People living in the north of England, and as far afield as Scotland and Ireland, were stunned as a "giant fireball" flew across the night sky.
A large meteor was seen passing over the country on Wednesday night, with several images and videos appearing on social media. Some witnesses claimed the object was so low as it passed that they could hear it, the Mirror reports.
BBC weather presenter Barra Best shared several tweets which showed the meteor glowing brightly in the night sky with a tail behind it. One Twitter user said: “Hi Barra, spotted this just now. At first I thought it was a firework, no noise and it didn't explode quickly got my phone out, are we due any meteor showers or anything?”
