DALLAS (AP) _ The Federal Aviation Administration said Sunday that it has received numerous reports across Texas of falling debris, which could be related to a recent U.S.-Russian satellite collision.
Some of the callers reported what looked like a fireball in the sky.
FAA spokesman Roland Herwig said officials suspect the debris could be related to the collision, but he said that had not been confirmed. He told The Associated Press the agency had received numerous calls saying debris was falling around midmorning Sunday.
The FAA notified pilots on Saturday to be aware of possible space debris after a collision Tuesday between U.S. and Russian communication satellites. The chief of Russia’s Mission Control says clouds of debris from the collision will circle Earth for thousands of years and threaten numerous satellites.