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Unknown Object Reported Falling From the Sky in Santee
Officials searched for the unidentified object in the area of SR-52 and Mission Gorge Road, but found nothing and said it was likely a meteor.
A number of locals called authorities with reports of an object flying through the sky and falling in Santee early morning Tuesday, according to a report by NBC 7.
Officials searched for the unidentified object in the area of SR-52 and Mission Gorge Road, but found nothing and said it was likely a meteor.
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Several reports came into the San Diego County Sheriff's Department around 5 a.m. Tuesday and deputies searched with the help of Heartland firefighters in the area where witnesses said the object fell.
NBC 7 reports that no aircraft were unaccounted for by Gillespie Field and said that two meteor showers were potentially visible from Santee at the time.
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