UFO Explodes And Crashes In South Carolina (VIDEO)

Early Monday morning was very disturbing to many upstate South Carolina residents who witnessed an unidentified object streaking through the sky, exploding and apparently crashing, reports Open Minds TV.

Upstate residents near Greenville reported a very bright light accompanied by an explosion shortly before 2 a.m., while others felt tremors from the nearby crash of the object.

According to Fox affiliate, Fox Carolina -- whose own security cameras caught the streaking object on video -- many callers reported seeing the sky event all across the region.

One resident, Cindie Stubbs of Fountain Inn, told Fox, "I saw this big, bright light that made the sand almost sparkle. It was so bright, it scared me."

As sky cameras captured the object heading to Earth, the Spartanburg 911 call center received more than 30 calls from people who saw it and were concerned about the loud boom sound it made.

Scientists say it was probably a type of meteor.

"It sounds like a typical bolide," said Charles St. Lucas, of the astronomy department at the Roper Mountain Science Center in Greenville, S.C.

"A bolide is a meteor that comes in, heats up and this one broke apart into three or four pieces, and glowed a bright blue-white," St. Lucas told Fox Carolina.

St. Lucas also noted that "this was kind of a rogue object -- no way to predict it -- and that makes it even more delightful."

Bright meteors falling to Earth are common occurrences. At the beginning of February, a blazing light streaked across Texas, caught on a police car dashboard camera. In that case, the Federal Aviation Administration determined it was a fireball from space.

So far, no word has emerged from Monday's South Carolina close encounter whether anyone has found the exact location where the bolide meteor hit the ground.

But it's probably safe to say that this object has turned out to be an IFO -- Identified Flying Object.

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Comments

[CarlIII]

09:51 PM on 04/09/2012

I saw 5 of them during the last Leonid meteor shower. It's called a bolide meteor they heat up and explode.

[crabbyguy75]

02:39 AM on 02/21/2012

Meteor. Why did huffpost make me read this? tinfoil hat on...hehe jk

[demotom]

12:01 AM on 02/21/2012

Only in South Carolina and on Fox Noise would a meteor be called something other than what it is.

[siegfried728711]

06:23 PM on 02/20/2012

someone, get me outta here :/

[xkpr]

02:05 PM on 02/26/2012

Out of where South Carolina ? catch a ride on L. Farrakhans Spaceship

[siegfried728711]

07:44 AM on 02/27/2012

yes, the mother-ship ;/

[siegfried728711]

06:22 PM on 02/20/2012

there are many spirits all around us, we, are spirits in these bodies, we, are the supernatural, we, just have to learn how to tap into it, all you great minds out there, lets get together lets do it right.
think about it, there are so many unexplained supernatural things that happens and we don't even stop to analyze, you know why, we are afraid too because if we talk about it, your afraid that people might think your nuts !!
well, I am one to say, then, call me Nuts :?

[PhloxJeana]

11:30 PM on 02/20/2012

Smoke much?

[siegfried728711]

06:49 AM on 02/21/2012

Pkiox, this is exactly what I mean, afraid of something, or no faith ???

[xkpr]

02:06 PM on 02/26/2012

Depends !

[xkpr]

01:57 PM on 02/26/2012

Spirits in Bodies ? Sounds more like SPIRITS IN A BOTTLE aka MOONSHINE that stuff will propell you into all kinds of strange situations and it all depends on how much you drank of that
UFO FUEL !

[siegfried728711]

07:50 AM on 02/27/2012

not everyone has trust or believes in the supernatural or unexplained but, they will turn to science.

[siegfried728711]

06:13 PM on 02/20/2012

It is a known fact that we are not along in this universe, Elvis, come back '/

[CarlIII]

09:49 PM on 04/09/2012

Not along?

[siegfried728711]

07:44 AM on 04/10/2012

a lone, sorry ;/

[siegfried728711]

06:05 PM on 02/20/2012

maybe they are here for the riffraff !!

[siegfried728711]

05:58 PM on 02/20/2012

that was Farrakhan's mother ship he's been waiting for, beam me up Leroy..
and for those that don't know, Farrakhan has been waiting for this ship a long time '/
well it's time :)

[xkpr]

02:02 PM on 02/26/2012

FARRAKHANS ILLUSIONS are caused by to much of this UFO FUEL aka MOONSHINE , he is the one that sees a VAGINA IN THIS SCHOOL MONUMENT in ALASKA among a few other things .

Some one should light the fuse to his ROCKET SHIP AND BLAST HIM BACK INTO THE STONE AGE

[Michael D OBrien]

12:16 PM on 02/20/2012

Isn't this how the movie, 'The Blob' started?
Guess Newtty's back for a visit!

[csmomo]

11:48 AM on 02/20/2012

It was probably Newt coming back from his latest trip to the moon.

[rgray222]

09:48 AM on 02/20/2012

To see a much better recent UFO video taken during a violent thunderstorm in Bolivia, go to
http://www.educatinghumanity.com/2012/02/ufo-sighting-2012-in-severe.html

[joecan1]

12:24 PM on 02/20/2012

It's a pretty neat site

[Kneeanderthal]

10:21 PM on 02/19/2012

"I thought the ALIENS were comin!" LOL

[siegfried728711]

06:01 PM on 02/20/2012

yeah Kneeand, forget about the Russians, the Aliens are coming ;/
and they are coming to Serve Man, On a Plate ;/

[xkpr]

02:03 PM on 02/26/2012

They are already there ALIENS , ILLEGALS BY THE DROVES

[chris87654]

03:07 PM on 02/19/2012

Looks like they'll have to send someone else to pick up Newt.

[92102]

09:54 AM on 02/19/2012

Of course it was a meteor. No ailens planning to visit in a search for intellegent beings would choose to land in South Carolina.

[siegfried728711]

06:04 PM on 02/20/2012

yeah 92102, maybe they have something to offer like, Peace, don't be afraid of the unknown you see, deep inside, we are the Unknown ;P

[Pazzuzu]

09:09 AM on 02/19/2012

Relax folks, it's just another weather ballon.

[siegfried728711]

06:06 PM on 02/20/2012

come on pazzuzu, don't take the fun out of this ;/