A bright fireball streaked across the skies of the southern U.S. around 01:19 UTC on March 3, 2026, disintegrating above the Georgia Pacific Wildlife Management Area.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n A bright fireball was observed across multiple states in the southern U.S. on March 2, with reports coming in from Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, and Arkansas.<\/p>\n The meteor was first observed at around 19:19 CST on March 2 (01:19 UTC on March 3) at an altitude of 77 km (48 miles) above the town of Chickasaw in northeastern Louisiana. <\/p>\n The meteor travelled west at approximately 13.4 km\/s (8.3 miles per second), covering a distance of over 66 km (41 miles) before disintegrating above the Georgia Pacific Wildlife Management Area at an altitude of 43 km (27 miles).<\/p>\n \u201cThis meteor was not associated with any currently active meteor shower and was part of the sporadic (\u201cbackground\u201d) meteor complex,\u201d said NASA.<\/p>\n While the American Meteor Society has received multiple reports of the sighting, the event is yet to be verified and listed. <\/p>\n Observers reported yellow, green, and white hues, indicating the presence of metals like nickel, copper, magnesium, and sodium, which burn during the re-entry, producing the colorful glow.<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Fireball-trajectory-over-southern-U.S.-on-March-2-2026.webp\")
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