A photographer filmed a strange video in Spain on August 12, 2026. Something small moved across the bright Sun. At that time, the Perseids meteor shower was happening. Many people thought the object was a meteor from the shower. But the object looked different from a normal meteor. Its light did not spread out much.
Scientists studied the video carefully. They checked the object's path and its brightness. They also checked flight records for planes in the sky. The records showed an airplane flew over that area at that time. The object was really an airplane's white trail, called a contrail. It was not a meteor after all.