The Cwmbran Big Bang was heard across South Wales and beyond.

The golf ball-sized meteorite, known as a 'bolide', was travelling faster than a bullet fired from a gun and disintegrated over Cwmbran on Monday night.

Steve Johnson, an engineer for BAE Systems in Glascoed, Usk, told the Argus he and his wife were watching TV at around 11.15pm when they heard a 'huge dull boom'.

"I got up and looked out and couldn't see anything that could explain the noise," said Steve. "I was so pleased to find out that others heard it as well as it was quite a loud boom. I said to my parents it sounded as if a bomb or controlled explosion had taken place in the distance."

Argus reader 'Binnier' emailed to say: "Myself and my mother were stood outside Bettws rugby club at about 11.10pm when the meteor passed right in front of us. Nobody believed us, but a few minutes later we heard the boom.

"It was a spectacular sight, wish I had my phone on camera."

Hannah Marsden from Liverpool contacted the Argus to describe what she saw while on holiday near Leominster.

She wrote: "The meteor shot across the sky, burning white with a green tail. You could see sparks and an orange outline really clearly.

"Knowing how loudly we heard the boom, it must have been deafening in South Wales. Very glad to hear there was no damage."

Tony Shaw from Much Wenlock in Shropshire said he saw a bright green light moving south across the sky at around 1am.