NASA says the flash that lit up Kiev's sky was not caused by the US space agency's satellite
A mysterious light in the skies over the Ukrainian capital Kiev has sparked speculation. Officials in Kiev said they suspected it was a NASA satellite that had fallen to Earth, but the US space agency told the BBC it was still in orbit when the flash occurred, Hotnews.co.uk reports.
But NASA's Rob Margetta told the BBC that the satellite was still in orbit when the flash was observed and would re-enter Earth's atmosphere later tonight.
NASA and the US Department of Defense continue to track the RHESSI satellite, he added. Ukrainian social media has been flooded with theories and memes about what the flash could have been, with one popular theme being that it was caused by aliens.
The US space agency announced earlier this week that a 300-kilogram satellite would re-enter the atmosphere on Wednesday.
A bright light was seen in the sky near Kiev on Wednesday evening around 10 p.m.
