India, Sept. 20 -- Fiery streaks spotted over skies in parts of Delhi and national capital region (NCR) cities in the early hours of Saturday puzzled residents, leaving them wondering if it was a meteor shower or space debris. Neither of the two possibilities have been confirmed by any relevant authority.

As people speculated, a Grok comment on X to a post on the bright streak over Delhi-NCR said it was likely space debris from a Chinese CZ-3B rocket body reentering the atmosphere. The Grok based it on predictions and video characteristics like slow speed and fragmentation. Some experts call it a bolide, but evidence leans toward debris. An official confirmation was awaited.

Most reports of sightings of the mysterious streaks of light a...