SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) – A massive meteor lit up the sky overnight across Utah, and people who saw it are sharing their experience.
“I saw the meteor. It was so bright I thought a car was pulling into the driveway and the lights were shinning threw the window lighting up the inside of the house. I ran to west side of the house and looked out my window and saw the streak in the sky. It gave off a greenish light and everything was lit up like broad day light. About four to five minutes later I herd the sonic boom.”
Calvin, Grantsville
“Just after midnight on November 18, 2009 at about 12:10 a.m., I and my family saw a bright burst of light in the sky. It was red, blue, and a white light. It traveled north to south and just disappeared. We live in Lindon and we saw it out a window that is facing west.”
Susan, Lindon
“At about 12:30 a.m., I was outside jogging when I saw a bright ball coming down out of the sky. It lit up the whole western sky and then fell straight down leaving a tail that was so bright I can still see it when I close my eyes.”
Julie, Kaysville
“I was just driving home to Mona from Nephi, just after midnight. The sky lit up blue like it was daytime for probably 30 seconds, scared me to death! I thought I was going crazy or something. I looked out to the west and saw a HUGE ball of fire; it disappeared before it hit the ground. About 5 minutes later there was a huge boom.”
Tessa, Mona
“My friend and I witnessed a tremendous bright light, in the western sky. For a second the object lit the Cedar Valley sky like it was day. Then a brilliant streak of light followed. It was like a slow moving lighting, similar to an enormous magnesium flare. This lasted for several seconds. My friend Bryan and I were talking about it for about six minutes, when we heard a deep explosion that could be heard inside the car. We opened the door and could still hear the low frequency thud pulsating. We could feel the vibrations of the ground. Which was the cause of great concern for the safety of people. It looked like it struck the desert out by Dugway, but I am sure it was much further away because speed travels at 761 miles per hour at sea level. We didn’t have an exact time. But somewhere between 76 miles and 150 miles away. Probably hit Nevada. I hope no one was hurt that would be terrible.”
Stan, Cedar Valley
