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Thanks, i tweaked the flight path so it passed right over your house, ;)

The ground track is very rough at this stage, and there are even reports that it was heading more in a South-West direction.

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I think the revised route is incorrect as it passed right over us and we live in Forfar Angus and seemed to head towards Dundee.

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Reports of a "bright light" and an "orange glow" came in across the north of England and Scotland at about 21:40 GMT, amid fears a plane had crashed.
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Ed ~ the hoax Sky.com video shows the Space shuttle landing as seen over Mexico. (Now confirmed, and post updated)



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People across the region have reported sightings of a meteor that passed over northern England tonight.
It was seen in the skies near York between 9.30pm and 10pm, reportedly moving southwards.

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Ed ~ unfortunately the two videos that have appeared publicly happen to be quite close together to get a better flight path; but it is clear from reports from southern England, and the lack of reports (as yet?) from France, that the meteor probably ended over the English channel.



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Google earth file: Uk Fireball path.kmz (2kb, kmz)



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Police forces across the UK have been inundated with calls after what is believed to be a meteor was spotted in the sky.

Grampian Police said reports of people seeing a "flare or a bright object with a tail" were received from across the region.
And Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary said numerous calls were made about a "large ball of fire in the sky" across Annandale and Eskdale.

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International Meteor Organisation

Fireball Report Form



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"a pic of the meteor in Glasgow"

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Stargazers throughout the UK have reported seeing a meteor-like streak of light in the darkened skies.
The BBC was contacted by people in Scotland, the Midlands, Wales, and northern and south west England who saw the display at about 1740 GMT. One witness driving home from work in Coventry said the light was a bit scary because it was so "incredibly bright".

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Meteor Cam (Dome) - Sat Mar 03 21-40-53 2012


Large fireball captured with my meteor cam 3rd March 2012 9.40, camera is south east facing. Location is the North East of England



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