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Videos Show Possible Meteor That Zipped Across NJ Sky
Hundreds in NJ and elsewhere said they saw what was captured on video: a possible meteor bursting into a fireball.
More than 300 people saw a possible meteor zipping across the New Jersey sky and along the East Coast on Tuesday night (see videos below).
Videos captured the possible meteor as it crossed roads and towns and apparently burst into a fireball around 10:57 p.m. on Tueday.
The American Meteor Society said it recieved 325 reports about a meteor/fireball seen over New Jersey, Washington DC, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, Vermont and West Virginia.
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A number of people in Egg Harbor Township said they saw a bright flash across the sky, NJ.com reported, and Cape May County residents reported houses shaking as the possible meteor zipped by.
Here are more videos and pictures:
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Huge #meteor visible from #DC at 10:57 pm. Retweet and/or DM me for more details. pic.twitter.com/2hTsJhVnj1
— Steve Chazin (@stevechazin) April 17, 2019
LIT UP: Meteorite streaks across the sky in southern Brazil before burning up in the atmosphere over the Atlantic Ocean. https://t.co/FsycUtDM7p pic.twitter.com/VbOQH6zTCV
— ABC News (@ABC) April 16, 2019
@jillianmele video of a meteor from my camera in Rio Grande, NJ pic.twitter.com/XiJuf6Ij0e
— Jim Belles (@jimbelles) April 17, 2019
Mid-Atlantic #Meteor picked up by #GOESEast GLM. Ignore the timestamp on the image, looks like it was around 10:57p EDT. (17/02:57z) (Data by @CIRA_CSU) cc: @capitalweather @DanielJohnsonWx @TimBuckleyWX pic.twitter.com/jWPVquyOf3
— James Hyde (@wxmeddler) April 17, 2019
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