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Strange Light May Have Been Exploding Meteorite

If you think you spotted something unusual in the sky Monday night, you're not alone. People all across Middle Tennessee called in reports of a streak in the sky followed by a loud boom, and experts now think it may have been a meteorite.

Sightings were reported throughout Tennessee and Kentucky, and Rocky Alvey at Vanderbilt's Dyer Observatory said he believes it was a meteorite called a bolide. Alvey said a bolide is a fireball that explodes in the air.

Astronomers who track reports of fireballs in the sky have received reports about what happened Monday night.
Emergency dispatchers in Perry County said they took 60 calls from people who saw the event.
One man even said the sound was so loud it shook his house, and a woman reported seeing what looked like a shooting star 20 feet above her house in Wilson County.

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On Monday night, a bright streaking flash of light was reported in several middle Tennessee counties.
Reports poured in to authorities about the strange occurrence at about 9:30 p.m. (local time).
Officials with the National Weather Service said the flash was probably a meteorite, but so far no cause has been found.
One woman reported seeing what looked like a shooting star 20 feet above her house in Wilson County.

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