Residents in Bemidji and and Beltrami County were startled by a sudden "bright white/ blue flash over the sky", followed by a very loud, ground-shaking BOOM!
The Alpha Monocerotid meteor show, also known as the Unicorn meteor shower has the potential to deliver an extraordinary experience for sky-watchers tonight.
One of the better meteor showers in the Minnesota sky is back tonight, featuring more than 20 'shooting stars' per hour. The Orionid meteor shower is set to peak tonight and tomorrow night -- and a moonless sky could add to the brilliance.