A meteoroid that is thought to have entered the Earth's atmosphere over northern France has been spotted lighting up the sky in Wales from a distance of hundreds of miles.
A portion of the night sky on Monday was illuminated by Sar2667, a 1m (3ft) long object.
Despite being small, it was captured on CCTV in Gower, Swansea, which is located about 270 miles (440 km) away.
It was "pretty amazing," according to Emma Oliver, who recorded the video at her farm in Slade, close to Oxwich.
Ms. Oliver hurried back to check if her camera had captured the meteoroid after hearing about it on the news.
The 35-year-old explained, "I saw online that an asteroid had been seen over England.
"Since it said 3 o'clock, I decided to go check the cameras out. When I did, I noticed a huge flash, which at first made me feel frightened.
I had a passing thought that it might resemble a shooting star, but I absolutely had not anticipated seeing anything of the sort. ".
Only seven times in history have such strikes been predicted with such accuracy.
Sar2667 was first made known to astronomers by the European Space Agency, which also predicted that it would "safely strike" the earth's atmosphere close to the French city of Rouen.
Subsequently, it tweeted that it was "a sign of the rapid advancements in global asteroid detection capabilities.".
Locals were likely quite impressed as well because it was so visible over Gower, according to Ms. Oliver.
"I believe I would have fled if I had seen it at the time. I imagine I would have sought refuge under a shed. ".
Despite being challenging to predict, meteoroids entering the Earth's atmosphere are becoming simpler to anticipate thanks to advancements in technology.
The most recent one, which was accurately foretold, was spotted in the sky over Ontario, Canada, in November.
Ms. Oliver promised to keep looking through her cameras for new discoveries.
As long as the news mentions a time, she said, "I'll flick back and take a quick look to see what's there.".
"I'm not sure, but I don't think I'll be moving in the camera's direction.
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