Watch: Meteor Fireball Streaks Across Arizona Sky

ARIZONA — A meteor streaked across Arizona and neighboring states around 5:30 Wednesday morning, with dozens of reports filed with the American Meteor Society.

Residents of Phoenix, Tucson and other Arizona cities saw the meteor. Reports were also filed from people living in neighboring California, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah.

So far, nearly 50 reports have been filed.

The American Meteor Society this is the “best time of the month to view meteor activity, as the moon will not be a factor at all.”

No matter their location, the organization said, people closely watching the skies can expect to see three meteors per hour during the evening hours. In the early morning hours, observers might see about eight an hour from the mid-northern latitudes and 13 an hour from tropical southern locations.

Wednesday's meteor sighting was the second in Arizona this month. A massive boom heard in many Arizona locations Feb. 16 was likely a meteor explosion, although many people initially believed it to be an earthquake, according to the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office.

The meteor was seen as far south as Chandler in the Phoenix metropolitan area and as far north as Flagstaff.

Watch this video shared with Patch, courtesy of Robert Ward, Prescott, Arizona/American Meteor Society/AllSkyCams.com: