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"Shooting star"?
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12/01/2012 19:37
12/01/2012 19:37
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Did any one else just see a massive shooting star? It was around 18:14 falling from south to west. Unlike any other shooting star I've seen I could see what looked like flames coming out the tail and it was in the air for around 2-3 seconds. At first I thought it was a light aircraft but then the light just stopped. Very pretty.
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12/01/2012 19:43
12/01/2012 19:43
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tim42
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It was probably Hovedan trying to get to Brighton in a hurry... ... seriously though, there are supposed to be a few spectacular cosmic shows around at the moment. Here in Kent the blasted lights from roads and motorways tend to obscure views of the heavens. Almost as bad as London
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12/01/2012 23:36
12/01/2012 23:36
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Flippin ek - I was driving home and saw this!
At the time it looked as though something the size of a football was dropping quickly from the sky in a ball of fire, looking to come down in the field next to the road - almost like a flare coming down but traveling too quickly.
It didn't really cross my mind it could something much larger, much higher crossing the sky.
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13/01/2012 00:53
13/01/2012 00:53
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TbirdX
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Wasn't that dodgy ruskie satelite on its way back in was it?
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13/01/2012 01:57
13/01/2012 01:57
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I've done a little googling and found this report from the BBC two years ago, I guess it's the same thing. BBC report I've also tried to find a video of a similar event for those of you who may be interested. Fireball
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13/01/2012 10:27
13/01/2012 10:27
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That's it! What part of the country were in? I'm in Hampshire. I wasn't far from Hereford at the time, also a friend in Lincoln said he saw the same thing. It was much more yellow/orange than any shooting star I'd seen before and giving off quite a glow - thats why I assumed it was something small quite close by.
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13/01/2012 12:03
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They've landed!!!!!!
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13/01/2012 13:36
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This is just the beginning, or the end! 21/12/12
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14/01/2012 23:58
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Typical journalism. The chances are very slim, but they cover that with the word 'could'.
It was just a large meteor, or 'fireball'. Nothing mysterious about it, although they are exciting to see.
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