Leeds residents speculate after 'fireball' spotted in skies of the city
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One resident asked if anyone had seen a 'massive fireball' in the sky at around 9pm on Thursday.
Hundreds of residents took to social media - including popular forum Leedsplace - to speculate what the sighting may be.
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Hide AdOne social media user said: "It crackled, I thought it was a plane coming down!"
Another added: "What was that?! It made me jump. Couldn't believe it."
Meanwhile, the UK Meteor Network tweeted: "#Fireball reports coming in'
The network have tweeted a number of meteor sightings across the UK in the last week, including in Surrey, England.
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