Friday, October 03, 2014

911 caller reports possible meteorite sighting in downtown Oklahoma City Friday (with video)



8:55 a.m. 
On a 911 call to Oklahoma City police early Friday, a man who says he is at Standard Iron & Metal at 1507 E Reno Ave. reported seeing what looked like an airplane coming down out of the sky about 4:50 a.m. He said it appeared to be about 3 miles north of him. 

 The object was falling at a 45 degree angle that was, “too fast for a safe landing or anything,” the caller said.

“I didn’t hear an explosion or anything like that,” the caller told a dispatcher. Check NewsOK.com for updates.

7:25 a.m.  

Firefighters responded to what was first reported as a possible plane crash, said fire Battalion Chief Brian Stanaland. Firefighters went to 1501 E Reno Ave at 4:52 a.m. and found no evidence of an aircraft crash.

“It is possible someone saw a meteorite,” Stanaland said.

One caller was driving on May Avenue and saw the streaking light, according to police radio reports.

5:05 a.m. 

A strange light was seen over downtown Oklahoma City early Friday, and firefighters and police officers are investigating the sighting, according to radio reports.

The light was possibly a meteor, according to one officer who reported on police radio. Firefighters have not found any aircraft down in the area.
 

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