Leeds residents speculate after 'fireball' spotted in skies of the city

Leeds residents took to social media to speculate after a 'fireball meteor' was spotted across the skies of the city on Thursday night.
By Daniel Sheridan
Published 18th Feb 2021, 22:03 BST
Updated 18th Feb 2021, 22:06 BST
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One resident asked if anyone had seen a 'massive fireball' in the sky at around 9pm on Thursday.

Hundreds of residents took to social media - including popular forum Leedsplace - to speculate what the sighting may be.

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One social media user said: "It crackled, I thought it was a plane coming down!"

Another added: "What was that?! It made me jump. Couldn't believe it."

Meanwhile, the UK Meteor Network tweeted: "#Fireball reports coming in'

The network have tweeted a number of meteor sightings across the UK in the last week, including in Surrey, England.

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Leeds residents took to social media to speculate after a 'fireball' was spotted across the skies of the city on Thursday night.Leeds residents took to social media to speculate after a 'fireball' was spotted across the skies of the city on Thursday night.
Leeds residents took to social media to speculate after a 'fireball' was spotted across the skies of the city on Thursday night.

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