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A NASA official says a Sunday morning meteor show was likely caused by ‘a small comet fragment’ that streaked across the skies of northern Michigan. Skywatchers called it a meteorite.

Amateur sky watchers believe a meteorite fell to earth in northeast Michigan Sunday morning, Nov. 23, and many people have posted video online of the space debris streaking overhead.

Potential impactors are most likely to have low velocities and the highest likelihood of hitting Earth during the winter.