March 8, 2026, 10:01 p.mMarch 8, 2026, 10:20 p.m
According to police, parts of a meteorite caused damage to roofs and houses in several parts of the southwest German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
There were reports of damage from the Hunsrück, the Eifel and Koblenz, among others, said a police spokesman at the request of the German Press Agency (dpa). An initially unknown light phenomenon kept many people in large parts of West Germany in suspense on Sunday evening. Eyewitnesses from the federal states of North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland and Baden-Württemberg reported on social media.
According to that View The spectacle could also be seen from Switzerland, namely from Aargau. In the Zurich community on the Reddit platform, a user also posted that he had seen something glowing in the sky and was not sure whether it was a meteorite or a rocket.
There are videos circulating on social media showing the flying meteorite including its glowing tail, such as the one below, taken in Leverkusen, Germany:
Video: watson/https://x.com/Askin187er
This video from Cologne also shows the meteorite:
«Did you also see or film the meteorite? Write it in the comments!”
(cpf)