Overview
- Police said expert consultations determined the sky visuals were condensation trails shaped by turbulence and lit by the setting sun.
- Two passenger jets flying from the direction of Prague were identified as the likely sources of the contrails shortly before the reports.
- Search teams deployed drones, a helicopter, ground units, firefighters, mountain rescue and a dog squad but located no crash site.
- Witness photos and video showed a dark cloud with what looked like a fireball, and callers reported a bang that police say came from an unrelated, unknown event.
- Authorities ruled out a downed plane, space debris and an AI-generated hoax, and the state directorate noted no aviation incident meant it was not within its remit.