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,

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

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 most sightings of the streak of light and fireball coming from Georgia and South Carolina around 12:30 p.