Mysterious Object in the Sky Reported in Santee - Dec 17, 2013

Officials received calls from residents of San Diego County reporting something falling from the sky early Tuesday.


San Diego County Sheriff's Department received several calls reporting something in the sky over State Route 52 at Mission Gorge in Santee.

Deputies checked the area where witnesses claimed to see something fall to the ground just before 5 a.m. They told NBC 7 there were no aircraft missing or overdue at the nearby Gillespie Field.

Heartland firefighters assisted in the search and said they are considering the reports unfounded, believing the object may have been a meteor. nbcsandiego