SAN ANTONIO, Tx. — Texan residents reported seeing a meteor Saturday, just after 8:30 p.m., “lighting up the sky.”
Several photos and videos were posted on social media, and Youtube user “shadeth” submitted dash cam video that was captured while “driving west on Hausman road in San Antonio TX,” read the caption. “Not sure what this was, but it was very bright and slightly green in color to our eyes.”
The timing of multiple reports indicates the meteor would have entered the atmosphere around 8:45 p.m. Neither the video above, nor the meteor, have been confirmed, but many people reports seeing it.
The Maverick Co. Sheriff’s Department was investigating reports that the ground was shaking due to a meteor landing, reported the National Weather Service (NWS). Neighbors in New Braunfels, Tx. stepped outside to investigate after hearing a loud boom, said Tim Wheeless, on Twitter.
However, no actual meteor debris has been found yet, and the NWS said it could have been a sonic boom.
The NWS reported that Nov. 8 is the shower peak for the Andromedids. Andromedids meteors are associated with the comet 3D/Biela, and are seen as Earth passes through old streams left by the comet’s tail. The activity associated with these showers is reported to be typically lower, around three an hour spotted.
