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WATCH: Meteor Flies Through New Jersey Skies

Hundreds of people reported seeing the fireball streak across the night sky late last night. Did you catch it?

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This fireball lit up the Northeast sky for hundreds.
This fireball lit up the Northeast sky for hundreds. (Gerry Bourgeois/Permission)

Hundreds of witnesses, including about 50 from New Jersey, reported seeing a meteor streak across the Northeast sky late Wednesday night. The American Meteor Society said 256 reported seeing the fireball shortly after 11 p.m.

The reports came from all over New Jersey, from Bergen County to Cape May County. Most said it was visible for just two or three seconds. Witnesses spanned from Maine to North Carolina.

The summer meteor showers are revving up. The Delta Aquarid meteor shower is in full effect, though tough to catch up north. The highly anticipated Perseid meteor shower also just started. The two showers overlap in early August.

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Here are some pictures of the meteor:

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A view of the meteor from Narragansett, Rhode Island (Randy S., shared by the American Meteor Society)

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