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Fireball spotted over Southeast US may have been caused by meteor
The American Meteor Society has received numerous reports of a fireball over the US Southeast on Thursday afternoon, ...
Was it a fireball? A meteor? Search is on for crash site of flaming object in SC
Video appearing to be a flaming object flying through the sky in upstate South Carolina has been circulating on social media.
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Fireball meteor believed to have crashed into Georgia home after sending shockwaves across Southeast
A possible bright fireball shot across the Southeast sky on Thursday afternoon startling anyone who heard or felt it, ...
Meteor or space junk may have caused mystery 'fireball' in Southeast, officials say
Drivers across the Southeast were startled when they saw a mysterious fireball streak across the sky. Many reported shaking and hearing a sonic boom.
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The object, identified as a fireball, "exploded 27 miles above West Forest, Georgia, unleashing an energy of about 20 tons of TNT," per CBS News.
People reported earthquakes and fire in the sky. It was probably a meteor.
The fireball is presumed to be from a meteor fragmenting in the sky, according to meteorologists and other experts.