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Old 2nd Apr 2018, 14:33
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Machinbird
 
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The RH picture looks like many of the bolides/meteors I've seen including the glowing wake.
The LH picture has a glowing wake leading up to what appears to be a shot of a major breakup of the spacecraft, with items that have already detached following alongside in the wake. Probably a cherry picked photo from a stream of shots.
Keep in mind that this is all occurring in a near vacuum and at tremendous (near-orbital) speeds. Any rupture of a water/waste tank, for example, would create a glowing cloud under such conditions.

Anyone who has done a lot of night flying has probably seen several bolides during the course of their careers.
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