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Meteor Lights Up Canadian Sky

By CBS News

CAUGHT ON TAPE:Meteor filmed from a dash cam on a police car. Meteor Lights Up Canadian Sky

Published: Sat, November 22, 2008 - 9:19 pm Last Updated: Sat, November 22, 2008 - 9:53 pm

A large and blinding meteor streaked across western Canadian skies on Thursday, Canadian television reported. CTV broadcast video filmed from a local police car on patrol, showing a small light turning into a massive and blindingly bright fireball as it fell from the sky and appeared to hit the Earth in the distance.
Police in the province of Alberta received hundreds of telephone calls by awe-struck witnesses of the rare event. Some people heard a loud "boom" noise in the distance as the meteor struck, Canadian media reported. Scientists are now searching for remains of the meteor, with some Canadian officials saying the meteor may not have actually touched ground.

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little bit Says:

Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 9:40 pm

My co-worker and I were driving home from work, when she saw the meter, and said a fireball fell
from the sky. We were in the Whistler area, hwy 45
at Bear Fork Rd. That Thursday evening.

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DEW26M Says:

Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 10:06 pm

OOPS, same time, different night. So I guess it wasn’t the same one.

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DEW26M Says:

Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 10:03 pm

I’m in Canada now, and me and my wife seen this last night while driving. I didn’t think it was that far away, and thought it was a lot smaller. However it was at this exact time, so it must be the same one. Pretty cool.

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228msgirl Says:

Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 9:49 pm

My daughter and I also saw this while traveling westbound on hwy 90 in Ocean Springs, MS around 7:00 p.m. Thursday night.

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