More than 30 people in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi reported seeing the exceptionally bright meteor in the sky around 8 a.m. Wednesday after hearing loud booms.
that the fireball caused no injuries or property damage and that it ran parallel to the Mississippi River.
The object, which scientists called a bolide, moved southwest at a speed of 55,000 miles per hour, breaking into pieces as it descended deeper into Earth's atmosphere. It disintegrated about 34 miles above a swampy area north of the unincorporated Concordia Parish community of Minorca in Louisiana. that she heard a 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.
The Claiborne County Emergency Management Agency posted a statement on Facebook confirming the reports and noting that Grand Gulf Nuclear Station was not involved. "Citizens of Claiborne County, local officials are aware of the loud sound that was heard throughout the county," the post read."Grand Gulf Nuclear Station was not involved in this occurrence and the site is secure. ... There is no threat to the county and no action is to be taken."
The fragmentation of the fireball generated enough energy to create shockwaves that spread to the ground, producing the booms and vibrations felt by people in the area, NASA said."What struck me as unusual was how few eyewitness reports we had given the skies were so clear," said Cooke."More people heard it than saw it.", a nonprofit that monitors meteors.
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