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Occurred : 6/5/2004 00:05 (Entered as : 06/05/2004 0:05)
Reported: 6/5/2004 8:37:03 PM 20:37
Posted: 6/18/2004
Location: Hickory, NC
Shape: Fireball
Duration:10 seconds
Fireball seen in Western NC

I was leaving work at just after midnight. Was head south, approaching I-40, and just happened to glance up at the full moon. Just to the left of it, was what I can only describe as a fireball, headed SSE at an incredible rate of speed. It was about 1/10 the size of the full moon. I stared at it while driving for almost 10 seconds, and lost it in the lights of a mall parking lot as I passed. I looked in the local paper websites to see if anyone reported anything, but haven't seen any info on it.