Mysterious ‘Bright Fireball’ Streaks Across Sky in Southeastern U.S., Sparking Amazement
- On Thursday, June 26, 2025, a bright fireball streaked across the southeastern U.S., visible from Georgia and surrounding states.
- The fireball formed as a meteoroid entered Earth's atmosphere and disintegrated, creating an energy wave comparable to 20 tons of TNT, according to NASA.
- The American Meteor Society received over 215 reports from at least six states, describing the fireball’s bright tail, smoke trail, and sonic booms heard by residents.
- A fragment of the object struck a home in Henry County, Georgia, piercing the roof, ceiling, and cracking the laminate floor, leaving behind a golf-ball sized hole.
- The event prompted emergency searches and widespread public amazement, highlighting the rarity of bright daytime fireballs and confirming the object struck Earth as a meteorite.
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A fiery streak across the sky had people from Alabama to the Carolinas looking up in awe (and reaching for their phones). The blazing object, confirmed as a meteor, lit up skies over cities like Atlanta, Charleston, and Knoxville, inspiring skywatchers to make a connection to the ongoing Bootids meteor shower. - Videos from The Weather Channel
Mysterious ‘bright fireball’ streaks across sky in southeastern U.S., sparking amazement
ATLANTA — More than 200 people across a half-dozen southern U.S. states have now reported witnessing a mysterious object streak across the sky on Thursday, but no one is certain exactly what it was.
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