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Saskatchewan : Scientists say they are searching for remnants of a meteor that brilliantly lit up the sky before breaking into pieces that may have fallen to earth in western Canada.

University of Calgary planetary scientist Alan Hildebrand called it one of the largest meteors visible in the country in the last decade.

Widely broadcast video images showed what appeared to be a speeding fireball on Thursday night over Saskatoon that became larger and brighter before disappearing as it neared the ground.

Mr. Hildebrand said on Friday that he received about 300 e-mail reports from witnesses.

“It would be something like a billion-watt light bulb,” said Mr. Hildebrand, who also co-ordinates meteor sightings with the Canadian Space Agency. — AP

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