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NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center says numerous people saw a very bright streak early Friday. A statement and video posted on Facebook says an analysis shows the meteor was first seen at an altitude of about 58 miles (93 kilometers) above rural Turkeytown, which is about 80 miles (129 kilometers) northeast of Birmingham. The office estimates a small asteroid about 6 feet (1.8 meters) in diameter then broke apart about 18 miles (29 kilometers) above the town of Oak Grove. It was at least 40 times as bright as the full moon at one point.

EXPERTS are baffled after large steel balls appeared to fall from the sky, terrifying thousands living in nearby neighbourhoods. Reports have emerged that the mysterious object disintegrated above eastern Brazil and northern Peru. The bizarre incident was accompanied with loud booms. People living in Larancahuani, in the region of Puno, Peru, were reportedly left terrified when three metallic spheres crashed down. SHOCK: The mysterious spheres were found by peasants in southeastern Peru _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ BIZARRE: The mysterious objects may have been from a satellite ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The unexplained incident unfolded on January 27. Video footage from the day appears to show a...