What did I see?

[Checkmate]

After Sunday dinner I went outside for a cigarette, Mother joined me as we were having a conversation. I was happily waffling until Mumsy interrupted me saying "Look at that!" Nudged me, and I saw some of it. A thing came from the sky at an angle of perhaps 70 degrees, it looked hot. When it got closer to the ground it turned into three pieces, I think, and they looked even hotter, not quite white hot but almost there. It wasn't like a firework, they aren't quite as fun looking! It looked like if it landed it would be on our farm, but I work many hours and won't be able to go and look.
Did we see something fall from space?

[Zoobeef]

Saw a post on the Retford facebook group about something similar, so very possibly.

[dudleybloke]

Oolong!

[Stussy]

I saw a meteor recently, I got home and googled sightings because it was so big. Turned out a professional photographer managed to catch it by pure luck!
It’s worth reporting what you saw to see if it ties in with anyone else seeing the same

https://ukmeteornetwork.co.uk/fireball-report/

This is the one I saw, including the photo taken

https://ukmon.imo.net/imo_view/event/2020/408

[Eric Mc]

How quickly was it travelling? If it zipped across the sky it was probably a meteor. If it traveled more sedately it might have been a re-entering satellite or piece of space junk.

[Halb]

Checkmate said:

After Sunday dinner I went outside for a cigarette, Mother joined me as we were having a conversation. I was happily waffling until Mumsy interrupted me saying "Look at that!" Nudged me, and I saw some of it. A thing came from the sky at an angle of perhaps 70 degrees, it looked hot. When it got closer to the ground it turned into three pieces, I think, and they looked even hotter, not quite white hot but almost there. It wasn't like a firework, they aren't quite as fun looking! It looked like if it landed it would be on our farm, but I work many hours and won't be able to go and look.
Did we see something fall from space?

work?! sosamadderwiyou?! don't you want superpowers? Go hump that meteorite right now!

[juice]

Stussy said:

I saw a meteor recently, I got home and googled sightings because it was so big. Turned out a professional photographer managed to catch it by pure luck!
It’s worth reporting what you saw to see if it ties in with anyone else seeing the same

https://ukmeteornetwork.co.uk/fireball-report/

This is the one I saw, including the photo taken

https://ukmon.imo.net/imo_view/event/2020/408

That's a stunning photo !

[TUS373]

dudleybloke said:

Oolong!

Perfect! Just perfect.