Loud boom and streaking fireball stirs panic in three US states
by Associated Press from on (#5YNZG)
The bolide, which disintegrated in Louisiana, was also reportedly spotted in Arkansas and Mississippi
A loud boom prefaced a streaking fireball spotted in three Southern states, scientists confirmed Thursday.
More than 30 people in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi reported seeing the exceptionally bright meteor in the sky around 8am Wednesday after hearing loud booms in Claiborne county, Mississippi, and surrounding areas, Nasa reported. It was first spotted 54 miles (87 km) above the Mississippi River, near Alcorn, Mississippi, officials said.
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