Did You See the Meteor Last Night?

The American Meteor Society has received 330 reports about a fireball centered over New York at around 6:40 p.m. Dec. 29.

New Yorkers who reported it were amazed.

“This was the cooles thing I’ve ever seen,” wrote one Levittown resident. ”I feel so lucky.”

A Piermont resident dismissed it at first: “Saw it out of my north-facing window, assumed it was just a firework,” but then had second thoughts and reported it to the AMS.

“It seemed very bright compared to anything else I have seen around here,” wrote a Bronxville resident.

The geometric impact point was located southwest of Carlisle, NY, the AMS said. Reports came in as far north and west as Ontario and as far south as Virginia.

If you saw it, share your experience in the comments. Also, you can report your sighting to the AMS.

You can see individual reports at: Report #3638 for 2014.

MAP: Sightings/American Meteor Society

VIDEO: the fireball caught by Peter Czech in NJ (the fireball appears at 0:04 on the top left.)/YouTube