Bright Fireball Streaks Across Sky Over Tennessee and North Carolina

WHO:

CBS News Space - NASA reported the fireball’s speed and where it disintegrated.

NY Post - Witnesses on Reddit described the fireball; one called it the “biggest ball of fire” they had seen.

WHAT:

CBS News Space - A bright fireball traveled at 47,000 mph before disintegrating.

NY Post - Witnesses said the fireball glowed blue, white, and orangish yellow as it streaked across the sky.

WHERE:

Local 3 News - NASA said the meteor disintegrated above East Ridge.

CBS News Space - The fireball was spotted over North Carolina and Tennessee and disintegrated above a city near Chattanooga.

NY Post - Witnesses reported seeing the fireball over Tennessee.

HOW:

CBS News Space - The fireball zoomed across the sky at 47,000 mph before disintegrating.

NY Post - Witnesses described it as streaking across the sky and glowing in multiple colors.

(UPDATED November 9, 2026 16:01 UTC)

A brilliant fireball raced across skies over North Carolina and Tennessee at 47,000 miles per hour. It glowed blue, white, and orange-yellow before disintegrating above East Ridge, near Chattanooga. Witnesses described it as the biggest ball of fire they had ever seen.

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(UPDATED November 9, 2026 14:59 UTC)

A bright fireball streaked across skies over North Carolina and Tennessee at 47,000 miles per hour. It glowed blue, white, and orange-yellow before disintegrating above a city near Chattanooga. Witnesses described it as the biggest fireball they had ever seen.