[MontanaBeth]

Wow, that really lit up the sky. It does resemble a sword.

[BenLurkin]

This is only a sword if your eyelids work like a camera with its shutter open.

"A shooting star streaks across the sky during a meteor shower. Residents of the area near Madrid airport reported seeing a ball of fire explode and disintregrate in skies over the Spanish capital overnight, security services said.(AFP/NASA (news - web sites)/File) Fri Jan 28,10:47 AM ET "

[katana]

It resembles a crusader broad sword, if you want to get spooky about it. Now if the tip is pointed east southeast, I'm outa here.