The Brief
- A light streaking the sky has sparked the curiosity of those who witnessed it and those who are seeing the videos online.
- A Lick Observatory staffer saw the light at around 7:30 p.m. The light appears to have scattered.
- Video came in to KTVU from San Jose, Brentwood, Pittsburg, and Napa.
OAKLAND, Calif. – KTVU is getting calls, as well as photo and video submissions, of what appears to be a meteor that streaked across the sky Thursday evening.
The calls have been coming from throughout the Bay Area. Officials with Lick Observatory of Mount Hamilton told us one of their staff was an eyewitness to the spectacle at around 7:45 p.m. The light in the sky was described as, “a long fire debris trail that broke into three, traveling east.” Paul Lynam, an astronomer from the observatory, said it was “noteworthy enough to provoke curiosity.”
They referred us to a specialist at the SETI Institute in Mountain View, which investigates and characterizes this type of event. We are reaching out to find out more.
While the observatory said it will take a while for them to see if they captured the event on any surveillance cameras, KTVU has its viewers to count on. …