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Police are investigating a mysterious "large fireball falling to the earth" spotted in Salem, Oregon, in the southwest of Polk County.
The fiery trail was reported by a local resident around 4:50 p.m. (local time) on Thursday, according to Lt. Dustin Newman, a spokesman for the Polk County Sheriff's Office (PCSO).
The incident was reported as a plane crash but its exact location remains undetermined, according to the PCSO, which posted images of the sighting on its official Facebook page.
"After the 911 call came we were able to get a helicopter in the area (as it is pretty remote) and they didn't see anything of concern. There were no reports of downed aircraft either. We really believe it was a meteor as yesterday there was a somewhat rare meteor shower in our area as well," Sheriff Mark Garton from the PCSO told Newsweek.
The Federal Aviation Administration has yet to report any plane crashes in the area.
The American Meteor Society (AMS) and NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) have also yet to report fireballs in the area.
https://www.newsweek.com/mysterious-large-fireball-salem-oregon-sighting-1473469
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The fiery trail was reported by a local resident around 4:50 p.m. (local time) on Thursday, according to Lt. Dustin Newman, a spokesman for the Polk County Sheriff's Office (PCSO).
The incident was reported as a plane crash but its exact location remains undetermined, according to the PCSO, which posted images of the sighting on its official Facebook page.
"After the 911 call came we were able to get a helicopter in the area (as it is pretty remote) and they didn't see anything of concern. There were no reports of downed aircraft either. We really believe it was a meteor as yesterday there was a somewhat rare meteor shower in our area as well," Sheriff Mark Garton from the PCSO told Newsweek.
The Federal Aviation Administration has yet to report any plane crashes in the area.
The American Meteor Society (AMS) and NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) have also yet to report fireballs in the area.
https://www.newsweek.com/mysterious-large-fireball-salem-oregon-sighting-1473469
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