Officials across metro Atlanta and in parts of the Southeast U.S. reported sightings of a "fireball" streaking across the sky.

NASA has shared what they know after many people in the Southeast filed reports of a fiery ball falling from the sky on Thursday. Sign up for our Newsletters Key information: A fiery object was seen falling from the sky around 12:21 p.

A glowing object lit up the sky, prompting dozens of calls to the authorities, as scientists scrambled to figure out what it was.