Am I the only one having trouble believing that "report" from The Age?
According to my reckoning, it would mean the "witnesses" were able to see not only a "white light" but 6 distinct objects falling at a distance in excess of 2000km when, by other things said, the AF craft was in the middle of a very big cloud.....
That's some eyesight...
(Added.. Translation of the El Mundo report says the co-pilot saw a "white flash" which then descended and faded after 6 seconds, not something that broke up into 6 segments. That could be a lot of things, and shows how pee-poor reporting can make people go "THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED!!". Don't believe everything in the press)