[muawiyah]

Or, more likely, it was hit by a meteor.

[Boundless]

> Or, more likely, it was hit by a meteor.

That's going to happen, sooner or later, and it will not
be quickly recognized, because no one will be looking for
evidence of it. With any luck, it won't start a war.

[Roccus]

I've always felt that was the case.
Having seen many meteors appear over the Atlantic horizon at dusk in late summer/early fall, that would also fit with eye witness accounts.