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Large fireball lights up night sky over England

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Feb. 5 (UPI) -- Astronomers said an unusually bright fireball that streaked across the night sky in England was a meteor.

The ball of light was caught on video by Derby, England, resident Gary Rodgers' doorbell camera about 11:35 p.m. Monday.

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"I thought it was a firework at first, but I listened to the sound and you couldn't hear any noise," he told the Derby Telegraph.

The Royal Astronomical Society said the object appeared to be an unusually bright meteor. A spokesman said it was a "fairly rare and spectacular sight."

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