WATCH: Mysterious Fireball Shoots Across the West Texas Sky

BIG LAKE, TX – A viral video has surfaced Saturday morning showing a strange astronomical event that happened above West Texas last night. 

In the video a group of people can be seen watching a fireball in the sky. 

They were guessing it was a star, a satellite breaking up, or even aliens. 

In Midland, CBS 7 claims that it was actually a fireball. According to NASA Fireball is an astronomical terms for exceptionally bright meteors that are spectacular enough to to be seen over a very wide area. 

There were 11 reports to the American Meteor Society’s of a fireball. These reports came from Pecos all the way to Big Lake. 

It is still not 100% certain what the burning streak in the sky was. 

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wDougL, Sat, 07/18/2020 - 12:49
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... if that mysterious fireball could possibly be ...Oh ... I don't know... maybe a Comet that's recently been in the Google news feed that been named ... " NEOWISE " by Astronomers?

Just a thought and possibly not brought up in the article! Could be!!!

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wDougL, Sat, 07/18/2020 - 12:50
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... if that mysterious fireball could possibly be ...Oh ... I don't know... maybe a Comet that's recently been in the Google news feed that been named ... " NEOWISE " by Astronomers?

Just a thought and possibly not brought up in the article! Could be!!!

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Don't be fooled, folks! T3h liBeRaL mEdIA has the real background story on this kind of stuff!

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/that-time-subterranean-al_b_5182945

(Disclaimer: I neither confirm, nor deny, any sarcasm related to this comment. This comment may, or may not, be the result of random strings of words generated by the device I, or another, may or may not use in order to create these comments - if, in fact, "I" or any other individual does, in fact, ever actually leave comments on this site.)

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wDougL, Sun, 07/19/2020 - 20:45
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.... I clicked on the link and read it in it's entirety and there is a Netflix Original series that at this time cannot recall the title of but it is about the possible existence of UFO's and extraterrestrials living in underground Military bases in the United States. I watched all the episodes and the article that you provided in the link read the SAME as one of the episodes in the Netflix series! As for me ... I do believe in UFOs to some extent. As for the link from Huffpost and the article, I do understand and agree with one thing that the article and the Netflix series episode stated which ... " The Truth is Out there .... somewhere, or is it? Are is the story of a actual true event? Who knows?? Are UFO'S and those aliens real?? Who knows, I most certainly don't! As for the disclaimer of your rant/comment ... "Okie doke, whatever!" ..... #theXfiles2020

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Warren, you are an astute commenter here... but are you implying that either the government or the media would feed us the tap from a pipeline of BS and tell us it's refreshing spring water? That's crazy talk, straight from the intersection of Wacko Boulevard and Cuckoo Lane in downtown Crazyville where you're holding you're "The End is Near" sign.

Stop gaslighting us, Warren!

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Rita, I blame you for my PC's screen's being covered with coffee speckles. Your reply to Warren was priceless. Well played.

Now I've got to clean up my keyboard.

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It be like that sometimes.

All I know is, we better all start making sense pretty quick. We go pressing the wrong buttons and things aren't going to make much sense, and we'll all be asking ourselves,

"WHY??"

Because we're all idiots, that's why. Must be why people get mad when you tell them they're "special" in a way. Perception is everything.

https://youtu.be/TPhnOKmhbBw

Not that I'm altogether clear about what we're talking about, mind you. But I'm pretty sure I'm right, whatever the conversation's about. I'm gnostic about it.

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wDougL, Tue, 07/21/2020 - 10:08
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.... and it's good that you included yourself in this comment R.repulsa... as human beings we all do act like idiots at some point in our lives... that's what makes us human.... although... some people on here come much closer to the definition of one ... than others... so ... keep looking in the mirror Rita!

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wDougL, Tue, 07/21/2020 - 09:52
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... that you are an astute commenter here, there is no doubt about that. I tried several times yesterday to reply to your comment but for some reason was not able to login to write a reply so my reply may seem that I had to think over your comment to come up with some kind of retort! First ... what I planned to say about your comment was at the time ... and still is ... "sticks & stones " Rita and my thoughts are that you are "Calling the kettle Black " as far as which one of us should be in the "Looney Tunes " crazy house at the intersection of Wacko Boulevard & Cuckoo Lane in Crazyville! My comment was merely stating that the link you posted was similar to an episode in the Netflix series about UFO's and underground military bases in the United States. I did say that I do believe in UFO's to a certain extent but "did not" say that I think the government or the military are keeping it "hush-hush"! I myself have seen unexplained objects in the late night sky that could be thought of as UFO's but ... never have I thought that what I saw was actually a visitor from another world! It's just an entertaining thought that extraterrestrial creatures from space are actually real. You assumed that I actually want people to believe in extraterrestrial beings... and therefore call me "Crazy"! I have the freedom and right to believe anyway I choose little miss "KnowitAll" that you self proclaim you are! You spend a lot of time spurring out your comments on articles and have more times than not claimed that you are correct about everything you make comments on that differ from everyone else. There are thousands of other people that have a belief in alien life forms... I didn't say that I actually believed that that "fireball in the sky" was a UFO ... I in fact made a comment that it could have been a Comet that was recently in the news that was visible for people to see. You and your little "Cheerleader squad " just wanted to make me out as some crazy old coot for your own amusement because... that seems to be how you two or three "roll"! You once commented that you have the freedom & right to comment your opinions on here... well ... so do I! That's the entertaining part of this rant page... any one of us can give our opinions on any article we choose ... and we all should be able to feel comfortable enough to do so ... without being labeled as a "Crazy person"!

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wDougL, Tue, 07/21/2020 - 11:36
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Please do not accuse me of gaslighting anyone. I am in no way trying to manipulate anyone into thinking that extraterrestrial and UFO's are actually real. I myself have no evidence or proof of that and neither do you! If there is anyone on here trying to manipulate people into believing that you are ... as you put it ... smarter than others ... it's you that are "gaslighting " us!

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You make several good points, Warren. And by making good points, I mean that you're a deflecting narcissist who needs to quit gaslighting everyone.

Everyone can see I'm the Victim® here. Also, this comment is a hallucination you're having. No one else can see it. Go get help and stop being abusive, please.

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wDougL, Wed, 07/22/2020 - 20:23
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... of being an abusive person... which is something I have never been. You are the person that abusive. I gave a retort to your abusive comment about me "Gaslighting" people. I do not and never have tried to manipulate people into thinking that they are less of a person than myself. On the other hand... you have... stating that you are so much more intelligent than most people on here. You even said you are smarter than Nate and that all people are idiots. That abusive. I really do not think you know the definition of "gaslighting "! There is a movie called "Gaslighting " ... in the movie a husband is trying to manipulate his wife into thinking that she is going crazy. He mentally abused her and she actually started thinking there was something mentally wrong with her. I do not do that with my comments on here and I do not manipulate people. I only use information they have shared about themselves on here. I have even tried to get you to see within yourself that you are a better person than what the things you say in your comments. Now, I only replied to this comment because you said something about me that is totally wrong and abusive to me and you tried to give people that I am an abusive person. I'm not sure but I would think there is a legal issue with you trying to get others to see me as an abusive person and make abusive comments to people. You said we should all stop acting like idiots... and that was an abusive comment... to everyone. You want to come across as someone that extremely intelligent... more than others on here. That's abusive! When you made that comment... I only said to you... "keep looking in the mirror, Rita!" No you need to stop choosing me to be your "Whipping Boy" ! I will not make anymore comments about you off the wall ideas and comments if you will stop using my as your "redheaded stepchild " to abuse on here! Have a pleasant evening Rita ... and maybe try doing something else besides making comments on here. Example: a few days ago... I counted 12 comments or rants and 10 of them were from you rant on some of the nonsense you write! To much time on your hands to give you time to see just who you can pick on on any certain day! Pathetic, just Pathetic!

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