Local TV newscasts inLos Angeleslit up today withreportsabout fireballs streaking across the Southland sky early this morning.
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Space debris or meteor shower?Lights streak over Southern California.
Such launches often create brilliant displays across the local sky.

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But that launch occurred around 7:30 p.m., long before the mystery lights appeared.
The module had been predicted to re-enter the Earths atmosphere on Tuesday morning.
