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Meteor In Wisconsin, Iowa: WATCH Fireball In Sky (VIDEO)

Meteor In Wisconsin, Iowa: WATCH Fireball In Sky (VIDEO)
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An apparent meteor in Wisconsin and Iowa lit up the sky around 10:10 p.m. Central Time last night.

The 'fireball in the sky' was seen by hundreds, causing a flood of social networking activity. Said one Facebook user, Renee DeVries, "It looked like a red flare and then it changed to a yellowish color and looked as if it was falling from the sky."

The AP reports that the meteor led to "rattling houses and causing trees and the ground to shake."

WATCH this incredible video footage of the meteor obtained by CNN:

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