Weather.com - 1/24/13, AP
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A comet, like this one, was the reason for a fireball-like object being spotted in the West, according to one researcher.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- A California researcher says a fireball seen streaking across Western skies last week was a flaming comet.
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