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Corsicana Residents Witness Fire Falling from Sky

Monday, February 16th, 2009

by Shannon Cotton

Texans Report “fireballs” and “explosions” Sunday Shortly before noon on Sunday, February 15, Central Texas law enforcement officials began receiving calls from startled residents concerned about a possible plane crash or explosion. Local residents reported seeing burning objects falling from the sky, and many reported hearing a loud “explosion” and feeling their homes shake.

Shortly after 12 p.m. Sunday, Waco news station KWTX alerted residents that law enforcement officials were looking for the source of a “loud explosion” heard and felt by residents throughout Central Texas. A short time later, it was reported that an FAA spokesman said the agency suspected that residents were seeing and feeling the effects of falling debris from the U.S. and Russian satellites that collided in space last week.

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