What Was the Strange 'Fireball' That Lit Up the Texas Sky Last Night?

Sky watchers from Waco, Texas, all the way to Oklahoma City saw an unexpected meteor streak across last night's sky.

Watch the ABC News report with footage of the meteor making its way slowly across the screen:

KIII TV reports that the Federal Aviation Commission has confirmed it was in fact a meteor.

The footage was captured from a camera on a police vehicle but here's the question of the day: Was the minivan in front of the cop car pulled over and did they still get a ticket?