An apparent meteor â?? or possibly a piece of space junk â?? shot through and illuminated the night sky Wednesday, spurring dozens of people to flood the Dane County 911 Center with calls.
The object was first reported to the center about 10:15 p.m., and calls continued for more than an hour after that. Calls came from residents in at least five Midwestern states as the object tracked from west to east.
Quoted: Ankur Desai, an assistant professor in the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, and Jim Lattis, director of Space Place