Fireball Over Georgia: Meteorite Lands on Home in Henry County

Fireball first seen over Oxford, NASA says

OXFORD, Ga. — Without knowing it, the residents of Oxford were the first in the country to be graced by a “fireball” in the summer sky on Thursday afternoon.

Rare daytime fireball bright enough to be seen from orbit may have punched a hole in a house in Georgia

A fireball spotted over the southeastern U.S. on June 26 may have reached the ground to punch through a Georgia resident's roof, according to a meteor expert.

Fireball Over Georgia: Meteorite lands on home in Henry County

The odds of a meteorite striking a home are astronomically low—estimated at roughly one in 840 million.

Bright Fireball Reported Across the Southeast

An object bright enough to be seen streaking across the midday sky fell across parts of the Southeast US 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 12:30pm,...

What did you see falling through the sky? A meteor or meteorite?

Thousands of people saw what they described as a "fireball" in the sky on Thursday.