'White flash' lights up Scottish skies
Scottish residents reported seeing a bright flash of light streaking across the night sky on Monday night (February 29).
The phenomenon was captured on CCTV and dashcam, and images and video clips began circulating on social media. Many Scottish residents took to Twitter to report the sighting and speculate on what they had witnessed.
I reckon it was Tim Peake
β Jackie Hendry, SNP (@JackieHendrySNP) February 29, 2016
Big white flash and some sort of meteor in the night sky. Looked really close aswell. #endoftheworld#armageddon
β Steve Thomson (@SteveCDT1986) February 29, 2016
LOL...some reckon @astro_timpeake dropped something causing a big white flash in the sky over Scotland this evening!
β Paula π π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώβ₯οΈπͺπΊπ― (@madcow_paula) February 29, 2016
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