Bright object seen streaking through the sky in several US states

A bright object was seen travelling in the sky. Picture: Bryan Jennings Updyke via AP

An object bright enough to be seen streaking across the midday sky fell across parts of the south-east US on Thursday.

The object was probably either a meteor or space junk, with most sightings of the streak of light and fireball coming from Georgia and South Carolina, a National Weather Service office said on social media.