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Yellow light split in the sky

Yellow light split in the sky
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On July 11, 2012, at 21:30, three people observed a bright yellow ball slowly moving from west to east. The light split into two before disappearing, with no sound detected. Witnesses ruled out the possibility of "Thai lanterns" due to the movement not aligning with the north-east wind direction. After analyzing the object's characteristics, researchers considered it more likely to be a piece of space debris re-entering the atmosphere. The witness description, the object's division, and movement direction were consistent with this phenomenon. Although some records mentioned atmospheric entries that day, they did not exactly match the observed event. The case was ultimately classified as "B," indicating a probable observation of space debris re-entering the atmosphere.