"Seriously, after that massive meteor in california a few weeks ago, the one that hit russia, and now this hugee one tonight, " wrote a Twitter user by the name of Olivia, referring to the Russia incident and a mass shooting star sighting on the West Coast last night.

CNN: Reported meteor lights up East Coast -- and social media

Blunders by police hunting the Night Stalker rapist - including a failure to probe a sighting of his car - left him free for years, a report has said.

BBC: Met Police 'failed in Night Stalker case' says IPCC