Amateur footage shows an asteroid disintegrating as it comes into contact with the Earth’s atmosphere near the coast of the English Channel on Sunday night. The phenomenon produces an intense light that lasts a few seconds, which could be seen from northern France and the south of the United Kingdom.

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