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 The fireball that passed over Edmonton Friday night may have left more behind than experts originally thought.

"There's a good chance meteorites might have fallen" - Dr. Alan Hildebrand, University of Calgary.

Witnesses in Edmonton reported red fragments continuing toward the earth after the intense light of the meteor subsided.
Hildebrand believes fragments of the meteor may be around Redwater, 68 km northeast of Edmonton, especially in the area of Township Road 574 and Range Road 220.

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A mundane act became extraordinary event for Evelyn Bolton yesterday.
Around 1 a.m., Bolton and her daughter were taking the garbage out at their northside home when they saw an intense light appear and then disappear in the night sky.

"Our eyes hurt from the light" - Evelyn Bolton , describing the one-minute blinding flash.

Though she found the event "freaky," Bolton didn't believe she witnessed a UFO.
But what she did see - a large glowing meteor - was rare, says University of Calgary geology professor Alan Hildebrand, co-ordinator of the Canadian Fireball Reporting Centre.

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