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Here’s What That Fireball Streaking Across Sky Actually Was

Many across the western region saw what looked like a fireball shoot across the sky Tuesday around 6:30 p.m. Reports of sightings stretched from Nevada, to Arizona, to Northern California.

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Dozens of people took to social media to share videos and photos and marvel at the white fireball flying through the sky that some described as a shooting star. Theory given by experts may be the correct version as a Russian craft launched Monday from Kazakhstan on a voyage to the International Space Station (ISS). Some people also expressed distrust about the US government’s comments on the rocket.


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The debris that burned up Tuesday was part of a rocket that’s frequently used in the Russian space program, according to Hannah Thoburn, a research fellow at the Hudson Institute who specializes in the internal politics of Russia and Ukraine.

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Hannah Thoburn, an expert on the internal politics of Russian Federation and Ukraine from Hudson Institute, noted that current tensions between the United States and Russian Federation could be fueling skepticism of government statements.

Meteor streaks across California, Nevada skies and causes frenzy