"Reports of a meteor in the Southwest" [View All]

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Source: MyDesert.com

Some Coachella Valley residents spotted something that looked to be falling from the sky tonight, amid reports of a meteor in the Southwest.

It looked like a falling star that continued falling toward the mountain, a Desert Sun reporter in south Palm Springs said.

The Scottsdale Airport tower told police they saw meteor activity around 7:45 p.m., the Arizona Republic reported.

Twitter users from Las Vegas to San Diego have also reported spotting the unusual activity in the sky.

“Okay did anybody else see the giant #meteor or #UFO that fell out of the sky 15 minutes ago?” @ FRUTRON Tweeted.

The National Weather Service said it had not heard of any meteor activity, the Gannett-owned Phoenix paper added.

Read more: http://www.mydesert.com/article/20110914/NEWS09/110914022/Palm-Springs-residents-spot-apparent-meteor-sky?odyssey=nav|head