Meteor? and Power Outages Reported in the US

• When: January 15th, 2018
• Where: All over the US, including Texas and Iowa
• What: Fireball and then power outage reported
  

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According to video and testimony shared on an online forum, multiple reports of a fireball over the US were posted to Facebook, and along with it, many citizens experienced a brief flickering of lights.  The bright meteor-like object was apparently spotted all over the countryside, from Texas to North Dakota,  and during the same time frame, lights flickered in homes across Iowa and Nebraska, and possibly in New York too:

Home Security Camera captures flash of light:

Curiously enough, there were many verified reports of fireballs over Colorado, according to AMSMeteors.org, but they were from January 16th, a night after these events.

What do you think of these eyewitness reports of a fireball, followed by mysterious but brief power outages? Could the events be related?  Did you happen to see this fireball (or "UFO") as well? Share your photos or videos!

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