The county's sheriff wanted to reassure people who have been concerned after multiple objects over US airspace were shot down in recent days.
A blast in the sky over South Texas was a meteorite strike, officials said, clearing up confusion over the sudden explosion that puzzled concerned residents.
Authorities believe a meteorite struck at around 5:28 p.m., which caused a"large explosion or a boom within the city," said Mission Police Chief Cesar Torres. People are also reading… "Obviously with all these incidents close, you can imagine what our constituents' and our citizens' fears were," Guerra said.
Earlier this month, US military fighter jets shot down a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon over the Atlantic Ocean off the Eastern Seaboard, defense officials said. Many Americans were in awe as they tracked the balloon from Montana all the way to the Carolinas.
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