WATCH: 'Incredible' meteor spotted over Channel Islands

  • WATCH the meteor flying through the sky in Brittany, France (video courtesy of Damgan La Roche Bernard Tourisme).

A meteor has been caught on camera over the Channel Islands before shooting over Brittany in France.

Dramatic footage shows a ball of bright light flying through the sky on Sunday evening (5 September).

The moment was captured at 10:46pm by an Air Rescue Channel Islands camera at St Aubin's Bay in Jersey.

  • The meteor above St Aubin's Bay in Jersey (video courtesy of Air Rescue Channel Islands).

WATCH: Meteor sighted over Jersey
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The meteor could also be seen from Guernsey, Alderney and Devon.

Mark Masterman who works for Jersey's fire and rescue service described seeing the meteor as "a once in a lifetime experience".

Niel Mahur from Jersey Astronomy Club believes the actual meteor was "probably about the size of a pea".