If you’re on the internet right now — and, oh that’s right, you are — you’re probably aware that a streaking light in the sky was spotted by many in the Bay Area, Wednesday, just after sunset. A trailing flash was visible for several minutes.
The Lick Observatory, near San Jose, says it was a bright meteor.
The National Weather Service says that it if it was a meteor, it may have created what’s called a noctilucent cloud high in the sky, and that’s what led to the visible streak of light.
Here are some good videos captured by the public:
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