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The American Meteor Society is confirming that a bright object seen streaking across the sky on Monday evening was a fireball.
The society defines a fireball as a meteor brighter than the planet Venus.
The meteor was seen for a few seconds at around 7:20 p.m., and not just in south Louisiana.
The American Meteor Society's database shows that the same object was visible in Mississippi, Arkansas, and Texas.
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