Orange Fireball Over Red Oak Sparks UFO-or-Meteor Debate Amid Global Meteor Activity

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A mysterious orange fireball over Red Oak, Texas zig-zagged and dipped before rising again, triggering speculation it could be a UFO, an orb, or a meteor while officials hadn’t identified it amid a worldwide streak of unusual meteor sightings, and scientists note about 17,000 meteorites hit Earth each year with only about 1.8% witnessed on impact, with the Lyrids due to begin around April 17.