Residents in North Texas saw a rare sight of a fireball lighting up the sky on Sunday night, which they believe was a possible meteor. 

The American Meteorological Society said it received several reports from residents of the Dallas area around 9 pm on Sunday saying that they had spotted a meteor fly across the sky.

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Though there was no official confirmation of meteor sightings, several residents took to social media to say that they had witnessed the event.

“Anyone in East Texas just witness an incredible meteor event? Southwest to northeast path, we clearly saw green and red colors in the trail, double flash as it neared the horizon. It was so bright we saw it through fairly dense tree cover. Once in a lifetime event!” one person wrote.

“Around 905-910PM a meteorite was observed by many across Oklahoma and at least the northern half of Texas. Also hearing reports of a ‘boom’ in parts of Texoma and Northeast Texas,” wrote another Twitter user. 

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Many also posted photos and videos of the sighting.  A video captured a bright light that can be seen heading north near the Dallas skyline.

Meanwhile, an unusually large meteor illuminated the night sky over southern Scandinavia on Sunfay. 

The meteor “lit up the sky for a brief time as if broad daylight,” just after 1 a.m., Steinar Midtskogen, a spokesperson for the Norwegian Meteor Network, told CNN.

“A minute later or more a loud rumbling sound could be heard over a large area, perhaps up to 100 km (about 62 miles) away from where the meteor was seen straight overhead. Doors and hatches were blown open and there were gusts of wind. No damage has been reported, though,” Midtskogen said.