Possible Fireball Sightings Spotted In Five States, Including SC

A possible fireball was seen across the skies of South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee on Thursday afternoon.

Initial reports indicate the event occurred between 12:15 and 12:30 p.m. Eastern. The National Weather Service suspects it may have been a meteorite. It is investigating reports, including one from a Georgia homeowner whose roof was damaged by falling rocks. However, the National Weather Service in Charleston, South Carolina, reports that satellite-based lightning detection shows a streak within a clear blue sky over the North Carolina-Virginia border, and this streak was detected between 12:51 and 12:56 p.m. Eastern…

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