DALLAS (USA TODAY) — Reports of a green light streaking across the sky came pouring in Saturday night from Rockwall down south to Corpus Christi.
What exactly that green light was hasn't been confirmed. In North Texas, the reports of the light started at about 8:45 p.m.
News of the sightings quickly set off a firestorm of tweets and Facebook posts. It also spurred a rash of fake photo postings that were shared across media sites as fast as the fireball flew across the sky.
"I believe it happened so fast that no one was able to get a picture!" wrote Ramona Velazquez on WFAA's Facebook page. "I saw it and went to grab my phone and it was gone within five secs by Hulen Mall area in Fort Worth."
The American Meteor Society reported on its website that it had received more than 200 reports about a bright fireball over San Antonio at 8:45 p.m. Saturday.
According to the meteor society, witnesses reported an extremely bright green light that rivaled the brightness of the sun.
This YouTube video reportedly taken in San Antonio by user "shadeth" was shared by the weather service and media sites across the country:
On their Facebook page Friday, The American Meteor Society wrote that the "estimated total hourly meteor rates for evening observers this week is near 3 meteors as seen from the northern hemisphere."
According to their calendar, the Andromedids was expected to bring maximum activity Saturday night.
