Stunning apocalypse scenes, as night turned to day in southern districts of the Republic of Khakassia.
One early visitor: a fireball streaking across the sky and splashing into Lake Baikal.
A meteor? A rocket? A military missile? An UFO? So far no explanation for the lightshow over Trans-Baikal.
The asteroid was 'the same size' as the meteor which exploded over Chelyabinsk injuring 1,500.
As usual there is outlandish speculation about an alien visit, but there is genuine puzzlement and disagreement among experts over the mystery object.
The meteorite that crashed to Earth in the Urals was attacked by a UFO causing it to explode and shatter, it was claimed on Thursday.
Or was it a meteor lighting up the early morning sky over the Pacific port?
Meteorite inspires iconic new design for shopping and entertainment centre.
Scientists intrigued over 'space rock' found 35 years ago, before being dumped in a geologist's fish tank.