We see Earth view of Italy. Nighttime, around central Italy ( verify ) where we see different known icons, eventually we see Vatican City.
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We see the silhouette of someone walking within the garden during the evening within the Vatican City area ( Or maybe a monastery in the mountains ). A clear night, stars out, moon bright night exists. This individual is one of the clergyman working within Vatican City. While walking a shooting start catches the man’s eye.
The Shooting star, become brighter and brighter, when he realizes it’s falling to earth and will land close to where he is. The light of the star, shines a glow down on him and his surrounding.
Eventually, the falling star / meteorite, cuts across the immediate sky. A shooting, whizzing sound, train of smoke, and than a bang as the meteorite actually crass lands into one of the buildings within the compound.
After the Pod crashes, it wakes several persons nearby, who run into the building where it landed to see what happened and —–whatever. Look-see.
The persons run through several outer building areas, and doors, and come to an inner large double door entry into the main basilica / cathedral room.