An unexpected light show over Okotoks Wednesday, May 3.

Many Okotoks residents reported seeing a meteor fly over town.

Okotoks Jared McCollum, says he saw the flash around 10 p.m when he was heading back into town.

"We saw the meteor right overtop of Okotoks as we were heading back in from Calgary," he says. "As we were driving back into town I saw the flash of light up in the sky and it was this beautiful arc. It was the largest meteor I'd ever seen, I would say it's probably 10 times bigger than any one I'd seen."

McCollum says it produced an interesting light.

"What I thought was very unique was that it was a bright green, then it transformed from a bright green into a white flash and then it was gone."