Sunday, 6 October, 2002, 10:33 GMT 11:33 UK 'Meteor' lights up Midlands The object was seen shortly before 0600 BST A burning object seen streaking across West Midlands skies on Sunday morning may have been a meteor, astronomers have said. The streaking fireball was seen heading south shortly before 0600 BST. Its passage was followed by a bright flash which lit up the sky. Sightings of the object were reported at sites including Coventry, England's south coast and Wales. Andy Salmon, from the Birmingham Astronomical Society, said it may have been a meteor - space debris burning up in the...
