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Watch: Fireball lights the North Texas sky Saturday night

Space debris burning up in the sky over North Texas Saturday night.
Space debris burning up in the sky over North Texas Saturday night. Jason Koford on Facebook

Space debris lit up the sky over North Texas on Saturday night, according to eyewitness videos posted on social media.

Video posted to the North Texas Weather Center Facebook page shows the debris burning up and splitting into pieces in the sky.

The Fort Worth office of the National Weather Service could not confirm what the object was, but it is thought to have been a satellite or other type of space debris and not a meteor shower.

Space debris burning up in the sky over North Texas on Saturday night, Nov. 9, 2024.
Space debris burning up in the sky over North Texas on Saturday night, Nov. 9, 2024. Kip Kruger via North Texas Weather Center on Facebook

This story was originally published November 10, 2024 at 2:07 PM.

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Lillie Davidson is a breaking news reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. She graduated from TCU in 2025 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism, is fluent in Spanish, and can complete a crossword in five minutes.
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