Imediat după apariţia fenomenului luminos, sute de telefoane au alertat serviciile de urgenţă, iar mediul online a fost inundat de comentarii, filmuleţe şi fotografii.
Potrivit Daily Mail, sute de oameni au văzut în jurul orei 06:45 o lumină (albă, roşie sau albastră) care a brăzdat cerul din Inverness spre Edinburgh.
Martorii au povestit că după ce mingea de foc ce a traversat cerul a provocat un sunet puternic, ca de tunet, care a durat aproximativ 10 secunde.
Poliţia din Scoţia a confirmat că în acea noapte au primit 999 de apeluri şi nu se exclude varianta ca ceea ce au văzut oamenii să fi fost un meteorit.
Pe de altă parte, meteorologii scoţieni au precizat că, la ora la care a fost văzută mingea de foc, în zona respectivă nu s-au înregistrat furtuni.
Imediat după producerea fenomenului misterios, pe reţelele de socializare au început să curgă mesajele, multă lume declarându-se îngrozită.
Au fost, însă, unele personae care au considerat acest incident drept o farsă. Într-unul din mesajele publicate pe Twitter, flash-ul de lumină a fost pus pe seama astronautului britanic Tim Peake, care şi-ar fi făcut simţită prezenţa în acest mod.
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