On this picture taken from video exhibits a vivid object touring within the sky in McDonough, Ga., on June 26, 2025.
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McDONOUGH, Ga. — An object vivid sufficient to be seen streaking throughout the noon sky fell throughout components of the Southeast U.S. on Thursday.
The item was doubtless both a meteor or house junk, with most sightings of the streak of sunshine and fireball coming from Georgia and South Carolina round 12:30 p.m., the Nationwide Climate Service workplace in Peachtree Metropolis, Georgia, stated on social media.
Somebody in Henry County, Georgia, reported a rock coming by their roof concerning the time they heard the sonic increase from the fireball. It left behind a gap within the ceiling concerning the dimension of a golf ball and a crack in a laminate ground, the climate service stated.
Emergency officers are investigating the item that fell about 25 miles (40 kilometers) southeast of Atlanta.
Dashboard and doorbell cameras throughout a number of Southeast U.S. states caught glimpses of the fireball that gave the impression to be plummeting straight down. Greater than 140 folks in Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, North Carolina, Florida and Tennessee reported the object to the American Meteor Society.
Meteors and different house particles incessantly enter Earth’s ambiance, however it’s uncommon for an object to be so vivid it will probably simply be seen in broad daylight.
Shiny fireballs are brought on by friction as an object enters the ambiance and slows down significantly. Nearly all objects break into minuscule items earlier than hanging the bottom, in accordance to NASA.
