<p>Hundreds of people called up the authorities and updated their social media timelines as the locals spotted a fireball in the night skies of&nbsp;Puerto Rico.</p>

<p>The locals took to social media to share pictures and videos of colourful fireball above&nbsp;the Caribbean island.</p>

<p>A video was shot and shared by&nbsp;Frankie Lucena (@frankie57pr) on Twitter in which the fireball can be seen heading in a downward direction, which the spectator claimed can be "a Taurid".</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Colorful fireball from last night. The tail seems to be pointing in the direction of Taurus so it could be a Taurid meteor. 4K version at <a href="https://t.co/qY2JvyqMgl">https://t.co/qY2JvyqMgl</a> and <a href="https://t.co/dgdkUeJExN">https://t.co/dgdkUeJExN</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/adamonzon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@adamonzon</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/DeborahTiempo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DeborahTiempo</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/weatherchannel?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@weatherchannel</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/amsmeteors?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@amsmeteors</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/SkyandTelescope?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SkyandTelescope</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/pgbrown?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@pgbrown</a> <a href="https://t.co/HMSJyoQd9E">pic.twitter.com/HMSJyoQd9E</a></p>
— Frankie Lucena (@frankie57pr) <a href="https://twitter.com/frankie57pr/status/1319051893012860933?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 21, 2020</a></blockquote>
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<p>The spectacular scene was spotted as the Orionid meteor shower was peaking in the area. This region has seen an increase in these activities with&nbsp;hundreds of Puerto Ricans&nbsp;spotting unexplained “white dots” in the sky during daylight hours, as reported by&nbsp;the Caribbean Astronomical Society.</p>

<p>“We are totally sure that what was seen in the sky were these balloons, since we even managed to capture photos through telescopes, at a time when the naked eye could see the same white dots that many saw,” the Caribbean Astronomical Society said in a statement.</p>


Hundreds of people called up the authorities and updated their social media timelines as the locals spotted a fireball in the night skies of Puerto Rico. The locals took to social media to share pictures and videos of colourful fireball above the Caribbean island.

Hundreds of people called up the authorities and updated their social media timelines as the locals spotted a fireball in the night skies of Puerto Rico. The locals took to social media to share pictures and videos of colourful fireball above the Caribbean island. A video was shot and shared by Frankie Lucena (@frankie57pr) on Twitter in which the fireball can be seen heading in a downward direction, which the spectator claimed can be "a Taurid". Colorful fireball from last night. The tail seems to be pointing in the direction of Taurus so it could be a Taurid meteor. 4K version at https://t.co/qY2JvyqMgl and https://t.co/dgdkUeJExN @adamonzon @DeborahTiempo @weatherchannel @amsmeteors @SkyandTelescope @pgbrown pic.twitter.com/HMSJyoQd9E — Frankie Lucena (@frankie57pr) October 21, 2020 × The spectacular scene was spotted as the Orionid meteor shower was peaking in the area. This region has seen an increase in these activities with hundreds of Puerto Ricans spotting unexplained “white dots” in the sky during daylight hours, as reported by the Caribbean Astronomical Society. “We are totally sure that what was seen in the sky were these balloons, since we even managed to capture photos through telescopes, at a time when the naked eye could see the same white dots that many saw,” the Caribbean Astronomical Society said in a statement.

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