A bright light illuminates the sky over the Pacific Ocean off Taitung County on Friday night. Photo courtesy of the Taitung County Goverment
A bright light illuminates the sky over the Pacific Ocean off Taitung County on Friday night. Photo courtesy of the Taitung County Goverment
A bright light that lit up the sky over the Pacific Ocean off Taitung County on Friday night was most likely a fireball, experts said Saturday.

Many residents throughout the southeastern county reported seeing the bright light at around 11:47 p.m. Friday, indicating that it was visible from Nantian Village in the south of the county to Changbin Township in the north, a distance of over 170 kilometers.

The appearance of the light in the night sky was recorded by coastal surveillance cameras operated by the Taitung County government and the East Coast National Scenic Area Administration.