A bright fiery object was observed traveling almost horizontally over Southeastern United States around 05:30 UTC on June 29, 2015 (01:30 EDT).
The object was visible for more than 45 seconds and was described by many as having multiple colors and breaking up in pieces. It was traveling from the SW to the NE over Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina.
This was most likely the early re-entry of Russian SL-6 Rocket Body 2, a part of Cosmos 2196 Missile Early Warning system, which was launched in 1992 and was predicted to re-enter over the Pacific Ocean at 09:59 UTC (± 1 hours) on June 29, 2015.
According to The Aerospace Corporation, SL-6 Rocket Body 2 re-entered at 05:30 UTC on June 29, much earlier than expected (as indicated by the sightings). The reasons are unknown and additional information is unavailable, they said.
