‘Alien object’ lights up Canada’s night sky

    Gerardo Garcia / Reuters

Canadian skies were lit up by a strange object when a brief flash appeared over British Columbia. Those lucky enough to be looking upward at the time were left puzzled – unsure whether it was a meteorite or if aliens had visited.

Video shared with Castanet shows the light flying across the sky in an impressive display in Kelowna just after 10pm on Monday.

So apparently a meteor just impacted somewhere around Nelson about 45 minutes ago: https://t.co/heSUCjE7pt

— Andrew Coates (@Brock_Tune) September 5, 2017

Security footage also captured the object. “Apparently it landed near Nelson, BC. 200km west of Calgary,” one uploader said.

There has been no confirmation of what the object was, according to Castanet, which claims many believe it was a meteorite.

Submitted video of #meteor over Rutland #Kelowna, from Jake Polzin. Dozens of similar reports into Castanet from across BC Interior. pic.twitter.com/CCesc6LUnm

— Colin Dacre (@ccdacre) September 5, 2017