Overview

• Multiple clips from Weifang and other parts of Shandong show a bright object around 9 p.m. Friday, a second luminous track converging, a flash, and residents reporting two loud bangs.
• CCTV shared on Weibo appeared to show at least two suspected missiles launched minutes apart along similar trajectories before detonating in the sky.
• The Weifang Emergency Management Bureau reported no local accidents, and China’s Defense Ministry did not respond to requests for comment.
• China’s Maritime Safety Administration had issued live‑fire notices for areas off Weifang from September 12 to 14, reinforcing a plausible link to military training activity.
• An astrophysicist cited the extreme speed of meteors and the lack of missile‑based planetary‑defense systems to cast doubt on claims of a meteor shoot‑down, even as social‑media discussion topped 150 million views.