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Another day, another meteor. 5 states report fireball sighting.
Another meteor was spotted streaking across the sky above parts of the eastern United States for over 100 miles, leading multiple cities and states to see the fireball on April 7.
The meteor passed over the northeastern part of the country around 2:34 p.m. ET, according to NASA, which also described it as a fireball. People in Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania reported seeing the fireball to the American Meteor Society around that time.
The April 7 meteor marks the latest in a series of asteroids in the atmosphere that have been seen on Earth as they disintegrate. Here's what we know.
NASA confirms fireball seen over Philly region skies was a meteor on Tuesday
People across the Philadelphia region reported seeing a fireball in the sky on Tuesday afternoon.
People across the Philadelphia region reported seeing a fireball in the sky on Tuesday afternoon.
One viewer, Leslie Galloza, sent us an image of the fireball above Phillipsburg, New Jersey, at around 2:34 p.m.
According to the American Meteor Society, many people across the region reported seeing a fireball at around the same time on Tuesday.
In an update on social media, NASA wrote that the fireball was in fact a meteor.
NASA explained that the meteor was first seen about 48 miles above the Atlantic Ocean before traveling over Long Island and then going southwest 117 miles at 30,000 miles per hour.
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NASA releases report on fireball spotted in the Northeast, including Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — A fireball seen streaking across the sky Tuesday afternoon sparked hundreds of reports across the tri-state area.
According to NASA, the meteor first became visible around 2:34 p.m. at an altitude of about 48 miles above the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Mastic Beach on Long Island.
Traveling southwest at roughly 30,000 mph, the fireball eventually disintegrated about 27 miles above Galloway Township, New Jersey.
Video captured by Brittany Wilhelmy shows the bright fireball as it streaked across the sky.
The American Meteor Society logged more than 200 reports from people in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, New York and Connecticut.
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