... 25.11.2008 . ... Credit Copyright Global Television Edmonton, YouTube Explanation: What if you're driving down the street and an object from space shoots across the sky right in front of you? ... Specifically, an extremely bright fireball , presumably a desk-sized meteor from deep space, flashed across the sky just after sunset on 2008 November 20. ... Because at least two streaks appear to be visible, the falling object likely broke up into pieces as it fell deep into Earth's atmosphere . ...