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Idaho Meteor
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A very bright meteor lit up the skies of Boise, Idaho, and streaked across the horizon.
The local TV News Channel had numerous calls from people who saw it.
Police dispatch also took several calls, and even one person in the Boise Airport tower saw it.
And though the eyewitness accounts vary slightly, they are all consistent with it being a meteor.
The meteor was travelling west to east.

"I saw it for a good ten seconds it was phenomenal. Was coming home and the bright light from this object in the sky caught my attention and it was low enough here above the roof line, I was just about to pull into the driveway and a flash kind of caught my eye, and I looked over to the left and I seen this ball of fire with a tail behind it, kind of at a gradual descent" - Libby Hood.

Experts from the Boise Astronomical Society say that if the it did hit the ground, the meteorite would likely be smaller than a walnut.
And although it's unclear if anyone saw it land, considering its size, it is highly unlikely anyone would ever find it.
But if anyone did find it, meteorites are worth a lot of money. Some put their value at about the same as gold.
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