An eventful patol for this cop.

The other night an object of some sort (probably a small asteroid) fell into the Earth's atmosphere. It broke up as it descended, producing quite the light show. Luckily for us, there were some cameras pointed at it. The best footage is from a police squad car's dashboard camera.

Above: that'll spice up your night.

Neat, huh? It apparently weighed over 7 tons. If it hadn't broken up it could have left a nifty crater. The whole asteroid impact thing has really enter the mainstream these days. It's probably one of the more popular doomsday scenarios. Wonder what the cop thought when he saw that. I'd have probably been picturing a wall of fire headed my way. Of course, now I know it wasn't big enough to cause any real havoc, but at the time it would have probably been crazy.