Fireball illuminates the night sky in Florida

What appeared to be a fireball streaked through the air in Florida on Monday night, leaving viewers stunned.

Social media users have posted videos showing the bright fireball across Florida and the Bahamas.

According to experts, the fireball could be the asteroid ‘2021 GW4’ which is expected to fly past the earth within about 12,000 kilometers this week.

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The fireball was spotted around 22:16

According to WTSP, it looks like it was about 40 miles from Jupiter Beach.

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