Meteor Lights Up in Alberta, Canada

A fireball buzzed over the Prairies on Monday, temporarily piercing the dark of the early morning sky with a flash of blinding blue light.

What appeared to be a meteor — the streak of light created by an object as it enters Earth's atmosphere — darted across the sky around 6:30 a.m. MT, startling early risers who were lucky to catch a glimpse of the sudden glow.

The light was captured by security cameras across Edmonton, and social media soon lit up with reports from observers who caught a glimpse of it.

The spectacle was seen in at least two provinces.

As of 8:30 a.m., there were 42 unverified reports of fireball sightings on the American Meteor Society (AMS) website.

The fireball was seen across the Prairies, with scattered reports from Jasper to Saskatoon.

'That's a falling star'
One observer who filed a report described the fireball as a bright flash of white "brighter than when a car turns its light to you in the dark."

Another reporter said the fireball emitted a light blue glow before turning orange, leaving behind a trailing smoke line of dark grey.

Fireball lights up Alberta's northern sky on Monday morning

Many people in southern Alberta woke up to a meteor lighting up the north sky early this morning.

Those lucky enough to see the bright flash immediately took to social media.

What appears to be a meteor or fireball it up the Monday morning sky in Alberta, with people in Edmonton and Calgary reporting the flash. Some even as far away as Saskatoon reported seeing the fireballl.

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