A glowing object lit up the sky, prompting dozens of calls to the authorities, as scientists scrambled to figure out what it was.

NASA has shared what they know after many people in the Southeast filed reports of a fiery ball falling from the sky on Thursday. Sign up for our Newsletters Key information: A fiery object was seen falling from the sky around 12:21 p.

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