UAE residents stumped over flaming object overhead (Video)

The National -- It's not a bird, and it's not a plane - the flaming object that put on a show in the night sky over the UAE on Monday has been confirmed as a meteor.

UAE residents initially puzzled over the object that whizzed over the country just after 7.30pm, musing over whether it was a meteor, a space station, or an unidentified object.

While meteorologists in the region were yet to comment on the spectacle, the public was quick to put forward their theories.

A meteor passed through the skies of Dubai on Monday evening, the Dubai Media Office said on its official Twitter handle. “Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre confirmed that a meteorite has passed through the skies of Dubai,” the office posted it at 9.05pm on Monday. 

A number of residents over the country also witnessed the meteor passing through the UAE, and posted the pictures and videos of the meteor shower and commented on their social media accounts.