WATCH: Huge ‘shooting star’ tears through sky above Bangkok, lights up city
A MASSIVE shooting star appears incredibly close to earth as it illuminates the Thailand sky.
If you didn’t know any better, you may think the footage is fake.
A mobile phone camera has captured what appears to be a huge shooting star tearing through the sky in Thailand.
The incredible recording, taken in Bangkok, seems to have been captured from the dashboard of a car.
It has exploded on social media since it was first shared earlier this week.
The clip has exploded on social media since it was first shared earlier this week
The phenomenal footage was recorded at approximately 8:30pm local time in Thailand.
Viewers can see a flash of white-blue light that fades quickly into the night sky.
Thai broadcast site Thai PBS reported the fireball was believed to be a meteor or shooting star by National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (NARIT).
The sighting sparked excitement on social media.
It is the second time in two months a sighting of this kind has been captured on camera in Thailand
Twitter user Ben Vincent said: “Green fireball explode over Bangkok; Taurid meteor shower may boost fireball sightings this week”
Another Twitter user Benjamin Lord joked: “How long do we have to wait for the memes of godzilla spitting fireballs down on Bangkok?”
It is the second time in two months a sighting of this kind has been captured on camera in Thailand.
A similar flash appeared over the sky in Bangkok in early September.