A rarely seen daytime fireball that may have been dropped by a meteor was spotted across the Southeast on Thursday — creating a sonic boom that blared through the region.

The object, identified as a fireball, "exploded 27 miles above West Forest, Georgia, unleashing an energy of about 20 tons of TNT," per CBS News.

A massive fireball that officials said could have been a meteor shot across the daytime sky over the Southeast U.S. Thursday, and more could be on the way, officials said.

A fiery streak across Georgia's sky left thousands across metro Atlanta and beyond stunned on Thursday.. According to 11Alive news in Atlanta, "Rockdale County relayed reports of people hearing a ...

Rare daytime fireball bright enough to be seen from orbit may have punched a hole in a house in Georgia American Meteor Society map of witness accounts for the fireball over Indiana, on Dec. 10, 2024.

Videos and posts of the fireball in Georgia on Thursday Vanessa Countryman is the Trending Topics Reporter for the the Deep South Connect Team Georgia. Email her at Vcountryman@gannett.co m .

Videos and posts of the fireball in Georgia on Thursday Vanessa Countryman is the Trending Topics Reporter for the the Deep South Connect Team Georgia. Email her at Vcountryman@gannett.co m .

Georgians were left stunned Thursday as a fireball crossed the sky. Social media lit up with videos and plenty of questions. Here’s what to know.