Caption -Orbital Debris- this is a LEO computer generated image of objects in Earth orbit that are currently being tracked. Approximately 95% of the objects in this illustration are orbital debris, i.e., not functional satellites. The dots represent the current location of each item. The orbital debris dots are scaled according to the image size of the graphic to optimize their visibility and are not scaled to Earth. The image provide a good visualization of where the greatest orbital debris populations exist. LEO stands for low Earth orbit and is the region of space within 2,000 km of the Earth’s surface. It is the most concentrated area for orbital debris. Image Credit: NASA Orbital Debris Program Office

What was that? is the question that a lot of Texans are asking after a mysterious fireball streaked across the skies of the Lone Star state on Sunday morning.

Within seconds of the sightings, the calls started streaming in to a number of law enforcement agencies from Dallas all the way to Austin. Some of the callers described what they believed was a plane crash, but a search for any crash site came up empty-handed.

Austin television station KVUE reported eyewitness accounts from the north side of the city, where one golfer described the event as “a real bright ball that had an elongated goldish tail on it.”

Coincidentally, NOAA’s office in Jackson, Kentucky reported that it has received calls on Sunday from local residents concerning a possible explosions and or earthquakes across the area. It has also warned of a possible satellite debris falling across the region.

The Federal Aviation Administration had warned pilots to be on the lookout for space debris after Tuesday’s collision between American and Russian satellites orbiting the Earth.

FAA spokesman Roland Herwig said officials suspect the debris could be related to the collision, but says that has not been confirmed.