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Incredible dash cam Footage captured the moment a huge fireball streaked across the Texas sky.
Texans may have seen a bright light shining in the darkness around 7 p.m. Tuesday night, According to KXANFrom which footage of the incident was obtained.
The footage shows what appears to be a fireball racing across a busy street in Leander, a suburb north of Austin.
American Meteor Society Several reports were received Fireballs — another term for very bright meteors — were visible in various parts of the state Tuesday night.
The increased activity comes during the Geminid meteor shower, which peaks on Saturday.
Fireballs are caused by meteorites burning in the Earth’s atmosphere, leaving a notable glowing trail in their path.
According to NASA, they are important because they are so bright that they can be seen over a very wide area. Unusually bright meteors are typically brighter than magnitude -4, which is about the same magnitude as the planet Venus.
According to the American Meteor Society, several thousand fireball-shaped meteors occur in Earth’s atmosphere every day. Despite their frequency, most occur over oceans and uninhabited areas, and many are hidden by daylight.
The American Meteor Society encourages people who witness these memorable events to report them. The group says that when reporting a fireball, it is important to note details about its brightness, length, color and duration.