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NORAD would eventually report that the debris broke up over the Atlantic Ocean, close to the southern coast of Africa.
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Sonic booms and at least one fireball in the sky were reported in Texas on Sunday, less than a week after two satellites collided in space and a day after the Federal Aviation Administration asked U.S. pilots to watch for "falling space debris," authorities said.

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The Federal Aviation Administration has received numerous reports of falling debris across Texas, which could be related to a recent satellite collision.
Some of the callers around midmorning Sunday reported what looked like a fireball in the sky.
FAA spokesman Roland Herwig said officials suspect the debris could be related to the collision, but he said that had not been confirmed.

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NOAA issues warning for falling satellite debris, Kentucky fireballs & Texas explosions

Space debris from last week's collision of two satellites starting to rain down on Earth?
NOAA issued this alert on Feb. 13:

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I'm getting reports that an extremely bright fireball was seen in broad daylight over Texas (near San Antonio and Austin) around 11:00 a.m. local time (about an hour ago as I write this). [Update: some fireball reports came in from Kentucky on Friday, but it's unclear if the KY event is connected, since it was a while back. Its possible, so I remain agnostic for now.]
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Williamson County Fireball
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Despite preliminary reports by Williamson County officials that a small aircraft went down, officials now say it's likely just space debris from two satellites crashing.
Williamson County officials used a helicopter to try and locate the reported small aircraft, but they were unable to find anything.

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East Tennessee Fireball
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Many viewers have contacted 10 News since Friday evening saying they saw a bright light go across the sky at about 10 p.m. Friday evening.
Some described the light as a greenish colour, others said it was white, and some said it had a blue appearance.

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Austin Fireballs
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KEYE TV has received several calls of fireballs falling from the sky. Eye-witnesses say the event began around 11:00p.m. Central time.
Officials at the Austin airport say they have received several calls as well, including operators from 9-11 inquiring about the incident but they have no confirmed reports of falling debris or impact areas.

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