芝加哥郊区的居民看到天空中有燃烧的物体, 可能是空间碎片,专家说。 Residents in Chicago suburbs saw flaming objects in the sky, likely space debris, experts say.

芝加哥西郊居民报告说,星期二晚上,看到许多物体在夜空中横飞,留下火焰的痕迹。 Residents in western suburbs of Chicago reported seeing multiple objects streaking across the night sky on Tuesday night, leaving trails of flames. Yorkville一名居民拍摄的一段录像显示,这些物体大约在晚上9点左右从西向东移动。 A video captured by a Yorkville resident showed the objects moving from west to east at around 9 pm. NBC芝加哥的气象学家Brant Miller指出,这些物体可能是在地球大气层中燃烧的空间碎片,而不是流星。 NBC Chicago's meteorologist Brant Miller suggested the objects were likely space debris burning up in Earth's atmosphere, not meteors. 美国国防部尚未发表评论, 没有碎片撞到地面. NORAD has not yet commented, and no debris hit the ground. 科学家们警告说,由于更多的卫星造成空间碎片的增加,可能导致更多的此类事件,从而可能造成污染。 Scientists warn that an increase in space debris due to more satellites could lead to more such events, potentially causing pollution.