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It was a quiet Sunday night in Kovinna, Andiambalama. At 9.05 p.m., 24-year-old H.T. Nadeeshani was having a bath at the well in her garden when she noticed something unusual in the western sky. A bright light, almost as large as the full moon, appeared to be moving towards her in a wide arc. Alarmed by thoughts of terrorist air attacks, she called out to her neighbour, Mrs. Renuka Jayakody. Together they watched fearfully as the glowing object drew closer, landed on the Jayakodys roof and vanished completely. A few minutes later the air vibrated with a loud explosion.

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The object which spewed a blinding light that lit the night skies in several areas of the North Western Province on Sunday is suspected to be meteor.
The light was accompanied by huge booming sounds.

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According to Colombo University senior lecturer Chandana  Jayaratne the explosion had taken place over Nattandiya and  the size of the meteoroid was around one meter.

 "It had  exploded in the air, illuminating the night sky," he said.  Eyewitnesses confirmed they saw the night sky being  illuminated with the explosion.
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A mysterious noise similar to an explosion heard in several areas in the Gamapaha and Kurunagala districts caused panic among many people in the these areas last night.

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A tense situation was created in some areas in the Gampaha and Kurunegala districts last night following a mysterious noise similar to an explosion.
However later it was revealed that the noise and the light could be from a falling meteorite of some magnitude.

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