Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
Glyn waiting to hear from meteor experts
A MONTROSE man is waiting to hear if he has found part of a meteor that lit up the night sky over Angus on Hogmanay.
Glyn Lewis, 46, a keen amateur photographer, has sent two images of a rock formation he found near his home in Ferryden to the British Meteorite Society.
He was among hundreds of sky-gazers who witnessed the spectacle of a huge, green fireball that was spotted over Tayside around 5.30pm on New Year’s Eve.
Glyn, a mechanics assistant with Altus Intervention, in Portlethen, said: “I don’t know if it is the meteor or not.
“I was walking along the lighthouse road at Ferryden and there was a flash on the skyline.
“I thought it was someone letting off a firework or a flare and I spoke to someone else who had also seen it in the sky.”
Glyn investigated the area on New Year’s Day, but his search proved fruitless.
However, he revisited the stubble field at the back of Ferryden, just south of Montrose, and found a solid mass of rock, about 8cm long by 5cm wide.
He added: “I’m not sure if it is part of the meteor or not. I have sent two photographs to the British Meteorite Society and am waiting to hear back from them.
“My wife says it is just a bit of stone but it might be something. I’ve lived in Ferryden for the past 12 years and have not seen anything like this.”
The meteor was sighted the length and breadth of Britain.
The UK Meteor Observation Network said: “A very large fireball meteor event was spotted over the UK on December 31 at 5.33pm. We received 570 public reports.
“Many observers reported green colour and fragmentation at the end.”