"I live in Gainesborough, so I was almost to Carievale which is the next town west. Then all of a sudden, there's a great big green ball of light appeared just over the horizon. It wasn't, like, high up in the sky and it looked like it was falling towards the ground. As it was falling, the green ball diminished a little bit, and it had, like, a white streak behind it."
A big green ball of light. That's how Shelley Taylor described the phenomenon she saw on her way to Regina Wednesday morning. She said it passed through so fast that she wasn't able to take her phone out to take a photo.
"As soon as I seen it, my first reaction is 'What the heck is that?!'"
Several eyewitness accounts confirmed the sighting as well. DiscoverEstevan asked around in various Facebook groups and many community members said they saw the green streak grace the skies, with people saying they saw it in Estevan, Moosomin, and even up in Swift Current.
"I kept checking Facebook to see if there were any reports of other people seeing it. Then, it wasn't till probably after lunch. I was on my way home from Regina and I decided to call my brother, who lives in Calgary, to tell him what I saw and he said 'We saw the same thing here at the same time!'. And I'm like 'What? You're kidding me!'."
Some speculate that aliens have finally arrived on Earth for a visit. We hate to burst your bubble, but there's a logical explanation for what everyone saw.
The Leonid meteor shower event is in full display throughout the northern hemisphere. According to EarthSky.org, people can see pieces of the 55P/Temple-Tuttle comet rain down from now until December 2.
Sightings of this exact meteor that emitted the bright green light weren't exclusive to Saskatchewan. Security camera videos and dashcam footage shared on social media show that it was also visible in parts of Alberta, namely Edmonton and Calgary.
If you've got some free time after midnight in the early hours of November 18, just look up. EarthSky.org predicts that this year's Leonid meteor show will be the most visible if the skies are clear and there is no moon. You can keep an eye out on the forecast with our handy Weather page, so you can make sure you're prepped to see the light show. If you do catch the light show that night, send us your photos at news@discoverestevan.com!