People totally freaked out over a 'likely meteor'
 

People totally freaked out over a 'likely meteor'
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Was it … Superman? No, but the super bright light in the sky certainly freaked people out.

Residents of southeast Michigan reported a white ball of light paired with a loud boom on Tuesday night, capturing some seriously impressive footage of the event around 8:15 p.m. ET.

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The National Weather Service in Detroit, although yet to issue an official statement, said the flash was "not thunder or lightning, but instead a likely meteor."*

After reviewing several observational datasets, the NWS can confirm the flash and boom was NOT thunder or lightning, but instead a likely meteor. We continue to monitor feeds from astronomical agencies for official confirmation of a meteor#miwx

— NWS Detroit (@NWSDetroit) January 17, 2018 Read more...

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