LONDON -- People took to Twitter and Facebook on Monday evening in parts of Scotland after seeing a big white flash in the sky.
Reports came in from people in the Highlands, Aberdeenshire and Perth shortly after 7 p.m. GMT, with many suspecting the white light could have been caused by a meteor, STV news reports.
One eyewitness posted this video of the fireball, captured over Inverness.
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Another person, who captured the bright flash on camera, shared dashcam footage, showing the sky above the trees suddenly illuminate.
"It was amazing, I've never seen anything like it," Jenni Morrison, who saw it near Aberdeen, said. "It was like someone had switched a light on."
A spokesperson for Police Scotland told Mashable there were a few calls made about the bright light seen, but declined to comment further. The Met Office confirmed to the BBC that the incident was not "weather-related."
SNP politician Jackie Hendry also tweeted that she spotted the white flash in the sky.
Did anyone else see that big white flash in the sky about 20 minutes ago? (Coming into Inverness on A96)— Jackie Hendry (@JackieBlackIsle) February 29, 2016
She had an alternative theory about the cause.
I reckon it was Tim Peake— Jackie Hendry (@JackieBlackIsle) February 29, 2016
Over to you, Tim.