>> THIS IS KCRA THREE NEWS AT MY58. LET’S START WITH BREAKING NEWS. GULSTAN: DID YOU SEE HIM? TAKE A LOOK. A BRIGHT LIGHT ACROSS THE REGION TRAVELS THE SKY. BEFORE A BRILLIANT EXPLOSION LIGHTS UP THE SKY. WITNESSES ARE NOW REPORTING THAT SOMETHING FELL INTO A HOUSE AND IGNITED A FIRE. TONIGHT WE RECEIVED CALLS FROM THE AREA, WITH PEOPLE WHO HAD THE SHINING LIGHT IN THE SKY. EDIE: HERE’S WHAT WE KNOW. THE TIME COINCIDES WITH THE START OF THE FIRE IN THE BRIGHT ANGLE RESERVOIR AREA. INVESTIGATORS HAVE NOT CONFIRMED IF THE METEOR WAS THE CAUSE OF THIS FIRE. I CAN SHOW YOU, ONE OF OUR KCRA EMPLOYEES WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN HE SAW THIS LIGHT IN THE SKY. A LITTLE LIGHT THAT SEEMS TO TURN ON. HERE’S ANOTHER LOOK. THIS TIME WE RELEASED THE VIDEO SO YOU CAN GET A BETTER LOOK. THIS VIDEO IS OUT OF EL DORADO HILLS. BUT PEOPLE ALSO SEE RANCHO CORDOVA, AND ALL THE WAY NEAR THE BEALS AIR BASE. GULSTAN: AND HERE’S ANOTHER LOOK AT THE LIGHT. THIS WAS SHOT FROM A RING CAMERA IN REDING. HERE YOU CAN SEE WHEN THE LIGHT FLAMES UP THE SKY GOES BLUE FOR A MOMENT. SO FAR, THERE IS NO OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION WHAT CAUSED THE LIGHT. BUT NOW WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TAURID METEOR SHOW. NORMALLY, THOSE WHO ONLY SEE A SCALE NUMBER. BUT SOME LIGHT UP GIVING A SPECTACULAR LIGHT LIKE THIS. THIS METEOR PROBABLY JUST BURNED UP IN THE ATMOSPHERE, SO THERE IS NO DANGER. WE DON’T KNOW IF THIS IS THE CASE AND IF THIS HOUSE FIRE WE HEARD ABOUT IS CONNECTED TO THE ROCK FROM SPACE. WE WILL BE ON THIS STORY DURING THE NIG
what is in the sky The video shows a bright light falling in Northern California
Updated: 23:17 PDT November 4, 2022
Many people in Northern California reported seeing a bright light in the falling sky on Friday. Video taken from El Dorado County and a ring camera from Redding in Shasta County show glowing balls descending from a dark night sky. While KCRA 3 has not verified what the bright light was, Friday night is when the Taurid meteor shower was at its peak. Usually, people can only spot a small number of meteors, but some have the ability to cause bright flares.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Many people in Northern California reported seeing a bright light in the falling sky on Friday.
Video taken from El Dorado County and a ring camera from Redding in Shasta County show glowing balls descending from a dark night sky. While KCRA 3 has not verified what the bright light was, Friday night is when the Taurid meteor shower was at its peak.
Normally, people can only detect a small number of meteors, but some have the ability to cause bright flares.