A fireball seen shooting through the skies above northern parts of the UK on Wednesday evening was a meteor, experts from the UK Meteor Network have concluded.
The network said it had received nearly 800 reports mainly from Northern Ireland and Scotland after a fireball was spotted at about 10 p.m. local time.
It said on Twitter that the object, which lasted more than 20 seconds, travelled northwest and passed directly over Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland. OK. The final analysis is in! The fireball over NI and Scotland last night was definitely a meteor. The fireball observed yesterday (Sept 14, 20:59:40 UT) above the UK lasted over 20 seconds and traveled NW, passing directly over Belfast. 1/4 pic.twitter.com/GnV70S13B8…