Meteor witnessed across Britain
Police forces say have they received a number of calls reporting what is believed to have been a meteor.
Reports of a "bright light" and an "orange glow" came in across the north of England and Scotland at about 21:40 GMT on Saturday amid fears a plane had crashed.
The Met Office tweeted: "Hi All, for anyone seeing something in the night sky, we believe it was a meteorite."
Phil Haslett, who lives in Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, captured the fireball on camera.
04 Mar 2012