This isn’t something you see every day!
Residents in the southeastern part of the United States spotted a massive fireball streak through the skies on Thursday afternoon.
The American Meteor Society reported receiving over 140 reports from residents of Georgia, Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina who had spotted a fireball.
Residents in Georgia reported feeling an earthquake as the fireball crossed the sky.
The National Weather Service assured residents in Georgia that the earthquake they felt was “the result of the sonic boom from the meteor or space junk.”
WATCH:
Witnesses report seeing ‘fireball’ in the sky over multiple states in the Southeast pic.twitter.com/aYqlrssrHb
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) June 26, 2025
Another angle:
An exceptionally bright meteor appeared to have exploded in the skies over the southeastern U.S. on Thursday. Most of the reports are from Georgia and South Carolina. https://t.co/y9kBJWNJND pic.twitter.com/4Q31tOrbNd
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 26, 2025
Per Fox 5 Atlanta:
Officials across the Southeast say they are investigating reports of a “fireball” seen in the sky Thursday afternoon.
According to the National Weather Service, radar could not fully track the object due to its altitude and speed, and satellite imagery—which updates only every few minutes—missed it. However, the Global Lightning Mapper (GLM), an instrument designed to detect lightning flashes in the upper atmosphere, registered the event. The object’s entry into the atmosphere created a flash similar to lightning, allowing the GLM to capture data showing the event over eastern metro Atlanta.
Meteorologists with the National Weather Service report a radar imagery revealed distinct signatures typically associated with falling meteorites.
Witnesses from as far south as Macon and as far north as Upstate South Carolina reported a bright flash in the sky. Moments later, many said they felt what appeared to be an earthquake — though officials have since attributed the shaking to a sonic boom.
ABC News revealed that one resident in Henry County, Georgia, reported a “rock” went through their ceiling around the time the fireball was spotted in the skies.
LOOK:
Here’s the hole an apparent meteorite made in one Henry County home, and what landed on floor. We’re covering this story live on Channel 2. pic.twitter.com/eBc6GtrvEk
— Brad Nitz (@BradNitzWSB) June 26, 2025
Here was a nice shot of the fireball:
☄️ Amazing photo of the fireball from Macon, Georgia. Taken by Josh Grant, via our content partner WMAZ. https://t.co/chrVRXGtfH pic.twitter.com/Afh78Iv1I8
— Brad Panovich (@wxbrad) June 26, 2025
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