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The Blast From Five Years Ago: The Chelyabinsk Meteor Conspiracy Theories

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Five years ago a near-Earth asteroid exploded in the atmosphere near the Russian city of Chelyabinsk, making headlines around the world and even worming its... 15.02.2018, Sputnik International

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The Blast From Five Years Ago: The Chelyabinsk Meteor Conspiracy Theories

16:39 GMT 15.02.2018 (Updated: 10:24 GMT 07.04.2025)

The trace of a flying object in the sky over Chelyabinsk (still from a dashboard camera). (File) - Sputnik International

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Five years ago a near-Earth asteroid exploded in the atmosphere near the Russian city of Chelyabinsk, making headlines around the world and even worming its way into a Hollywood movie.

The Chelyabinsk meteor's sudden appearance, as it was apparently undetected before atmospheric entry, and the massive explosion caused, which resulted in over a 1,000 people being injured (mostly by broken glass from windows blown out by the shockwave), spawned a number of conspiracy theories.