May 19, 2024: According to ESA, the bright blue meteor spotted in Spain and Portugal was a comet fragment!

🌠 Fireball update!

It appears that this object was a small piece of a comet.

We estimate that it flew over Spain and Portugal travelling at ~45 km/s before burning up over the Atlantic Ocean at an altitude of ~60 km.

The likelihood of any meteorites being found is very low. https://t.co/OZdo37QsFX

— ESA Operations (@esaoperations) May 19, 2024