On Monday evening multiple people captured footage of what appeared to be a meteor in the sky over Scotland.
Police across the northern Britain received calls after a huge, bright flash was seen illuminating the evening sky at around 6.45 pm, with reported sightings in Scotland all the way to Newcastle in the north east of England.
Here's one video from the BBC:
Here's footage from another vehicle:
Torcuill Torrance, of the Aberdeen Astronomical Society, told The Press And Journal it was likely the flash was an exploding meteor.
“The highest probability is that there has been an exploding meteor which has entered the atmosphere, heated up a lot, and exploded. This took place at 6.45pm and 46 seconds. It must have been a fair size to have been heard.”
Scottish Television weather reporter Sean Batty offered a similar theory.
"There are no thunderstorms being reported anywhere in Scotland this evening, therefore this is not due to a flash of lightning. We do not have any cumulonimbus clouds in Scotland at the moment, which are required for thunder to develop. My only conclusion would be that this is indeed a meteor which has burned up and exploded during entry into our upper atmosphere."
He added: "The flash of light would be of an extraordinary level, and given tonight's full cloud cover this would have illuminated the whole sky."
The Met Office has confirmed the spectacle was "not weather-related" as there were no thunder storms recorded on Monday night.
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