( CNN ) -- Southern California residents flooded 911 centers Wednesday night with calls about a mysterious , fast-moving streak of light in the sky . Was it a meteor ? , they wondered . The answer , according to meteorologists , is maybe . The North American Aerospace Defense Command weather department says the streak of light that caused consternation from many most likely was part of a meteor shower . `` We 've gotten numerous phone calls of people reporting seeing something brightâ€ ” consistent with a meteor shower -- -over the eastern desert communities of San Diego , '' said Lt.Michael Munsey of the San Diego Sheriff 's Department . There were sightings as far away as Arizona , Utah and Las Vegas , CNN affiliate KCBS reported . And someone even claimed on YouTube that he captured footage of the streak of light . Matthew Isaacs , from Mission Viejo , said he was driving when he saw the flash of light . `` I saw this big , greenish flash like , light up the sky . It was headed pretty sideways from like , east to west . I thought , 'Is that a firework ? ' And then I realized , that could n't be that big . It 's just in the middle of nowhere in a totally dark area where there 's no houses or anything where anyone would shoot fireworks . I thought , 'Man , it must have been a meteor , ' '' Isaacs told KCBS . The light most likely came from the South Taurids meteor showers . These meteors are generally the most visible in the first half of November , the American Meteor Society says . Meteor lights up East Coast -- and social media .
Bright light in the sky spooks many in Southern California . NORAD says it was most likely a meteor . San Diego deputy says they received many calls about it .