Raining debris spotted in Texas, possibly related to satellites collision

HOUSTON. February 16. KAZINFORM The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) received calls from law enforcement across Texas Sunday morning reporting spotting of a "fireball" in the sky that could be related to the recent collision of U.S. and Russian satellites, local media reported Sunday.

Roland Herwig, a spokesman for the FAA's southwestern region, said local law enforcement reported the fireball and an "explosion," which is suspected to be a sonic boom, a sound wave generated when an object moves faster than the speed of sound, according to the newspaper Houston Chronicle. Herwig said officials suspect the debris could be related to Tuesday's collision between U.S. and Russian satellites, but that has not been confirmed. The FAA has issued a nationwide notice for all pilots and air crews to be aware of "potential space debris" re-entering the atmosphere. Airmen are required to promptly report to the FAA if they find any debris; Kazinform cites Xinhua. Herwig said it's too early to know for sure if the object spotted was actually related to Tuesday's collision. "Until we actually find some debris ... we can only speculate," he said. No injuries or damage have been reported in connection with any debris, and no debris has been recovered so far, according to Herwig.