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Officials across metro Atlanta and in other parts of the Southeast U.S. reported sightings of a "fireball" streaking across the sky Thursday afternoon.

The Context

The National Weather Service of Charleston, South Carolina, said on X that there are "many reports" of a fireball across the southeastern U.S.

"It is not certain, but the satellite-based lightning detection shows a streak within cloud free sky," the agency wrote.

The agency said the streak was detected over the border of North Carolina and Virginia between 11:51 a.m. to 11:56 a.m.

What To Know

According to WYFF TV in South Carolina, the National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg says from the video they have seen it appears to be a meteorite. Witnesses sent videos of the phenomenon to the local outlet.

The Bootids meteor shower, a relatively minor celestial event, is currently active this week, according to the American Meteor Society. The Bootids are named after the constellation Boötes, from which the meteors appear to radiate in the night sky.

Fireballs can be created by "exceptionally bright meteors" that can be seen over a wide area, according to NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Studies. The center said the phenomenon is rarely seen in daylight by ground-based observers.

The City of Roswell Fire Department, along with officials in Forsyth and Dawson counties in Georgia, confirmed receiving multiple eyewitness accounts, according to the 11 Alive TV station.

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In Rockdale County, residents described hearing a loud boom and feeling their homes shake, 11 Alive reported.

There have also been media reports from Tennessee of the "fireball."

Non-profit scientific organization American Meteor Society received over 100 reports of a fireball on Thursday from multiple states, including North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee.

What People Are Saying

National Weather Service of Charleston, on X: "Many reports of a fireball across the Southeast U.S."

NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Studies, referring to fireballs on its website: "Ground-based observers sometimes also witness these events at night, or much more rarely in daylight, as impressive atmospheric light displays."

Mike Hankey, operations manager for the American Meteor Society, told CNN, "It looks to be a 'daytime fireball' that caused a sonic boom. This is usually indicative of a (meteor) dropping a fireball, but not always."

What Happens Next

The exact cause of the fireball sightings and the landing location of any potential flying object is unknown at this time. Fire officials in Anderson County, South Carolina, told FOX Carolina that multiple fire departments are searching for a meteorite that possibly crashed in the Upstate region.

Update: 6/26/25, 2:10 p.m. ET: This article was updated with new information.

Update: 6/26/25, 4:20 p.m. ET: This article was updated with new information and remarks.

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This beauty found in Atlanta, Georgia, is a one-off creation based on the Mercedes-Maybach S-Class S 680, or Maybach by Virgil Abloh, as people might also know it.

Only 150 units were built, but this one is unique because it was further modified to make it a one-off.

The engine’s the same, but a tuning company based in Atlanta, Georgia, made a few changes to the bodywork.

There are only two things we’re wondering now – can you guess what they are?

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Shortly before his passing, the late fashion designer Virgil Abloh teamed up with Mercedes-Benz to create some custom vehicles.

He designed three vehicles: a unique off-the-shelf off-roader, a heavily modified G-Wagen and this, a custom Mercedes-Maybach S-Class.

The engine in the Mercedes-Maybach S-Class S 680 is a 6.0-liter V12 with 603 horsepower and 664lb-ft of torque, giving it a 0-62mph time of just 4.5 seconds.

It didn’t need more power, but Road Show International, a tuning firm and dealer based out of Atlanta, Georgia, decided to make a few aesthetic changes.

There’s a new illuminated Maybach logo on the trunk lid, new nano-ceramic windows and new wheels.

It’s interesting because you really have to squint to see the changes, which is great, because it means they respected the ‘source material’ – so to speak.

Only two questions left.

First, is it for sale?

And if the answer’s yes, then the second question will be – how much does it cost?

The Maybach by Virgil Abloh was limited to 150 units, with only 39 units available in the United States at the time of writing.

As far as we’re aware, all 150 units are still in existence and in good shape.

This car had an MSRP north of $350,000 when it was launched but it’s gone up in value since then.

This one, presumably, is even more expensive than that.