[Neil Lynch (OP)]

The night sky phenomenon (not the explosion type).

I got to see one, 12.37 am (approx), June 27th, last year.  Over the east of England.

I couldn't get over it, went back inside the house and immediately reported it to UK meteor network (with all the details I could recall - it was over in a second or two).  Even better, it wasn't just me.  A couple of hundred people reported it to the site and then some even submitted CCTV footage of it.  The idea being, the site staff wanted to find out where it touched down.

I took a tour up mount Teide on Tenerife - the EU's highest mountain apparently - in 2019 and seem to recall seeing a few shooting stars.  They were nothing compared to what I saw last year, though.

They're supposed to be things you get to see 'once in a lifetime' if lucky.  Apparently.

[Eternal Student]

Hi.

Welcome to the site, I'm not sure I've spoken to you before.

Have you ever seen a FIREBALL?
   No, sorry.
....But your enthusiasm is apparent from your description and it was a pleasure to read.   Thank you for sharing it. 
(I'm not entirely sure it needed to be in this section rather than "Just Chat" or somewhere else - but that's a separate issue and I'm not a moderator). 

Best Wishes.