Spacex Falcon 9 Rockt Debris Falls Over Europe, Crashes in Poland

A bright fireball streaked across the european sky on February 19, as debris from a Spacex Falcon 9 Rocket Made an unconstrolled renentry. Reports from the united kingdom, Germany, and Poland Confirmed Sightings of the object as it burned up in the atmosphere before fragments craied to the ground. Social media users in lincolnshire, engine, and berlin, Germany, captured images and videos of the event, showing a Blazing Trail in the night sky. In Poland, A Large Metallic Object was discovered outseide the City of Poznań, Prompting an Investigation by Local Authorities and space agencies.

Rocket Debris Identified

Accordingto the Polish Space Agency (POLSA), The Object was Part of the Upper Stage of the Falcon 9 Rockt that launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base In California on February 1, 2025. The agency confirmed that Debris, Weighting Approximately Four Tons, Originated From The Starlink Group 11-4 Mission. The upper stage, which is designed to deorbit after completeing its mission, failed to execute the manoeuvre as planned. Astrophysicist and Satellite Tracker Jonathan McDowell of the Harvard-Smitsonian Center for Astrophysics statedvia x that the reantry obcurred over the irish sea at 03:43 utc, with debris reaching poland and ukraine within minters.

Authorities Respond to the incident

As perSpace.com, The Poznań Police Receiving A Call Around 9:20 AM from Workers at a Company in Komornik, Who Discovered an unidentigious cylindrical object on their prelims. No injurys or property damage was reported. Another Similar object was found in a Nearby Forest Near VIRY VILLAGE, approximately 30 kilometers away from the initial discovery. Agnieszka Gapys, Press Officer for Polsa, statedTo reuters that examineations were underway to confirm the origin of the Debris. A third object was reportedly spotted, but official confirmation is still pending. As of Wednsday afternoon, SpacexHad not released a statement on the incident.