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Meteor suspected as mystery flash lights up Scottish sky | Meteor suspected as mystery flash lights up Scottish sky |
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LONDON — Scientists say a meteor was the cause of a bright flash of light reported by people across Scotland and northern England. | |
Police Scotland said the force began receiving calls about 6:55 p.m. Monday, with people reporting a loud bang, a sudden blue, green or white light or a fireball in the sky. | |
Several drivers caught the sudden flash and streak of light on their dashboard cameras. Driving instructor Bill Addison said it looked like “a bright, electric blue spark.” | |
“I thought it was a plane coming down at first, but it was moving too fast,” he said. | |
The U.K. weather forecasting service the Met Office said Tuesday the incident wasn’t weather-related and the U.K. defense ministry wouldn’t comment on whether the flash was linked to military activity in the area. | |
Steve Owens, manager of the Glasgow Science Centre planetarium, said the likely culprit was a chunk of space rock — “about the size of a tennis ball or maybe even a watermelon” — that was burning up in the atmosphere. | |
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