Fireball seen streaking across Thursday night sky in parts of North Carolina, Virginia

Video around Raleigh shows fireball streaking across the night sky

Photo: screengrab of Kevin T's video submitted to American Meteor Society

It was around 8 p.m. Thursday when some in eastern Virginia, as well as central and eastern North Carolina reported seeing a fireball. A fireball, according to the American Meteor Society, is a very bright meteor with about the same brightness as (or brighter than) the planet Venus.

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Video from Kevin T. on the American Meteor Society website

We reached out to a few people with cameras on their homes to see if they picked anything up. Unfortunately, we've not been successful in finding any local examples of a fireball flying over Thursday night. 

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About the Author:

Meteorologist Chris Michaels is an American Meteorological Society (AMS) Certified Broadcaster, forecasting weather conditions in southwest Virginia on WSLS 10 News from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. weekdays on Virginia Today.