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29th Oct 2019

WATCH: Massive green ‘meteor or a fireball’ spotted flying over Irish skies on Monday night

Paul Moore

Meteor

Absolutely incredible.

Astronomy Ireland say that is likely that a “meteor or a fireball” was flying over Irish skies on Monday night.

Sightings were noted in Clare, Cork, Athlone, Fermanagh and Mayo, with people taking to social media to send reports of a spectacular sighting in the skies.

There have also been reports of sightings in Wales.

In a video captured by an eyewitness, the meteor appears like a green glowing orb against the dark backdrop of the night sky.

Footage of the meteor was captured by Sean Linehan as he was driving through the village of Banteer in north Cork.

The footage was recorded at around 7pm on Monday night.

As he was cruising along, Linehan captured the footage on his car’s dashcam.

JOE has contacted Astronomy Ireland for further information about this spectacular sighting in the Irish sky.

You can view the footage below.

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