Maybe, not meteorites but falling space debris from a Russian-built Progress module [Code: SL-4 R/B (42972U)] which burnt upon reentry.
American Meteor Society:
Meteor activity Outlook for October 14-20, 2017 (Chart)
https://www.amsmeteors.org/2017/10/meteor-activity-outlook-for-october-14-20-2017/
These sources of meteoric activity are expected to be active this week.
* The Northern Taurids (NTA) The maximum is not expected until early November so current rates would be 1 per hour or less.
* The Southern Taurids (STA)
* The omicron Eridanids (OER) This is a weak shower that usually produces rates less than 1 per hour, even at maximum activity.
* The Orionids (ORI)
* The epsilon Geminids (EGE)
* The nu Eridanids (NUE) Activity from this long-period stream stretches from August 24 all the way to November 16.
* The October Ursae Majorids (OCU) This source is only active for 3 nights centered on October 15th.
* The Leonis Minorids (LMI) are active from October 12-Nov 5 with maximum activity occurring on October 22nd.
Dubai: Was the flaming object flying overhead in Dubai and the UAE a meteor, meteorite, asteroid or comet?
Light streaking through Dubai's night sky: Meteorite or satellite? October 17, 2017
http://www.totaluae.com/news/light-streaking-through-dubais-night-sky-meteorite-or-satellite/
The celestial spectacle over UAE's skies caught residents by surprise at around 7.30pm on Monday. Many took videos and pictures of the bright flash streaking through the night sky in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. It was also reportedly seen in other parts of the Arabian Gulf.
Then the bright light was seen breaking off into small parts — but still moving in parallel. Residents posted the pictures and videos of the overhead spectacle on social media.
While some said it was a meteorite, information from Satview, which tracks satellites, suggests that the fiery object may actually have been the satellite known as SL-4 R/B.
The website further claimed that the US Strategic Command — in charge of the US nuclear, cyber and 'Star Wars' programme— had sent out an official message that the "SL-4 R/B satellite reentered the atmosphere Oct/16/2017 at 15:28 UTC (7.28pm Dubai time) with an approximate error of +/- 1 minute(s)".
The site gave the approximate re-entry point on the map, which correlates with the time and location in which the atmospheric entry event was observed in the UAE on Monday night.
The satellite, according to another site, had a Norad ID No. 39033 and international code 2012-074B. It was launched on December 19, 2012 at the Tyuratam Missile and Space Complex in Russia, near the Baikonur Cosmodrome, a Russian spaceport.
Satflare, another satellite tracking site said that the SL-4 R/B has already "decayed". It states: "WARNING:
This object has decayed on Mon, 16/10/2017 UTC. When plotted, the yellow track shows the re-enter window."
Statement
In a statement on Tuesday, the Dubai Astronomy Society, said the 80-second celestial event was the falling space debris of the Russian-built Progress module [Code: SL-4 R/B (42972U)] which burnt upon reentry.
The module was used to supply the International Space Station regularly.
"The space craft disintegrated in the upper atmosphere and broke up into smaller chunks and burned like fireworks. The trajectory of the debris was over Arabian Peninsula crossing UAE and Oman to finally over Indian Ocean," the society's statement said.
According to Satview, three more space junk objects are set to reenter the earth's atmosphere between October 18 to 27, and they can be tracked here. http://www.satview.org/?sat_id=42972U
Meteor shower guide
Meanwhile,
a 2017 meteor shower guide published by Earthsky, shows that meteor showers, called Orionids, are expected this month.
Astronomers said, however, the Orionids will be active from October 17 to 25, with “peak nights” on October 21 to 22.
At maximum rates, the shower may reach 15 meteors per hour that may be observed at favorable sky condition,” usually after midnight and before dawn, according to astronomers.
The Orionid showers, they explained, become visible in the night skies as the Earth passes through the stream of debris left behind by the Halley’s Comet.
It is called Orionids because the meteors seem to radiate from the constellation Orion, particularly north of the Betelgeuse star, the second brightest star in the constellation.
