Loud noise heard in Jakarta, meteor suspected [View All]

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Associated Press

JAKARTA, Indonesia — A loud noise several witnesses said sounded like an explosion was heard in parts of the Indonesian capital early Sunday.

News reports said an object that might have been a meteor was seen flashing across the sky above the capital but did not make clear if it had hit the Earth.

Several callers to el-Shinta radio station reported a noise that sounded like an explosion at around 7:30 a.m. local time in western districts of Jakarta.

Metro TV station reported a large object, believed to be a meteor, was seen falling toward the Earth at around the same time, also to the west of the city. The report did not say whether the object had hit the ground.