People across the southeastern United States saw an emerald ball of fire cross the sky, last night.
Tulsa's of the flashes of light:
The flash of light was seen from Oklahoma to Florida, according to the AP. said the Sebastian County Sheriff's office in Arkansas said the the light was likely caused by a meteor and "likely hit near Poteau Mountain."
KTHV adds:
We contacted amateur astronomer Steven Meeks who writes an astronomy blog on todaysthv.com; he says it was likely a meteor and since some people saw it burn a bit greenish -- it probably contained copper.
He also says it was probably no bigger than a pebble.
The Weather Space it purports to be of the meteor.
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