News of a meteor blazing across the sky in parts of the UK | meteors

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A conspicuous meteor shower has startled stargazers after lighting up the skies over parts of the United Kingdom on Monday night.

Video footage of the fireball has been shared online, with sightings reported in London, Hertfordshire and Wolverhampton, among other locations.

The Met Office tweeted: “Reports of a meteor shower in the sky over the UK right now. If you can catch any footage, we’d love to see it.”

Laura, from Rickmansworth in Hertfordshire, caught the flying object on camera at around 8pm from her living room.

“I just turned off my computer and looked out the window, it was perfect timing,” she told PA Media. “It wasn’t like a shooting star I’d seen in the past. It seemed so close.

“It was big in the sky, orange and behind it was an orange fire, not what I would describe as the long tail of a shooting star but a shorter orange.

“And then he just disappeared… popped out of the sky. It seemed like it didn’t really happen. I tried to tell my husband but they didn’t quite believe my account.”

A Met Office spokesperson said the time of day and clear skies contributed to the quality of the viewing.

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