I saw it too. I was in the car heading due north. I'm 4 miles N of
Telford, Shropshire. I saw it for about 2-3 seconds while it traveled
right to left across my field of view from about 20 degrees to 350 .
It's elevation dropped about 10 degrees. A part broke off providing two
brief trails about a second after I saw it. I noted the time as 17:16
GMT. I'm pleased to find someone else who saw it. My children may
believe me now. It was the topic of conversation over tea.

Anyone else?

John


Trevor wrote:

I haven't posted here before tonight, but for what it's worth, just thought
I'd mention something I saw this evening at 17.15 GMT.

Something fell from the night sky like a shooting star. However, it wasn't:

a) as fast as the normal shooting starts I have seen or

b) as far away

It was a larger slower moving source of light moving across the sky in a
westerly direction at an angle of 30-40 degrees and it hit the ground I
would say withing 20 miles of where I was (4 miles south of Driffield, East
Yorkshire).

I would welcome any feedback.

Trevor Appleton
East Yorkshire