Large fireball over Belgium and Netherlands, seen also from UK, France and Germany
A bright fireball streaked across the night sky over Belgium and Netherlands at around 20:12 UTC on February 15, 2019. The event lasted several seconds.
The International Meteor Organization (IMO) received 107 eyewitness reports. The object was mostly seen from the Netherlands, northeastern Belgium and western Germany but people from southeastern England and as far south as Paris and Beaune, France also witnessed the event.
Fireball over Belgium and Netherland on February 15, 2019. Credit: IMO
Fireball meteor as seen from Ramsgate Kent UK on Friday Feb 15th. Camera is looking east towards Belgium across the English Channel. Thanks to Jeremy Derrick Housman for the report! pic.twitter.com/3cV58Iodx2
— severe-weather.EU (@severeweatherEU) February 18, 2019
Image credit: Klaas Jobse
Image credit: UKMON
Another fireball was seen over northeastern Germany at 22:00 UTC on February 17 and was reported by 62 people so far. There are no images or videos of this event at this time.
Fireball over northeastern Germany on February 17, 2019 – heatmap. Credit: IMO
Featured image: Fireball over Belgium and the Netherlands on February 15, 2019. Credit: UKMON
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