Jackson: Days after a streaking fireball was spotted in the skies over three Southern US states, NASA scientists have confirmed that fragments from the meteor have been found on the ground in Mississippi. NASA said the exceptionally bright meteor was going 35,000 mph when it exploded in the sky near the Louisiana-Mississippi border.

"There are confirmed reports of meteorites being found in the area east of Natchez," NASA said while sharing an image of one of the meteorite pieces in a Facebook post on Monday.

Dozens of people in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi reported seeing the meteor in the sky around 8 a.m. Wednesday after hearing loud booms in the area.

At its peak, the fireball was more than 10 times brighter than a full moon, officials said. The fireball disintegrated approximately 34 miles above a swampy area in Louisiana, generating "an energy equivalent of 3 tons of TNT," NASA said.

The agency said the fireball caused no injuries or property damage and that it ran parallel to the Mississippi River. 

Law dictates that meteorites belong to the owner of the property on which they fell, so NASA said it would not disclose the locations of any fragments that are found.