Fireball spotted over areas of the southeast
(CNN)– A fireball was spotted over areas of the Southeast on Thursday.
The American Meteor Society said it looks to be a ‘daytime fireball’ that caused a sonic boom.
That typically occurs when a meteorite drops a fireball, but not always.
A video was captured on a dash-cam in Lexington County.
The driver said she saw a big flash in the sky come down and then disappear, almost like a firework.
The National Weather Service in Charleston says satellite images also showed a streak in the sky.
Reports of fireballs are somewhat common at night, to have one occur in the daytime is more unusual.
According to the American Meteor Society, the meteor shower is happening this week.
There has been no word on whether this fireball was related.
Many reports of a #fireball across the Southeast U.S. It is not certain, but the satellite-based lightning detection shows a streak within cloud free sky over the NC/VA border, over Gasbury, VA. This streak was detected between 12:51 to 12:56 pm. pic.twitter.com/2TeSNLjzI3
— NWS Charleston, SC (@NWSCharlestonSC) June 26, 2025
