Possible Meteorite Strike in Western Canada
Night sky lights up across the prairies
People from Edmonton right through Saskatchewan and into Manitoba report having seen a fireball in the sky this evening.
Callers from every part of the province have given News Talk Radio their reactions.
In Lloydminster, people got so excited that RCMP issued a news release asking people to stop calling them. In the release, Mounties say that 'initial reports indicate that it was a meteor which fell from the northern skies.'
RCMP do say, however, that if anyone saw definitively where the meteor struck, they should contact their local police service.
From all the descriptions he's received - Chris Herd, associate professor of Earth and atmospheric sciences at the University of Alberta, says the rock could weight a few meter tonnes and a few metres across.
If you have pictures of tonight's event in the sky, please send them to us using News Talk iWitness.
Video courtesy the University of Saskatchewan :
