(meteorobs) Fireball Meteor over New Jersey

[Skywayinc at aol.com]

Received this from a colleague of mine from  our
sister station in NJ (I work at News 12  Westchester).
-- joe rao
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I was just wondering if you had heard any chatter about  a bright ball of 
fire in the southern sky tonight? I was heading southbound,  making my way 
down the shore on the Garden state Parkway, around mile marker 121  around 
11:30 p.m. EDT tonight when up in the sky I noticed this bright  ball, 
seemingly fall from the sky heading out over the Raritan Bay into the  ocean off 
Sandy Hook. At first I thought it might be some errant firework. It  lasted 
about 4-5 sec and it was bright. What was truly amazing, it was almost as  
bright as the moon. It was located about maybe "4 fists" eastward of the  moon.

Just thought I would share. Very cool to see. BTW I don't believe I  made a 
wish yet.
Talk to you soon

Dave  Curren
Meteorologist
News12 New Jersey
_dlcurren at news12.com_ (mailto:dlcurren at news12.com)  
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