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Banyak saksi mata mengatakan melihat meteor seperti melihat cahaya di langit yang gelap. Bahkan seorang saksi mata mengatakan cahayanya sedikit membuatnya takut dikarenakan intensitasnya sangat tinggi, dan sangat terang.
Para astronom mengatakan jika tingkat kecerahan yang dihasilkan dari batu yang terbakar di atmosfir sangat tidak biasa.
Dr David Whitehouse mengatakan meteor yang sangat terang ini disebut "FireBall" atau 'BolaApi'
Dr David juga menambahkan, bahwa ukuran meteor ini kemungkinan sebesar kepalan tangan anda atau sedikit lebih besar, namun terbakar habis dikarenakan ketebalan atmosfir kita berkisar antara 100 - 130 Km.
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I spotted the fireball from my living room window at around
1730. It was so extraordinary, I jumped to my feet to get a better look
but it was gone. My daughters and son thought I had been on the bottle
and have poked fun at me most of the night but I knew what I saw was
nothing like I had ever seen before in my life. Carolyn Levitt, Honley Holmfirth, West Yorkshire
I was getting my girlfriend from work when I saw the meteor. I
told her about it and was mocked as I told her I'd seen a UFO -
jokingly of course. It was like a firework blazing across the night sky.
Callum Laing, Kirkcaldy, Fife
My family and I had been shopping and I'd just
put the key in the door at home when there was a massive burst of
orange light that lit up the square. I thought there'd been an explosion
in the house opposite us, but when I turned round I managed to catch a
glimpse of the meteor just before it passed out of sight. Rebecca, Catterick, North Yorkshire
I saw the fire ball in Swansea. I was having a cigarette
outside when I looked up and saw this bright streak of light going
across the sky. It lasted for about four seconds - it was amazing to
see. Milton, Swansea, West Glamorgan
Myself and three other members of the RAF were driving up the
M6, northbound, through Birmingham when a bright streak appeared above,
to the right of the car. Initially, I thought it might have been a low
flying fighter aircraft, on reheat, due to the speed of the trail across
the sky. Having worked on fast jet RAF aircraft, I quickly realised
that the trail was fiery, rather than the blue-white jet exhaust
normally associated with a fighter jet at night. There were also fiery
sparks coming off the trail, almost exactly as if an aircraft was
ejecting flares to deter missiles. Chris Fawcett, Albrighton, Shropshire
I'm glad to read this as I'm not one to "see things" but at
1738 (I checked my watch), I noticed a flash with my left eye out of my
living-room, spun around and saw two lights in the sky heading north
which made a dip, then disappeared. Paul Collins, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
My six year old and my mum saw it and I told them not to be
daft! A big firework travelling along the way? Couldn't be right. Now I
know it was a meteor. I'm glad they got this once in a lifetime
experience. My daughter is so amazed now. Amber, Fife
I was driving up the M1 towards Milton Keynes when I saw it.
Must confess at the time I thought it was a duff firework that didn't
explode. It was a white streak of light with a greenish edge to it. Ian Chilvers, Luton
I have seen few things so beautiful in my life. It was
exceptionally bright against a clear, inky winter night sky. I put its
brightness down to the crisp clear atmosphere of the night. It looked
like a ball of yellow fire, tinged with orange at the front and with
sparks flying from it. It appeared slower than a regular shooting star. Margaret Gardiner, Glenrothes, Fife
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