Cameras capture footage of meteor lighting up sky over Norway

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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-26/ ... /100321462

An "unusually large" meteor has briefly lit up the night sky over southern Norway, creating a spectacular sound and light display.

There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.

Reports of sightings started arriving on Sunday around 1:00am local time, with the phenomenon being seen as far north as Trondheim accompanied by a loud bang.

A web camera in Holmestrand, south of Oslo, captured a fireball falling from the sky and erupting into a bright flash lighting up a marina.

The Norwegian Meteor Network was analysing video footage and other data to try to pinpoint the meteor's origin and destination.

Preliminary data suggested a meteorite may have hit Earth in a large wooded area, called Finnemarka, just 60 kilometres west of the capital, Oslo, the network said.

"This was crazy," the network's Morten Bilet, who saw and heard the meteor, told Reuters.