"NASA Confirms A 55,000 Mph Fireball Lit Up The Sky With A Sonic Boom
A loud boom Prefaced a streaking fireball spotted in three Southern states, scientists confirmed Thursday.
More Than 30 People In ArkansasLouisiana and Mississippi reported seeing the exceptionally bright meteor in the sky around 8 a.m. Wednesday
It Was FirstSpotted 54 miles (87 kilometers) above the Mississippi River, near Alcorn, Mississippi, officials said.
The Object, Which Scientists CalledA bolide, moved southwest at a speed of 55,000 miles per hour (88,500 kilometers per hour), breaking into pieces as it descended deeper into Earth’s atmosphere.
It Disintegrated About 34 MilesAbove a swampy area north of the unincorporated Concordia Parish community of Minorca in Louisiana.
One Witness Told That She HeardA loud noise and then looked up and saw an “orange fireball the size of a basketball, with a white tail behind it,” heading west toward the Mississippi River.
Fireball 10x Brighter Than The Moon Streaks Over Mississippi