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"A land and air search was launched in Devon after a suspected meteor was feared to be an aircraft breaking up in the sky.
Numerous callers alerted police to the flying object during the early hours of Sunday. It was later seen breaking apart and falling towards the ground.
Police launched an aerial and ground search for a crashed plane after 999 calls about a possible light aircraft crash over Devon.
But it has been stood down after it is believed what was saw was actually a meteoroid breaking apart in the sky.
Units were sent to the Tavistock area after a callers said they saw what looked like a plane crash.
However it is believed what they and many others saw was in fact a meteoroid."
originally posted by: RoScoLaz5
sky from some distance away with a trajectory towards the ground, with an item falling off it at some point.
There have been reports it broke into two and this has come from numerous people."
originally posted by: CraftyArrow
originally posted by: RoScoLaz5
sky from some distance away with a trajectory towards the ground, with an item falling off it at some point.
There have been reports it broke into two and this has come from numerous people."
That's interesting that it broke into two.... with items falling off?
originally posted by: RoScoLaz5
a reply to: SeaWorthy
agreed it seems a lot more commonplace than in days of yore, though there is the argument that the increasing amount of monitoring worldwide goes some way to explaining the apparent increase in frequency.
originally posted by: NightSkyeB4Dawn
Sorry. I couldn't resist. I really need to get some sleep.
Based on the large number of reports coming in to the local police forces, a major rescue operation was launched by the UK Emergency Services. A search for a downed aircraft and survivors took place. Over 140 mountain rescue volunteers, RAF personnel and a large number of police officers from four neighbouring forces were involved in a 13 hour search across the Moors. A thorough search was made on foot and from the air. By 10am next day a 10 mile area around the Howden Reservoir was set up as a no fly zone to enable two helicopters to complete their search unhindered by other military or civilian aircraft.
originally posted by: TritonTaranis
I’m struggling to see how all witnesses described it as a plane crash and not one of them said meteor?
originally posted by: TritonTaranis
everybody knows what a meteor looks like, not so much a plane crash, why would the helicopter go out if they had nothing on radar? or reported ? I dunno, sounds odd, meteors are fast plane crashes I believe everybody knows they’re not as fast as meteors
originally posted by: word4
"probably a meteor"? That sounds like a made up story, maybe they are trying to hide something...
originally posted by: TritonTaranis
I’m struggling to see how all witnesses described it as a plane crash and not one of them said meteor? everybody knows what a meteor looks like, not so much a plane crash, why would the helicopter go out if they had nothing on radar? or reported ? I dunno, sounds odd, meteors are fast plane crashes I believe everybody knows they’re not as fast as meteors