Meteor spotted in DC, Maryland, and Virginia skies Wednesday

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Meteor spotted over Maryland

Did you see it? A meteor was spotted over Maryland Wednesday night. Video courtesy of Donald Bradner.

Hundreds up and down the East Coast, including many in the D.C. region, reported seeing a meteor flash across the sky Wednesday.

The American Meteor Society said it received 225 reports from witnesses as far south as Virginia, to as far north as Canada.

The fireball was spotted a little before 7 p.m.

Donald Bradner of Linden, Virginia captured the flash on his security camera.