Falling Russian space junk spotted in skies across West Texas

ABILENE, Texas — Falling Russian space junk was spotted in the skies across West Texas.

The American Meteor Society received at least 70 reports of a fireball in the sky Friday night, including six reports from the Big Country and four in the Concho Valley.

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What looked like a meteor streaking across the sky was actually the remnants of a Russian rocket.

According to Dr Marco Langbroek, a Dutch archaeologist and amateur astronomer, what people saw was the reentry of a Soyuz rocket stage from the launch of a Russian military satellite in November.

If you saw the "fireball," please share your pictures at ktxs.com/chimein.