Today's Sign of the Apocalypse: 'Ball of Fire' Over Southeast 8.00K Max Read 01/12/11 12:59AM Filed to: Astronomy Astronomy meteors Oklahoma Florida Mississippi Apocalypse meteor Tweetg Tweetv A "ball of fire"—likely a meteor—appeared over the U.S. Southeast tonight! You may be reassured to know that the volunteer fire department of Copiah County, Miss., "searched for whatever it was but didn't come up with anything."