© Screenshot/Dropcam/wilmadavidThe fireball seen above a house in Trussville, Alabama.
A fireball or meteor was spotted over parts of Alabama on Tuesday, including Birmingham, Gadsden, and Mores.
People across the state began reporting seeing a fireball around 9:25 p.m. EDT.
"Did anyone else just see that HUGE fireball in the western Birmingham sky?!" said Christoper Flores via Twitter.
"Just saw a huge meteor fall in northern sky," added Ron Dewberry. "Amazing fireball falling. Think the biggest and brightest I've ever seen. Seen from Clay County."
"I saw it at Vulcan," Mark McCollister added." Looked like a Roman candle."
Sightings also happened in Springville, Cullman, and Demopolis, among other areas.
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Comment: See also: Meteor explodes over Greece, panicked locals report fragments falling into sea
It's unlikely that anything actually 'fell into the sea'. If something had done so, everyone around the Med would be left in no doubt! (ie, a devastating tsunami would likely have resulted).
However, exploding and fragmenting fireballs can seem quite close to the ground, even as they're high up in the atmosphere.
Which isn't to say that they can't reach low enough to cause serious damage on the ground. Just look at Chelyabinsk, where 3,000 people were injured and most windows in the city were blown in.
Note also that this is the third or fourth report we've seen in the past fortnight of people noticing that
a.) this is a global phenomenon;
b.) the numbers of fireballs are increasing.
It may not be long before people become aware en masse and public perception shifts...