Arto Oksanen, chairman of the Jyväskylä Sirius Association, thinks it is likely that the light phenomenon was caused by a meteor, an object that entered the Earth’s atmosphere from space.
A flash of bright light in the sky has attracted attention since 6:00 am this morning in various parts of Central Finland, among other places.
Sightings of bright light in the morning have also been made elsewhere in Finland, for example in Orivei and Taivalkoski.
Yle Jyväskylä was told about the phenomenon by a man who himself had wondered about it. He mentioned that a loud noise had also been heard in connection with the light phenomenon.
Sightings have been recorded at least from Äänekoski, Saarijärvi Kolkanlahdi, Jämsä, Keuruu, Petäjävede and Muurame.
According to Oksanen, it is unlikely that the light phenomenon was caused by man, as it happened very high in the atmosphere.
No observations of the sound related to the light phenomenon have been recorded in the observation register Taivaanvaht maintained by the astronomical association URSA.
However, the matter can possibly be checked, because, for example, the Hankasalmi observatory in central Finland has equipment for listening to the northern lights.
Oksanen says that the sound could have been recorded in the observatory’s aurora recording device. Confirmation on the matter may be received as early as tomorrow, Wednesday.
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