An incredible fireball was spotted over Kent on Tuesday (Oct 7) evening.

Skywatcher Jamie McBean managed to capture the spectacle on his home's security camera in Herne Bay at 7:10pm.

He said: "It was a sporadic fireball which are uncommon and don't tend to happen very often - certainly the brightest one I've captured in the 3 or 4 years I've had that camera facing north."

"I suspect more people saw it as people were looking out for the Harvest moon last night."

On social media, Veronica Dickinson commented: "I heard a boom and the house shook Herne bay."

A fireball is an exceptionally bright meteor that appears much brighter than any of the planets in the night sky.

It is caused by a larger meteoroid burning up as it enters Earth's atmosphere at high speed, producing a brilliant streak of light.