Russia: According to a local sheriff, who cited air traffic controllers in the area, a suspected meteor was seen blazing through the sky over Texas on Wednesday night.

The National Weather Service of the United States confirmed the detection of a bright "flash" in the atmosphere, almost exactly ten years after a massive meteor fell in Chelyabinsk, Russia.

Hidalgo County Sheriff Eddie Guerra used social media to relay reports from Houston aviation authorities that more than one plane had spotted a meteor near McAllen, a border town in southern Texas.

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"I was informed by my federal partners that Houston Air Traffic Control received reports from two aircraft that they saw a meteorite west of McAllen. "The exact point of impact is unknown," the sheriff said, adding that no damage had been reported in the area.

Jonathan Flores, the chief of police in nearby Alton, told local media that he felt a "blast" on Wednesday night but couldn't pinpoint its source. "I'm aware that it was widespread. "The same call is being received in multiple cities," he explained.

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Mission police said they received hundreds of similar reports from residents who "heard the earth shake," and Police Chief Cesar Torres said the department requested "air support" from the Texas Department of Public Safety. So far, there have been no reports of damage or injuries in the town.

The Brownsville and Rio Grande Valley National Weather Service branch later shared imagery captured by its Geostationary Lightning Mapper, stating that it had "received reports of a possible meteor/fireball in the sky earlier this evening west of McAllen.

" The images show a "flash in the atmosphere" bright enough to be seen by satellites in orbit around 5:30 p.m. local time, according to the report.

A large fireball was reportedly seen over Chelyabinsk, Russia, in 2013, exactly ten years to the day after the alleged meteor sighting. An asteroid about 59 feet (18 metres) in diameter, weighing 10,000 tonnes, exploded in the atmosphere, creating a sizable shock wave, and that was what caused the incident.

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There were no fatalities as a result of the explosion and falling debris, but nearly 1,500 people were hurt and thousands of buildings were damaged.