Brilliant meteor lights up sky over southern England coast (video)

On Sunday, Sept. 5, a meteor lit up the night sky above the southern coast of England.
The video shows a bright, fireball-like object that shoots across the sky above the Red Funnel Ferry Terminal, Southampton.

The footage was captured Sunday night at 10:45 PM BST (0945 GMT or 5:45 P.M. EDT), and uploaded to Solent Ships YouTube channel. This channel normally publishes content about ships and boats off the coast of Southampton. Hampshire Road Policing Unit also recorded footage of the meteor and posted it on Twitter.

Solent Ships stated that the meteor was believed to have landed at Morgat in Brittany.

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