A "possible" large meteorite was sighted in the Portuguese and Spanish skies, late on Saturday night. The phenomenon described was reported around 11:50 pm and left those who saw it in disbelief. 

According to reports on social media, the trail of light that crossed the atmosphere was visible in most of the national mainland, causing a flash of light wherever it passed, which seemed to bring day into night.

At dawn, Civil Protection activated resources for the area of Castro Daire, Viseu district, to respond to a "possible meteorite fall", a source from the relief organization told Lusa.

Around 2:45 am the search would be demobilized without anything having been found. "At least nothing was found during the night now", said a source from the Viseu Dão Lafões Sub-regional Command.  

Six vehicles aided by 20 operatives, from the GNR and the Castro Daire firefighters, were in the area of Pereira and the Montemuro mountain range, said the same source, saying that resuming patrols in the morning "is a hypothesis", although "nothing is decided".

See the images of the phenomenon below. 

🇵🇹 | ÚLTIMA HORA

Un meteorito iluminó el cielo nocturno sobre Portugal. pic.twitter.com/osYYbzukyR

— UHN PLUS (@UHN_Plus) May 19, 2024

Tires, Cascais ️ pic.twitter.com/SK5jrFJ2Hw

— Márcio Santos - Meteorologia e Ambiente (@MeteoTrasMontPT) May 19, 2024

Primeiras imagens em exclusivo do clarão de há instantes! ️
Possível meteorito ou bólide!
©️Miguel Gata pic.twitter.com/PT6oT0YS3r

— Márcio Santos - Meteorologia e Ambiente (@MeteoTrasMontPT) May 18, 2024

Meteorito?????? https://t.co/tKWP4EvjkI pic.twitter.com/zkVAvSUT0j

— kiko (@_kiko92_) May 18, 2024

🇪🇦🇵🇹 | Un meteorito iluminó la noche en España y Portugal. pic.twitter.com/92AZxRNrZE

— Alerta Mundial (@AlertaMundoNews) May 19, 2024

🇵🇹 | Meteorito cayendo en Portugal. pic.twitter.com/BNsVnnUyWN

— Mundo en Conflicto (@MundoEConflicto) May 19, 2024

Casamento abençoado em Barcelos ️️ #meteoro pic.twitter.com/FZzWda66UY

— Jorge Novais (@jorge_novais98) May 19, 2024

#URGENTE | Impresionantes imágenes del meteorito que atravesó España y Portugal. El bólido habría caído en Pinheiro. pic.twitter.com/GDgVvQmtNb

— Mundo en Conflicto (@MundoEConflicto)

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