A flaming object was seen streaking across the skies of several southern states, sparking panic and confusion as no explosion or fire was reported on the ground. 

Police scanner audio in Spartanburg, South Carolina, captured a call from a woman who reported a ‘giant ball of fire’ falling from the sky, a sight echoed by witnesses from Tennessee to Georgia.

‘I’m not crazy! I just saw a huge ball of fire fall from the sky in East Tennessee around the Cherokee National Forest!’ a firefighter wrote on X.

‘Anyone else see it? Right around 12:20pm ET. Very cool but a little unnerving given the current times!’

While some speculated it could have been a falling aircraft, the firefighter described it as ‘like a mini sun falling with a tail of fire.’

In Georgia, one resident said they not only saw the object, but heard it pass overhead and felt the ground shake when it hit.

An Atlanta local took to social media to ask if there was an earthquake in the area, saying it also ‘sounded like an explosion in the distance.’

A driver traveling on I-85 SB in Upstate South Carolina captured the fireball falling through the sky using their dashcam. 

This is a developing story… More updates to come 

A flaming object was seen streaking across the skies of several southern states, sparking panic and confusion as no explosion or fire was reported on the ground (STOCK)