Overview
- Thornaby resident Peter McConnell’s home camera recorded a fireball at about 12:23 a.m. Monday over Teesside.
- The footage shows a brilliant object racing downward before a sudden flash of light.
- McConnell, 69, shared the clip on social media, prompting wide discussion across Teesside and Yorkshire.
- Teesside Live, Chronicle Live and Yorkshire Live reported the video, and there is no scientific confirmation or reported fragment recovery.
- A meteor is a streak from a small rock burning in the atmosphere, and Royal Museums Greenwich notes the Lyrids are due April 16–25.