On Wednesday morning, the meteor will light up western Montana

MISSOULA – Did you see that?

Scores of people across western Montana saw a bright light streak across the sky Wednesday morning.

The National Weather Service office in Missoula reports that a sensor detected what appears to be a meteor around 6:30 a.m.

The meteor was first spotted over southwestern Alberta.

The American Meteor Society indicates that reports have come in from Montana, Washington, Oregon and western Canada.

Meteor streaks across western Montana sky

Meteor streaks across western Montana sky

Meteor streaks across western Montana sky

Meteor streaks across western Montana sky