of Russia's inter-continental
ballistic missile (ICBM) test.
A mysterious flying and shining object swirling around appeared in
the sky and was witnessed in Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey, Iran, Syria,
Jordan, Armenia, Cyprus and Israel, sparking havoc and astonishment
among residents. The object gave off light and was followed by a
smoke trail before it disappeared.
Novosti quoted the Defense Ministry in Moscow, which confirmed that
a missile was test-fired from the Astrakhan region in central Russia,
reports said.
According to a statement issued by the Ministry, crews belonging
to the army's strategic missile division successfully test-fired a
ballistic missile at 9:39 pm, Moscow time. A video shot in the area
showed parts of the missile falling, reports added.
In Lebanon media outlets raced to find an explanation for the spectacle
to calm residents and dismiss fear, LBCI quoted astronomical sources
that said "according to the scientific explanation, the phenomenon
of the glowing objects resulted from large meteorites."
OTV station reported that glowing objects were not only sighted above
the Lebanese-Israeli border but also above Turkish-Syrian border.
by Naharnet Newsdesk
NaharNet
http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/42821-glowing-objects-in-lebanon-s-sky-linked-to-russian-missile-test
June 8 2012
Lebanon
Russia's News Agency Novosti assured Friday that the glowing object
that appeared in the sky and witnessed by a number of Middle Eastern
countries Thursday was the result of Russia's inter-continental
ballistic missile (ICBM) test.
A mysterious flying and shining object swirling around appeared in
the sky and was witnessed in Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey, Iran, Syria,
Jordan, Armenia, Cyprus and Israel, sparking havoc and astonishment
among residents. The object gave off light and was followed by a
smoke trail before it disappeared.
Novosti quoted the Defense Ministry in Moscow, which confirmed that
a missile was test-fired from the Astrakhan region in central Russia,
reports said.
According to a statement issued by the Ministry, crews belonging
to the army's strategic missile division successfully test-fired a
ballistic missile at 9:39 pm, Moscow time. A video shot in the area
showed parts of the missile falling, reports added.
In Lebanon media outlets raced to find an explanation for the spectacle
to calm residents and dismiss fear, LBCI quoted astronomical sources
that said "according to the scientific explanation, the phenomenon
of the glowing objects resulted from large meteorites."
OTV station reported that glowing objects were not only sighted above
the Lebanese-Israeli border but also above Turkish-Syrian border.