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Those who saw the meteor scatter over the southwest in the early hours of the morning described the spectacular spectacle that had been confused by some with the crash of a plane.
Police launched an air and ground search to search for a plane crashed this morning after 999 calls regarding a possible light aircraft crash over Devon.
But it was stopped after we think that what was seen is actually a meteoroid falling apart in the sky.
Units were sent to the Tavistock area after a caller said he saw what looked like an airplane crash.
However, it is thought that what they and many others saw was actually a meteoroid. UK Meteor Network – a network of astronomers equipped with meteor detection cameras – said at 9am that it had received 68 reports of fireball meteors.
The Devon and Cornwall police incident site operations manager said expert-trained investigators had called for a search stop at 3:15 pm on Sunday.
Detective John Shuttleworth said: "We are as satisfied as we can with the fact that there was no light aircraft crash and no one was injured.
"The expertise of the trained search officers is that if there had been an aircraft accident, the assets in flight would have seen debris.
"There have also been some reports in the Cardiff and Dorset regions that people are observing meteor showers in the southwest."
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This morning, hundreds of reports were published on social media about "bright objects" falling from the sky.
Gregory Distribution's pilot, Gareth Beckham, who spotted the bright light while he was driving to Cornwall this morning, is one of those who spotted the meteor.
He was on the road between Liskeard and Looe when he spotted her at 5:45 am on Sunday.
The truck driver added, "It was crazy to be honest, I saw a very bright light and it did not look like a shooting star, it was huge and it was divided in two directions. could not explain that, I've never seen anything like it before. "
John Adkin also saw the meteor this morning and managed to film it quickly (images below) while he was going to Beer in Devon for a morning fish.
John was between Seaton and Beer when he saw the bright light above the sea.
He said: "As we approached the corner, he went into the atmosphere right in front of us, it was that big fireball with streaks that escaped from it. not know what it was, but as soon as I saw the way it was separating I knew it was an asteroid. "
Added: "I saw them before fishing at night, but nothing like it with snatches that come out and shine."
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Paul Michael Murphy, 42, director of a West End company in Hampshire, was walking his dog when he was convinced that he was convinced that he was acting. from a meteorite that had touched the ground near where he had sighted the fireball.
He told Sun Online, "I've never seen it so low. It was very close – it looked like it was on the roofs.
"It lit up the sky and was big enough, about the size of a football. It was like a big piece of burning magnesium.
"He literally came down within walking distance."
(Image: Emma Harris)
The Force Incident Manager for the Devon and Cornwall Police provided a further update and stated: "We have received new information that an object in the sky was observed from a distance trajectory to the ground, an object falling at a given moment. .
"There have been reports that it has broken in two and this has come from many people.
"Two planes in the air search and perform aerial searches in the area. Right now we are talking about the Yelverton / Tavistock / Prince Town area.
"We now have a local inspector coordinating this research with ground support resources that are currently police officers, but we may consider contacting additional resources at some point.
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"In principle, if it were an airplane, there would be something visible from the sky in the form of smoke or fire.
"There are no flights registered in this area yet, but that does not mean that a small plane would not need to record the flight; it is possible to be in the air without formal authorization.
"It could also be a meteorite."