Police in northern Alberta have released remarkable video, showing a confirmed meteor burning across the night sky over the weekend. RCMP said on Saturday, just after 9:30 p.m., an officer from the Manning detachment patrolling a dark highway when he saw the fireball. The officer was on Highway 35 about 20 kilometres north of Manning near Hawk Hills when the bright light crossed the sky. Since then, RCMP said an astronomer with the Telus World of Science in Edmonton confirmed the report – which was caught by the RCMP officer’s dashboard camera that was recording at the time.

RCMP officer on patrol captures meteor sighting while on patrol near Manning, Alberta

Manning, Alberta - On Saturday, September 21, 2013, shortly after 9:30 pm, an RCMP officer on patrol on a dark highway in northern Alberta couldn't believe his eyes when he saw a very bright fireball crossing the sky. The unusual sighting was capture on the officer's patrol camera which was recording at the time. The RCMP officer had been patrolling along Highway 35 approximately 20 kilometres north of Manning near the Hawk Hills hamlet. Community Astronomer of the Telus World of Science in Edmonton confirmed the report of this sighting. Manning is located approximately six hours north of Edmonton.

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