Fireball over UK a meteorite, says Met Office

LONDON – Police forces across Britain have received numerous calls after a meteor was spotted in the sky.

LONDON – Police forces across Britain have received numerous calls after a meteor was spotted in the sky.

Eyewitnesses reported seeing a large fireball travelling from northern Scotland to southern England at about 9.40pm on Saturday. The Met Office tweeted:

“Hi All, for anyone seeing something in the night sky, we believe it was a meteorite.”

Adrian West, of Meteorwatch, said he spotted the meteor in Berkshire and believed it could have gone down in the English Channel or the Bay of Biscay. – (PA)