Published Date:
04 February 2010
IS it a bird, is it a plane, no it's a meteorite!
That was the verdict of onlookers in various areas of Northern Ireland on Wednesday evening as a possible meteorite - in the form of a fireball - was apparently witnessed falling from the sky.
Sightings were recorded in Omagh, Craigavon and Armagh at around teatime.
Meanwhile, the astronomy club, Astronomy Ireland, reported on its website that "a huge fireball was seen by thousands of people in Ireland".
"This fireball was a large rock - possibly the size of a car - striking our atmosphere and blazing into flames," it said.
DID YOU WITNESS THE FIREBALL? Contact the News Letter on 028 3839 5577
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Last Updated:
04 February 2010 9:33 AM
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