Curious mild streaking the sky seen all through the Bay Area, captured on video

OAKLAND, Calif. – KTVU is getting calls, in addition to picture and video submissions, of what seems to be a meteor that streaked throughout the sky Thursday night.  

The calls have been coming from all through the Bay Area. Officials with Lick Observatory of Mount Hamilton advised us certainly one of their workers was an eyewitness to the spectacle at round 7:45 p.m. The mild within the sky was described as, “a long fire debris trail that broke into three, traveling east.” Paul Lynam, an astronomer from the observatory, stated it was “noteworthy enough to provoke curiosity.” 

They referred us to a specialist on the SETI Institute in Mountain View, which investigates and characterizes any such occasion. We are reaching out to seek out out extra. 

While the observatory stated it should take some time for them to see in the event that they captured the occasion on any surveillance cameras, KTVU has its viewers to depend on. 

Video got here in from Rebecca Dominguez in Brentwood. She noticed the streak round 8 p.m. In the video, the sunshine streaking brilliantly throughout the sky at what seems to be a excessive charge of velocity is then zoomed in on, and you’ll see how the sunshine has scattered and damaged up into a number of items.  

James Coffin from Napa’s Bel Aire neighborhood shared pictures that present the scattered lights above his neighborhood. The lights above a home do look eerie and had these within the feedback questioning the supply and if the lights had been stationary. 

Stephanie, a viewer in Pittsburg, who didn’t give a final identify, stated her evening stroll had an fascinating encounter within the sky. She was undecided what it was, however her “boys” had been in a position to seize and document video. 

We have additionally reached out to NASA, the Federal Aviation Administration and Chabot Space and Science Center for extra info and can replace our story as we be taught extra. 

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