[UPDATED] Identifying a reentry over the Canary Islands on 16 October as the reentry of the Chinese satellite Xinjishu Yanzheng 7 (XJY-7)

click to enlarge In the early local morning of 16 October 2025 around 1:56 UTC , a spectacular phenomena appeared in the sky over Tenerife in the Canary Islands . A bright, slow, fragmenting fireball moved from south to north over the sky. Sonic booms were heard and registered by several seismic stations on Tenerife. The event clearly was a reentry of artificial space debris . For footage, see…