Red Thing In The Sky

One of the residents of Sylacauga spotted “a bright reddish light like a Roman candle trailing smoke” in the sky. Many of the residents left the scene thinking the Soviets have attacked the place with some sort of new Cold War Weapon. Everybody was running around. Some packed the bags and families were hiding in the best place they could. They thought it was the end. But it was not a weapon but a meteorite.