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U.S. Space Command confirms cause of fireball seen across Southern California sky


Videos of the fiery display flooded social media during the early morning hours of Tuesday. Some thought the flaming debris was a bright meteor, while others thought it was debris from Monday's SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch.

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