A fireball, or a bright meteorite, was seen across the southeastern United States on Thursday and later exploded over Georgia, creating booms heard by residents in the area, according to NASA.The American Meteor Society said it received more than 160 reports of a fireball sighting from observers in Georgia and South Carolina at 12:25 p.

A fireball was seen across the Southeast U.S. and detected by satellite sensors over Gasbury, Virginia between 12:51 and 12:56 p.m. from 41NBC News | WMGT-DT

A “fireball” appeared to fall from the sky across the broader Southeast part of the United States on Thursday, reports said. Several people said they witnessed something in the sky before hearing a loud boom and things shaking.