A fireball meteor flared to life above the southern U.S. on Oct. 14, briefly turning night to day as it blazed through the sky before fragmenting as it neared the horizon.

The brilliant green fireball lit up the skies over several states including Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama at 3:11 a.m. EDT (0711 GMT) on Oct. 14, casting long shadows as it streaked earthwards before visibly breaking apart as it was overwhelmed by the friction of atmospheric entry. Its fiery passage was documented in videos captured by smart doorbells, security cameras and dashcams, which were subsequently uploaded to the American Meteor Society (AMS) website.

"This fireball was most likely a member of the South Taurid meteor shower which is active during October and November," Robert Lunsford, Journal Editor at the

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