Very Odd Sighting!

[Staffordshire]

Many reports on my facebook of a bright light speeding through the sky and just 'breaking up' any explanations im intruiged! it was a green light with flames at the back a friend is telling me!

I have many many different reports, however cant garantee all are 100%!

Edited September 21, 2012 by Staffordshire

[Aaron]

Yes, relatives in Scotland say they saw the exact same thing. Saw nothing myself as I was not paying attention,

[A.J]

As posted in my status update, around 15 minutes ago I saw a bright blue white light appear low in the eastern sky, it passed rapidly to my north (heading westwards) and turned yellow trailing material that looked to be on fire whilst the main fireball descended....My first thought is that it was an airliner crashing, but considering Marcus-Surfer down in Swansea saw the same thing, I can only guess it was a large meteor burning up in the upper atmosphere, although it seemed to be moving much slower than a 'shooting star'...Well, one of the damndest things I've ever seen!!

[Andy_]

Someone on my Facebook has just posted that they saw a shooting star/ meteor. I wasn't looking outside myself like D'oh!

[A.J]

yep...check my status and new thread in the science thread.....one of the oddest things I've ever seen!

[Marcus_surfer]

Just brilliant... Looked out of the window at the right time. Lots of people on twitter saying the same thing. Looked like an aircraft at first with white light then it became broken and red and became many fireballs that were moving slowly across the sky, it lasted about 8 seconds.

[Staffordshire]

Just my bloody luck to miss it! gutted"

[Andy_]

Someone posted this on twitter.. Looks impressive wish i'd been looking outside haha

[Aaron]

Yup I missed it too, I always miss things like this - mysterious fireballs, meteors, auroras.. lol

[Marcus_surfer]

Pic here, not mine (twitter)

FIREBALL pic.twitter.com/NbQxEcio

— StefanJB (@Stef95AFC)

September 21, 2012

[Liam Ellis]

Reports here in North West Wales as well, people thinking that the world is going to end on Facebook...mwhaha!

[Andy_]

Here's a better photo

Also not taken by me, just search meteor on twitter there's quite a few now

Edit: Never mind just searched meteor on google images to double check if it was fake or not, it's on google images... Damn twitter! haha

Edited September 21, 2012 by Andy163

[Marcus_surfer]

Here's a better photo

Also not taken by me, just search meteor on twitter there's quite a few now

Edit: Never mind just searched meteor on google images to double check if it was fake or not, it's on google images... Damn twitter! haha

It looked better than that though with a massive fireball trail!

[A.J]

threads now merged, cheers Mods

[Chris K]

Looked very impressive but only caught the last bit.

Edited September 21, 2012 by Chris K

[Coast]

http://www.wrexham.com/news/huge-fireball-meteor-lights-sky-picture-12253.html

[A.J]

ok, now it's getting a little bit odd.....my son phoned me around 15 mins ago talking about the fireball, and midway through the conversation I saw a faint blue flash way out to my WNW.....I thought maybe distant lightning, but we have clear skies and no signs of any storm activity near the UK.....odd indeed

[john pike]

not sure if anyone has seen this

was a story from wednesday night

http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=CO-20120920-36630-GBR

[Staffordshire]

ok, now it's getting a little bit odd.....my son phoned me around 15 mins ago talking about the fireball, and midway through the conversation I saw a faint blue flash way out to my WNW.....I thought maybe distant lightning, but we have clear skies and no signs of any storm activity near the UK.....odd indeed

right my blind is now up! Haha im excited!

[Barry12]

Same, I missed it!

[A.J]

up on youtube now...

[benricky]

awesome!!

Edited September 21, 2012 by benricky

[bobbydog]

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[Staffordshire]

up on youtube now...

thanks aj! its amazing how quickly things get viral!

[Mountain Snow]

What are the chances! Just been outside getting some shots of the stars, playing around with settings on the camera. Just pressed the shutter for a 20 second exposure when it suddenly when very bright, looked up thinking it was a firework but it was completely silent. Happened to get it perfectly framed in my shot, cannot believe the timing!

About a minute later there was two loud rumbles, like an explosion, was that it crash landing?!

Cant remember how to post pics, anyone help?