NASA reveals what 'UFO' flaming fireball REALLY was

A FIREBALL filmed exploding in the night sky has shocked locals and baffled experts.

By Anthony Blair /

At least 60 people in Florida contacted NASA about a flaming ball of light in the sky.

In video captured on a driver's dash cam, the fireball is shown falling near a road as it lights up the sky.

A family also recorded the astonishing sight on a security camera outside their house.

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    FIREBALL: The flaming ball of light was spotted in the night sky over Florida

    Now NASA has finally commented on the mystery.

    A spokesman for the agency claimed that the ball was a flaming meteor or bolide – a ball of rock that explodes in the atmosphere.

    According to NASA's website, fireballs are astronomical terms for bright meteors that are spectacular enough to be seen over a wide area.

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      FLASH: The flaming ball of light was captured on a driver's dash cam

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      ALIENS: Many suspected that the flashing ball of light was a UFO entering Earth's atmosphere

      The American Meteor Society says: "A bolide is a special type of fireball which explodes in a bright terminal flash at its end, often with visible fragmentation."

      The Florida meteor this week was brighter than the planet Venus, NASA say.

      Earlier this week a "UFO" was spotted over the sky in Washington DC, astonishing residents.

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