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http://metro.co.uk/2018/01/01/spectacular-fireball-lights-skies-yorkshire-new-years-eve-7195597/
Spectacular fireball lights up the skies over Yorkshire on New Year’s Eve
Joe Roberts for Metro.co.ukMonday 1 Jan 2018 5:32 pm
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‘Meteor’ seen flying across a clear Yorkshire sky on New Year’s Eve (Picture: Twitter/mkempson)
A spectacular fireball lit up the skies over Yorkshire on New Year’s Eve.
Drivers caught the meteor crossing the sky on dash-cams while a fortunate few managed to get footage on their mobile phones.
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The UK Meteor Network said the ‘very large fireball’ was spotted by hundreds of people from Scotland to the south of England.
Allen Shaw, who saw it over Slaithwaite at around 5.30pm, said: ‘It was bright white, slow moving and in view for a good few seconds. It was flying west up the valley towards Marsden.’
The spectacular sight was seen up and down the country (Picture: Twitter/mkempson)
Trevor Whitehead, of the Huddersfield Town Supporters Association, was driving a bus when the meteor appeared.
He said: ‘It looked like two rockets burning blue and green. It disappeared behind the clouds heading west.’
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‘It was flying horizontally and slower than a firework. I’ve seen shooting stars before but nothing like that.’
A handful of people weren’t sure what they had seen.
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Many people took to social media to report the sighting.
Lynn Mathers, who spotted the fireball over Doncaster, said: ‘We were driving around Conisbrough Castle towards Denaby at about 5.30pm.
‘A bright bluey-green light sped across the sky, over the Castle towards Denaby Crags.
‘It was so low in the sky, I genuinely thought it was coming to land. Stunning sight! Breathtaking.’
Visit Doncaster tweeted: ‘Wow! Sensational celestial sights spotted over Doncaster. An amazing green meteor soared over the racecourse just now.’
