Overview

• Multiple clips from Weifang, Rizhao and other parts of Shandong on Friday show a bright object streaking across the night sky before a second light meets it and a flash follows, with witnesses reporting two loud booms.
• CCTV shared on Weibo appears to show at least two suspected missiles launched from the same site five minutes apart along similar trajectories before exploding aloft.
• China’s Maritime Safety Administration had issued navigational warnings for live‑fire zones off Weifang from late September 12 through September 14, pointing to the possibility of an air‑defense training event.
• Local emergency officials in Weifang said they received no accident reports and offered no details, and the Defense Ministry did not respond to requests for comment.
• Scientists note meteors travel far faster than known missiles and say an atmospheric missile interception of a meteor is improbable, even as social‑media views of the incident topic topped 150 million on Weibo.