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SALT LAKE CITY -
A strange green glow caused by a meteor lit up the sky Wednesday morning at around 12:05 a.m., turning night into day for a few seconds for the Western states of Utah, Nevada, California and Idaho. The meteor exploded in space while traveling northeast on its way to earth, creating a significant amount of light. NASA Solar System Ambassador Patrick Wiggins, said the light was caused by a Bolide meteor.
"The movie 2012 is out there, but don't worry it's not a precursor. The world is not coming to an end," Wiggins said. "We just had a big honking meteor stream through this sky," Wiggins said.
Some residents said they heard explosions, which may have been caused by sonic booms from the falling space rock. Wiggins said it may have been part of the recent Leonid meteor shower.
A FOX 13 viewer, Brittanii, saw the meteor phenomenon and sent a comment to fox13now.com that said, "I was driving home toward the Wasatch Mountains and suddenly the street lights went off and it was as light as a summer day outside. I had no idea if it had just been me or if anyone else had seen it. I hadn't gotten to see the source. But it was truly incredible."
Watch videos of the meteor phenomenon attached to this story.
FOX 13's Kirk Yuhnke has more.
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"The movie 2012 is out there, but don't worry it's not a precursor. The world is not coming to an end," Wiggins said. "We just had a big honking meteor stream through this sky," Wiggins said.
Some residents said they heard explosions, which may have been caused by sonic booms from the falling space rock. Wiggins said it may have been part of the recent Leonid meteor shower.
A FOX 13 viewer, Brittanii, saw the meteor phenomenon and sent a comment to fox13now.com that said, "I was driving home toward the Wasatch Mountains and suddenly the street lights went off and it was as light as a summer day outside. I had no idea if it had just been me or if anyone else had seen it. I hadn't gotten to see the source. But it was truly incredible."
Watch videos of the meteor phenomenon attached to this story.
FOX 13's Kirk Yuhnke has more.
SEND US YOUR NEWS, WEATHER AND SPORTS PICTURES! www.fox13now.com/pics
FOLLOW US ON TWITTER! @fox13now
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