Mysterious Light: Meteor strikes over Southern California and Oregon

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What was this mysterious light in the sky? Comet? White glow? Strange streak in the sky? Bright orange light? Aliens? UFO? – the rumors kept flying in!

The Bay up area was lit up by a mysterious streak of light. Scientists believe it may have been a meteor flying by.

The phenomenon was seen from Southern California to Oregon. But nobody could figure out what it was. Astronomers from the Chabot Space Center say that a total of three events Thursday and Friday where people reported seeing something in the sky. Two of the events occurred Thursday at 9 and 11 p.m. and Friday’s event occurred around 6 a.m. Weird no?

One thing is sure: It was a fireball of some kind. However, nobody knows whether it was a meteor or meteorite or a piece of reentering space junk.

The American Meteor Society is currently investigating 42 reports of this weird light in the sky.

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Did you hear a loud boom? A huge meteor lit up the sky over Southern California and Oregon on September 12, 2014.

Here a few witness reports:

“My aunt, mom and I were amazed. That was the most spectacular sighting I have seen and I am 46”

“This was one of the most incredible sights I have ever witnessed. “It was so bright and it streaked for a great distance across the sky. It was the largest fireball or meteor that I have ever seen.”

“At first I thought: ‘is that a rocket?. It went for good 15 to 20 seconds. I thought it was pretty cool … cool and a little eerie at the same time not knowing what it was. I’ve never seen anything quite like that.”

“It looked like a wispy comet-like object, but it was definitely not a comet”

“After the initial bright point went away there was an area that was illuminated and blue green. It was moving slow but it was moving.”

Did you also witness this mysterious light phenomenon (most probably a meteor disintegrating)? Did you hear a loud boom?

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