U.S. Residents reported passage of 'Meteor' on Friday

Fireball crossed the sky in several California cities overnight.

Phenomenon occurs on the same day they fell into meteor region of Russia.

Residents of cities in California, USA, reported on Friday (15) the appearance of a fireball that crossed the sky in the region. The information was reported to several local television stations.

The fact draws attention because the same day a meteor fell in the region of Chelyabinsk, Russia, injuring more than a thousand people were hit by flying glass, according to the Russian government.

According to information from NBC, the phenomenon occurred during the evening, at around 19h45, California time. Residents of Fairfield, Gilroy, Sacramento, Newark, Walnut St. Helena and claim to have seen a shooting star bluish in color and seemed to be heading straight for the ground. A video posted on YouTube shows the moment when a bright light crossing the sky of San Francisco

Picture shows bright spot in the sky of San Francisco
 on the evening of Friday, residents of California have reported passing meteor in the region

It is not known whether this phenomenon is related to the meteor that crashed in Russia or with the passage of asteroid 2012 DA14, which at around 17:25 (GMT) was at a distance of 27,000 km from Earth, considered very close to according to scientists at the American space agency Nasa.

According to astronomer Gerald McKeegan, heard on NBC, by the accounts of witnesses is possible to say that it was a "sporadic meteor" which may appear several times a day. However, he did not rule out the possibility of light trail be space debris that entered the Earth's atmosphere and be incinerated.