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The time of night makes it unlikely it was part of a meteor shower.  Meteor showers get their names from their appearance point in the sky or radiant as it's known and Taurus had yet to rise into the sky that night.
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Witnesses from Monterey to the south and as far north as San Rafael reported seeing a bright ball of fire followed by a squiggly trail of smoke around 5:10 p.m. Saturday.
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Numerous residents in Felton and elsewhere called authorities starting about 5:40 p.m. after a meteor shower sent streaks across the sky at sunset Saturday.
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Emergency calls to 9-1-1 and to FOX40 news Saturday night because of what flew across the sky and appeared to hit the ground causing so many to think it was a plane crashing to the ground. It was pretty scary for people who described what looked like a fireball falling from the sky. It was all actually part of a yearly event called the Leonid meteor shower.
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Authorities scrambled to find a downed aircraft after numerous witnesses called to report seeing a fireball plunge out of the sky, but the sightings may have been the result of something a bit more astronomical.
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The annual Taurids meteor showers put on a show in the Bay Area on Saturday evening, with one especially spectacular fireball wowing residents from around the region.
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