Meteor momentarily turns Malaysian and Singaporean skies green, watch

The skies of Malaysia and Singapore briefly flashed green due to a meteor on February 12. The incident was captured by a dashcam on a highway in Malaysia’s Johor Bahru at 5 am. Several residents across Singapore also witnessed the spectacle.

The 12-second long clip of the incident later surfaced on the internet which shows a flash of light lasting for a few seconds. 
The video has been shared on Facebook by a page called All Singapore Stuff and has managed to garner over 4 lakh views. It has been captioned as, "Bright falling light JB Wah what fell from the sky this morning in Johor Bahru?” 

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IMO confirms sightings

International Meteor Organisation also confirmed the sightings. According to the International Meteor Organisation, there were four sightings of the fireball over Johor and Singapore between 5 am and 5.02 am. As per the American Meteor Society, a fireball is defined as a meteor that appears brighter than the planet Venus, either in the morning or evening sky, when it enters earth’s atmosphere and burns up.

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Camera captures exploding meteor

Similarly, a man's doorbell camera has miraculously captured an exploding meteor in Derby, in the United Kingdom. According to reports the homeowner that received a notification on his cell phone informing him of suspicious activity. The home-owner was surprised to find out the suspicious activity was actually a meteor crashing down and exploding in mid-air.

Gary Roger's doorbell camera shows footage of the meteor streaking across the sky before breaking up into smaller pieces. According to experts, the meteor was most probably a phenomenon called a bolide. A bolide is a large meteor that is usually very bright and explodes in the atmosphere.

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