when I was 12 I saw a giant fuckin fireball shoot over my house and over the horizon, literally a fireball that looked close as hell to earth and HUGE.. no sound whatsoever from it, I was pretty much floored.
I've always been kinda into the meteor showers and northern lights & UFO's & shit ever since then, alot of interesting information and evidence out there if you got the time to research it... it also helps to have had your own personal experiences which I have.