A bright green meteor was filmed crashing through the atmosphere and illuminating the clouds in a rare clip.
The clip showed the bolide, an exceptionally bright meteor, streaking across the night sky and growing in intensity.
It then turned bright green and lit up the clouds hanging over the mountain range.
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The fireball was filmed blazing across the sky above Yakou, a famous mountain pass in Taiwan’s Central Mountain Range.
The phenomenon was live-streamed by the Taitung County Government on Tuesday night (16 Dec).
Pu Min-cheng, director of Taitung County’s Transportation and Tourism Department, confirmed the object was a bolide entering the Earth’s atmosphere, as reported by What’s The Jam.
He said they usually produce a sonic boom and explode, leaving a glowing trail across the sky.
They can also burn so brightly that they are visible during the day.
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Pu said bolides are “typically brighter and longer-lasting than ordinary meteors”.
He also pointed out that cameras have captured bolides streaking across the sky in the area before, but only on clear nights.
He had never seen one light up the clouds before.
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One local said: “This is the best congratulations for restoring the camera signal on the mountain pass.”
Another added: “No wonder the sky over Taichung City lit up briefly on Tuesday, my view was blocked by buildings so I thought it was just fireworks.”
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