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Several Southland residents late Thursday reported witnessing a bright light zoom across the sky.
Dozens of sky watchers told the American Meteor Society that they saw the fire ball. People in Ventura, Anaheim, Van Nuys, Los Angeles, Paso Robles, San Francisco and Santa Barbara posted on the group's website.
In an email to NBC4 News, Laguna Hills resident Patric Barry said he spotted the meteor out of his living room window at about 10:35 p.m.
"I saw a light and looked directly at the meteor as it came down in the ocean off Corona Del Mar. Bits came off, and it was bright white," he wrote.
The sightings come days after Bay Area residents were treated to a light show of their own when a fireball was seen streaking across the sky.
Comment: Fireball explodes over Bay Area, California, 15 February 2013 - Fifth bright fireball seen in Northern California in past five months