Newsweek – Police are investigating a mysterious “large fireball falling to the earth” spotted in Salem, Oregon, in the southwest of Polk County. The fiery trail was reported by a local resident around 4:50 p.m. (local time) on Thursday, according to Lt. Dustin Newman, a spokesman for the Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO), the Statesman Journal reports. The incident was reported as a plane crash but its exact location remains undetermined, according to the PCSO, which posted images of the sighting on its official Facebook page.

“PCSO is currently investigating a large fireball falling to the earth in the southwest area of Polk County. The fireball was reported as a plane crash and PCSO is working to locate a possible landing location and exactly what the fireball is,” the PCSO said on its official Facebook page. “After the 911 call came we were able to get a helicopter in the area (as it is pretty remote) and they didn’t see anything of concern. There were no reports of downed aircraft either. We really believe it was a meteor as yesterday there was a somewhat rare meteor shower in our area as well,” Sheriff Mark Garton from the PCSO told Newsweek.  READ MORE