Caller to Ginno@Breakfast describes the moment a meteor lit up the sky over Scotland

Mar 01, 2016, 07:39 AM

Reports of a “huge” white flash and even the sound of an explosion seen and heard across Scotland last night have got everyone talking on social media.

The sighting caused people from Inverness to Aberdeen to dial 999, and this morning there’s speculation about whether it was a meteor burning up and exploding in the atmosphere.

The bright flash in the sky was caught on dashcams and CCTV.

Keith was on his way home after working at Macallan distillery near Charlestown of Aberlour. He initially thought it was a flash of lightning.

He told MFR's Ginno: "I was driving home last night and [there was] this massive flash. It was unbelievable; the whole world went white."