FIREBALL in the sky

Did anyone see it?

Fireball seen over San Bernardino County
July 1, 2008 - 11:42AM
BEATRIZ E. VALENZUELA Staff Writer

What’s being described as “a fireball in the sky” was seen as far away as the state line and Temecula, and spotted somewhere around the San Bernardino Mountains on Tuesday morning, but officials could not identify what it was.


Countless people, including fire personnel, from the Nevada state line to Temecula reported seeing a brightly colored streak falling from the northwestern sky at about 10:40 a.m., said San Bernardino County Fire Dispatch Supervisor Tom Barnes.


Search crews from several agencies including Barstow, Arrowhead and Cal Fire have attempted to track down a landing site but have come up empty.


Officials from Vandenberg Air Force Base and Edwards Air Force Base said they do not know what the object is but say it may have been a meteor or meteorite. Officials for Air Force Space Command are currently looking into whether the object is something that the office tracks on a regular basis, but they had no explanation on what it may be......

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