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Bright fireball spotted over N.J. and across the Mid-Atlantic
nj.com • • science
Key Points:
- A bright fireball streaked across the sky over South Jersey early Wednesday, captured on video in Franklinville and seen across the Mid-Atlantic region.
- The fireball was also recorded by a New York City live cam and reported by witnesses in several states, including Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Maryland.
- The event coincided with the peak of the September Epsilon Perseid meteor shower, though it is unclear if the fireball was related to this or another source.
- Fireballs are exceptionally bright meteors caused by meteoroids entering Earth's atmosphere at high speeds and can be visible across hundreds of miles.
- The American Meteor Society had not yet released a finalized trajectory for the fireball as of Wednesday morning.
