The Met Office said it was 'unlikely' weather was the cause
A number of people contacted the ECHO today saying they saw the flashes at various points during the night. As yet, the reason for them is unknown.
READ MORE: I bought the same items from Tesco stores 10 minutes apart and the price difference was stark He said: "I have just been for a small walk at 02.30 unable to sleep and whilst looking up at the clear sky witnessed a fast moving object travelling from roughly south to north which began burning up and in seconds passed by looking like it was burning up leaving a fiery trace/tail. I live in Eastham, Wirral, and it was travelling, I'd say, from the Wales direction towards the Mersey estuary near south Liverpool.
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