Meteor lights up Halloween night sky
Nov 1, 2012, 6:44 AM | Updated: 7:06 am
The search is on for signs of a meteor that reportedly crashed to Earth in Western Washington Wednesday night. (AP file photo)
(AP file photo)
Talk about a celestial trick-or-treat. Reports of a meteor falling to Earth kept authorities across Western Washington hopping Wednesday night as scores of people reported seeing the space debris streaking to the ground.
KING 5 reports Snohomish County Sheriff’s deputies investigated reports of a possible meteor falling somewhere near I-5 and Exit 212, between Stanwood and Arlington. K-9 officers also responded, but they didn’t find anything.
An Arlington police officer confirmed seeing something fall from the sky, and KING 5 reports a number of viewers also emailed from Gig Harbor and Burien reporting they saw the meteor as well.
The Federal Aviation Administration reported getting calls from people spotting it.
Bill Gillam from Arlington said on Twitter, “Sounds like a meteor, space junk or aliens entered Washington airspace somewhere in Skagit County,” wrote Gillam. “Last report was Hamilton in Skagit County.”
Despite all the reports, no signs of the meteor have been found.
