Officials across metro Atlanta and in parts of the Southeast U.S. reported sightings of a "fireball" streaking across the sky.

Fireball sightings were reported in multiple states across the southeastern United States during the day on Thursday.The American Meteor Society said it received over 140 reports of fireball sightings Thursday over six states -- Alabama,

A fireball, or a bright meteorite, was seen across the southeastern United States on Thursday and later exploded over Georgia, creating booms heard by residents in the area, according to NASA.The American Meteor Society said it received more than 160 reports of a fireball sighting from observers in Georgia and South Carolina at 12:25 p.