‘Fireball In Sky’ Meteor Lights Up September Sky (Pics & Video)

Tonight just before 11pm a very bright light appeared in the north west skies, which then appeared to break up and create several intense streaks of light.

We were lucky enough to see it, thinking it was something breaking up towards Harwarden airport. However speaking with the police they confirm they have had several reports and it was just a Meteor.

The meteor itself though was spectacular – initially starting as a very bright green light travelling from the north east towards the south west, it then broke up creating several separate strands of meteors with tails.

As Wrexham.com readers know we quite like looking at meteors , with our guide on how to spot them here alongside the International Space Station, so are quite comfy to say it was a very ‘slow’ meteor! There was a smaller ‘ball of fire’ back in march – video here.

@jackcotter took this picture:

Here is a video filmed down the road in Cheshire:

Another video from Penmaenmawr and Llandudno:

Here are some of your tweets – tweet us @wrexham with what you saw…

https://twitter.com/PaulAdamCook/status/249265910098051072

@wrexham any1 see that flying over Wrexham? What the hell was it??

— Craig Evans (@craigevans100) September 21, 2012

Very strange … Looked like a ball of fire going over houses in Gwersyllt @wrexham .. Thought I was seeing things x

— TINA (@Teewales1) September 21, 2012

@wrexham they were totally awesome was puting my dog out just for a minute

— joanna. (@IDontDoCalm) September 21, 2012

@wrexham jst saw them they headed towards llangollen I saw them from cefn mawr just before they disintetgrated

— joanna. (@IDontDoCalm) September 21, 2012

@wrexham Just seen it over Bradley!! Most people thought it was a firework!!

— Dale Jones (@Dale_Wrexham) September 21, 2012

@wrexham wonder were it landed :/ ok maybe blonde but hmmm??????

— Nina Maria Richards (@misscandybaby28) September 21, 2012

https://twitter.com/StarLady82/status/249273191028109313

@wrexham it was amazing!!!

— Fiona Collins (@FionaC1990) September 21, 2012

https://twitter.com/michellebeck3/status/249275638605836288

https://twitter.com/grwatson/status/249276800021176320

North Wales Police have now told the world what they told us earlier : “Numerous reports recieved of large glow in the sky along the coast from Cheshire to Anglesey! Confirmed as meteor shower as far as Scotland”