What’s that in the sky? We’re not sure, but the fireball was very bright

McDONOUGH Ga AP An object bright enough to be seen streaking across the midday sky fell across parts of the Southeast U S on Thursday The object was likely either a meteor or space junk with the bulk sightings of the streak of light and fireball coming from Georgia and South Carolina around p m the National Weather Organization office in Peachtree City Georgia announced on social media Someone in Henry County Georgia published a rock coming through their roof about the time they heard the sonic boom from the fireball It left behind a hole in the ceiling about the size of a golf ball and a crack in a laminate floor the weather arrangement announced Crisis executives are scrutinizing the object that fell about miles kilometers southeast of Atlanta Dashboard and doorbell cameras across several Southeast U S states caught glimpses of the fireball that appeared to be plummeting straight down More than people in Georgia South Carolina Alabama North Carolina Florida and Tennessee disclosed the object to the American Meteor Society Meteors and other space debris frequently enter Earth s atmosphere but it is rare for an object to be so bright it can easily be seen in broad daylight Bright fireballs are caused by friction as an object enters the atmosphere and slows down considerably Almost all objects break into minuscule pieces before striking the ground according to NASA