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If you saw a bright flash of light moving through the Monday morning sky, you're not alone!

On Monday morning, the American Meteor Society received dozens of reports of a fireball meteor sighted across Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana skies.

View the map of sightings here.

The reports come from a variety of locations across the three states - including Harrison and Middletown Ohio.

What is a fireball meteor? According to the American Meteor Society, a fireball is defined as a very bright meteor, generally brighter than magnitude -4, which is about the same magnitude of the planet Venus in the morning or evening sky.