A passenger flying out of Brussels Airport on March 8 captured dramatic footage of a bright fireball streaking across the sky—an event later confirmed to have been a meteor seen across several European countries . Denis Maltyzov, from Berlin, Germany, was aboard Brussels Airlines Flight SN2589 when he noticed an intense flash outside the aircraft window during takeoff. Maltyzov said the moment was initially "frightening", as he believed something may have exploded near the plane. “The moment