Scientists hope a historic meteorite which flew through the sky last night will be found in Queen Elizabeth Forest Park - meaning it would be named after Her Majesty. The streak of light, believed to be the first meteorite over Scotland in more than a century, lasted for ten seconds. Experts said it may either be burning space debris or a meteorite - but did not closely resemble either in the way it fragmented. Scientists are hoping the remains may be found in the Queen Elizabeth Forest Park, in the Highlands, on Monday - the day of the Queen's funeral. Meteorites are named after the location where they are found. In 1066 a Halley's comet was believed to prophesise the Battle of Hastings, which was recorded in the Bayeux Tapestry. Dr Áine O'Brien, 30, a planetary scientist at the University of Glasgow and a member of the UK Fireball Alliance, said she hoped the remains may be found in the forest so it was named after Queen Elizabeth II. She missed seeing it herself as she was celebrating completing her PhD, but said citizen scientists and 'wizard' specialists were combing through footage today, with 200 people reporting witnessing it. Dr O'Brien said: "We've not seen a Scottish meteor in over 100 years. "We have had texts saying 'how amazing would it be if it was found in the Queen Elizabeth Forest Park on Monday'. "It was over Scotland, where she passed away. "If we found it on Monday that would be perfect. "It was a beautiful moment, the main thing about these things is the public looking up at the stars. "It brings people together these celestial events. "The timing with such a sad but important week in history - in 1066 the Halley's comet passed over, which was stitched into the Bayeux Tapestry. "There is a connection with kings of England and celestial events." It is possible the mystery object may have landed in the Atlantic, south of the Hebrides, due to the trajectory - or on an island, or in the Irish Sea.