FIRE IN THE SKY: The Latest Fireball Sightings - Meteor Explodes Over Denmark With Meteorite Found; And Meteor Fireball Brighter Than Full Moon Filmed Over United Arab Emirates!

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February 8, 2016 - EARTH - The following constitutes several of the latest reports of fireballs, seen in the skies, across the globe.

Meteor fireball brighter than full moon filmed over United Arab Emirates

This fireball over the United Arab Emirates had similar brightness than a full moon.It was captured 06 February 2016 at 21:54:23 UT by the cameras of the UACN project.UACN

The UAE Astronomical Cameras Network (UACN) consists of sky-pointed astronomical cameras located at several locations in the United Arab Emirates, which automatically record a video file once a meteor is detected.

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The UACN is a cooperation between the International Astronomical Center (IAC), the UAE Space Agency, and the SETI Institute.

Phase one of this project consists of three stations called UACN1, UACN2 and UACN3.


WATCH: Fireball over UAE.

Since 28 January 2016, station UACN1 is operational and is contributing data. - Strange Sounds.

Meteor explodes over Denmark with meteorite found

Night sky illuminated in Ballerup, Denmark.
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Hundreds of Danes reported the sky was suddenly lit up and a loud bang followed shortly after what most likely was a meteor streaking the sky over Copenhagen at around 10:08 pm Saturday 6. of February, 2016. The meteor was also spotted from Poland and Sweden.

Bo Michael Hansen from Roskilde wrote on TV 2 News' Facebook-profile:

" Bright flash, very loud boom followed by a long lasting rumble for 20-30 seconds, at Roskilde. Birds awoke and started chirping in the gardens and nearby wetlands. As a part time fire fighter I was on my way out of the door, as I thought it was a powerful explosion."

Anette Glentvor in Vesterbro wrote:

"The sky was gradually lit fully up. After that the sky turned green and ended with a short purple flash. About five minuttes after a long rumbling was heard. It sounded like thunder, except that the sound continued for a very long time."

Mikkel Pedersen from Roskilde told DR:

"We were driving home from Hillerød to Roskilde, when at 10 pm we were just outside Slangerup and a strong light suddenly lit up the sky and a huge fireball with a long tail flew right above our car,".

A meteorite at about 50 g was found by a woman who was out for a smoke in Ejby, on the outskirts of Copenhagen. It will be on display at The Geological Museum between 4-6 PM, today Monday 8. February, before it is sent to Italy for tests.

Unfortunately no recordings of the actual meteor have been published (as far as we know), but several surveillance cameras caught the flash on tape:


WATCH: In Gentofte.

WATCH: In Skovlunde.

- SOTT.