Fireball sighted over San Diego County
Fireball sighted over San Diego County
An unexplained flaming object apparently whizzed over San Diego County about 8:30 p.m., prompting law officers to search for a possibly downed plane.
Witnesses, including some California Highway Patrol officers, reported seeing a fireball racing across the sky. Reports came in within minutes of each other from Santee, Clairemont, Ramona and Fallbrook.
A CHP sergeant working out of the San Clemente office radioed that a shooting star had headed west into the Pacific Ocean. The Federal Aviation Administration reported no planes lost, CHP and sheriff's sources said.