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Texas fireball first blamed on satellite debris is ruled natural

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A stone of the Ash Creek meteorite
A stone from the Ash Creek fall that followed the Feb. 15, 2009 Texas fireball Jon Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A daylight fireball with a sonic boom was seen across central Texas days after the Iridium-Cosmos satellite collision. The FAA first suggested space debris, then said it was a natural object, and U.S. Strategic Command said it was unrelated to the collision.

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  1. PressFAA Says Texas Fireball was Natural, not Satellite Parts (Associated Press material)Aviation Pros / 2009-02-17
  2. PressFireball over Texas (Phil Plait, Bad Astronomy)Discover Magazine / 2009-02-15

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