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Sightings of the celestial body were reported on Twitter in areas such as Cornwall, Hampshire, Lancashire, south Wales and Worcestershire.
Suzy Buttress, of Basingstoke, described witnessing the bright light as a “once in a lifetime thing”.
One scientist said it could have been a “random small piece of rock, probably from the asteroid belt”.
Published on May 9, 2013
There have been reports from around England and Wales of a large meteor flashing across the night sky.
Witnesses described a blue or green light with a tail behind it, experts believe it may have been part of the debris left by Halley’s comet.
Sightings of the celestial body in areas as far apart as Cornwall, Lancashire, Wales and Worcestershire were reported on Twitter.
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