One thing is for certain - something lit up the skies over Oregon on Friday night. Whatever it was was seen as far east as The Dalles, as far south as Grants Pass and as far north as Port Angeles, Washington.
By Saturday morning, the American Meteor Society had received more than 130 reports from people claiming to have seen it.
Most of the reports came from Portland, the Oregon Coast and the Willamette Valley. Most sightings seems to have been made around midnight.
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Reddit, as might be expected, was awash in speculation ranging from a meteor to an alien.
"I hope it's friendly," wrote one Redditor.
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"I did a google search and apparently green means the meteor was composed of nickel," wrote another.
One, Erik Cook, posted a short video to YouTube.
Did you see it? Send pictures and videos to colin.miner@patch.com
Map American Meteor Society.
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