VIDEO: Rare fireball seen streaking across New Jersey sky
The American Meteor Society said it also received reports of the fireball from New York, Connecticut, Delaware and Pennsylvania.
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Many New Jersey residents are buzzing about a bright fireball that was spotted Wednesday morning in the sky.
People in at least 10 New Jersey towns reported seeing the fireball streak across the sky. One resident in Bridgewater told News 12 New Jersey that their front door camera recorded the fireball sighting at 3:40 a.m.
The American Meteor Society said it also received reports of the fireball from New York, Connecticut, Delaware and Pennsylvania.
What causes a fireball to appear in the sky?
Watch below as Storm Watch Team Meteorologist Mike Rizzo explains what causes a fireball:
How rare are fireballs? Princeton professor explains
News 12 New Jersey spoke to Princeton University Professor Allan Rubin about the phenomenon. While it is not Rubin’s area of expertise, the seismologist explained just how rare the fireball was.
