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

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,

A rare daytime fireball was seen over Georgia and South Carolina, likely caused by a meteorite and sonic boom, according to experts.