Meteor witnessed across Britain

Police forces say have they received a number of calls reporting what is believed to have been a meteor.

Reports of a "bright light" and an "orange glow" came in across the north of England and Scotland at about 21:40 GMT amid fears a plane had crashed. The Met Office tweeted: "Hi All, for anyone seeing something in the night sky, we believe it was a meteorite."

Durham Police said air traffic control had confirmed there had not been any incidents of aircraft in difficulties. A force spokeswoman said: "The sightings are believed to be either an asteroid burning out or similar which has been restricted to the upper atmosphere only."

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USA Denies of any Evidence of Extraterrestrials

Full Story: BBC 8 November 2011

The US government has formally denied of any evidence of existence of extraterrestrial life beyond planet earth. The statement also clarifies that the US government and its agencies have no knowledge of extraterrestrials' contact with human beings ever.

The announcement came as a response to submissions to the We The People website, which promises to address any petition that gains 5,000 signatories.

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