A cluster of fireballs streaked across the Southern sky Saturday night, leaving witnesses dazzled and alarmed — especially in light of reports of mysterious drone sightings in New Jersey and across the northeast.
This time, though, the truth is out there.
Experts say the spectacular light show was the result of a derelict Chinese satellite colliding with Earth’s atmosphere.
The decommissioned satellite entered the atmosphere above New Orleans around 10 p.m. and burned over Mississippi, Arkansas, and Missouri, astronomer Jonathan McDowell of the Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics posted on X.
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Cell phone videos shared by gobsmacked earthlings show what appeared to be a massive shooting star that broke into a cluster of smaller fireballs as the satellite disintegrated.
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“I just saw a meteor falling to earth in Mobile Alabama — it was huge and the trail was amazing!” posted one user on X.