One of them soared through the upper atmosphere at 32,000 mph.
NASA's Meteor Watch confirmed sightings of at least five fireballs soaring through the evening sky over the US last Friday night., the Meteor Watch noted that there were at least 80 eyewitness accounts of a massive fireball soaring over the North Carolina coast, becoming visible at around 7:40 pm.
The giant space rock eventually disintegrated after covering 26 miles through the upper atmosphere at an estimated 32,000 mph. It's unclear from the Facebook post whether a single meteor broke up to form multiple smaller fireballs during its descent, or if multiple fireballs blazed through the upper atmosphere — a spectacular sight nonetheless for those lucky enough to be staring at the night sky at the right time.
on fireballs reads. "The vast majority of these, however, occur over the oceans and uninhabited regions, and a good many are masked by daylight."
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