According to NASA, the first image of the space rock was captured above Tupelo<\/a>, Mississippi, as it moved northwest<\/a> at a speed of 56,000 mph.<\/p>\n SKY SPECTACLE: METEOR DAZZLES MIDWEST NIGHT SKY, GENERATING REPORTS FROM 8 STATES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n One traveler in Brentwood, Tennessee<\/a>, encountered a stunning view of the fireball while driving Sunday evening, capturing it on dashcam as the meteor quickly moved across the sky.<\/p>\n The meteor traveled 300 miles across the country before it disintegrated 34 miles above the Mark Twain National Forest in Missouri<\/a>.<\/p>\n Driver observes a meteor streak across the sky.<\/p>\n (@MAJIK_LoEP via Storyful)<\/strong><\/p>\n When meteoroids enter Earth\u2019s atmosphere<\/a> at a high speed and burn up, the fireballs are referred to as meteors, according to NASA.<\/p>\n “The object moved too fast and was too small to produce meteorites,” NASA said.<\/p>\n NASA ANNOUNCES ARTEMIS III ASTRONAUTS IN NEXT PHASE OF MISSION TO RETURN HUMANS TO THE MOON<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n The most recent fireball that lit up the night sky across several states in the U.S. was captured by one of NASA\u2019s meteor cameras on Sunday.<\/p>\n According to the American Meteor Society<\/a>, the meteor was spotted across numerous states, including Alabama<\/a>, Arkansas<\/a>, Georgia<\/a>, Iowa<\/a>, Illinois<\/a>, Kentucky<\/a>, Mississippi,<\/a> Missouri<\/a>, Minnesota<\/a>, South Carolina<\/a>, Tennessee and Texas<\/a>.<\/p>\n JUNE SKYWATCHING GUIDE: FROM PLANET CONJUNCTIONS TO NEW MOONS, HERE IS WHAT TO LOOK UP FOR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n The meteor became visible at an altitude of around 60 miles above Tupelo<\/a>, Mississippi.<\/p>\n![\"Driver](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/screenshot-2026-06-15-163839.png\")
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