The Context The National Weather Service of Charleston, South Carolina, said on X that there are "many reports" of a fireball across the southeastern U.S. "It is not certain, but the satellite-based lightning detection shows a streak within cloud free sky,

Residents in parts of South Carolina and Georgia reported seeing a fireball streak across the sky in broad daylight on Thursday. Nexstar’s WJBF received numerous calls and messages regarding the odd sighting.

The American Meteor Society said it received more than 160 reports of a fireball sighting from observers in Georgia and South Carolina.