Perseid meteors in the night sky via NASA’s All Sky Fireball Network cameras across the US. Credit: Space.com |footage courtesy: NASA’s All Sky Fireball Network | | edited by Steve Spaleta

A fireball was spotted shooting through the sky in the Southeastern U.S. as a meteor shower was reported in the area Thursday afternoon, officials said. The meteor shower, which the National Weather Service confirmed, remained visible hours after the initial sightings, a spokesperson for Forsyth County Emergency Management Agency in Georgia said.