Hundreds of Canadians witnessed a giant “fireball” flying over Alberta and Saskatchewan Thursday night.  Almost all experts agree that the object was actually a large, high speed meteor burning through the earth’s atmosphere.

 

Click here to see a picture of the bright meteor.

 

The meteor is believed to have been visible over an area of 435 miles, which explains the hundreds of reports that came in after the meteor had eventually burned out. 

 

Paul Delaney, an astronomer from York University told Canadian Television that the meteor most likely disintegrated before it hit the earth.

 

Some experts, however, believe that there may be some remnants of the meteor still in the area.  Alan Hildebrand, a planetary scientist at the University of Calgary said that the meteor probably radiated at the equivalent of a “billion-watt bulb,” so it would have been difficult for anyone in the area to miss.

 

To view footage of the meteor, see the video to the left of the screen at this link.