A Northern California man says a meteor dropped from the sky and set his house ablaze Friday night after several witnesses reported seeing a bright ball of light set off across the sky.

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Zlimen is trying to figure out if it was a meteor, and if there's a meteorite to recover. "When I hear something like this in my backyard, you bet it makes the hair on my neck stand," said Zlimen.